MATERIALS

• 2 (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Purl Soho’s Cattail Silk, 100% silk. Each skein is 618 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1235 (1375, 1580, 1715) (1935, 2095, 2290, 2445) yards required. We used the colors Blue Bamboo and Deep Indigo.

You’ll also need…

• US 7 (4.5 mm), 24-inch circular needles
• US 7, 16-inch circular needles
• US 6 (4 mm), 16-inch circular needles
• Stitch markers
• Scrap yarn or stitch holders
• T-pins and blocking wires (optional)
• Julie Hoover for Purl Soho’s Sayer Pattern

GAUGE
18 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles with yarn held double, after blocking

SIZES
36½ (40, 43½, 47) (50½, 54, 58, 62) inches
To fit actual chest circumference of 30–33 (34–37, 38–41 41–44) (45–48, 48–51, 52-55, 56-59) inches, with approximately 3-6 inches of ease.

Finished Chest Circumference: 36½ (40, 43½, 47) (50½, 54, 58, 62) inches
Finished Length from Shoulder to Bottom Edge: 24 (24½, 26¼, 26½) (27¾, 28¼, 29¾, 30) inches

SAMPLE: The top pictured here is Size 40 inches modeled with 6½ inches of ease.