Shown in size 43¾“ / 111 cm with 10¾” / 27.5 cm of positive ease

yarn
chickadee / sedum 142
12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19) skeins

needles
24” circular in size US 8 / 5 mm
32” circular in size US 6 / 4 mm
spare circular in size US 6 / 4 mm

notes
Irene is knitted from the bottom up. Front and back are worked separately to start, then joined and worked in the round to the underarm, before being separated again. The shoulders are shaped with German short rows, and joined using the three-needle bind off.

skills required
Long-tail cast on, brioche stitch, german short rows, working in the round, increasing, decreasing, three-needle bind off, seaming.