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A leafy lace cowl neck dresses up this simple tunic that knits up quickly in chunky yarn. Instructions are provided for both short- and long-sleeved versions.

For best results, use a yarn with some body. When the lace cowl is knit in a softer yarn, it may need to be tacked down to keep it in place.

The construction method used is the top-down, seamless, simultaneous set-in sleeve method described by Barbara Walker in Knitting From the Top.

Sweater shown is being worn with about 2 inches of positive ease.

Skills required:
• Long-tail and backwards-loop cast-on
• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Picking up stitches
• Yarn overs
• Double decreases
• Sewn bind-off
• Three-needle bind-off
• Knitted-on lace for the collar (see tutorial)

Yardage details (short sleeves/long sleeves):
• 34.25” - 725/980
• 36.5” - 775/1045
• 38.75” - 825/1110
• 41.25 - 875/1185
• 43.5” - 925/1260
• 45.75” - 975/1320
• 48” - 1025/1400

Sample knit in SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Chunky in Birch.