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Instructions for Suzanne is for size Small only. It is knitted top-down, flat, with contiguous set-in-sleeves, four vertical button holes, & 1x1 ribbings. The vertical edgings & collar is later added on with the collar knitted bottom-up.

The garment is fitted with 1” positive ease from my chest measurements & no ease from my waist & upper hip measurements to give a bit more shaping. Body measurements were taken with what I planned to wear underneath (my last project).

Difficulty level: Intermediate/Advanced.

Sample size: Small, to fit 32” chest, 26” waist, & 31” upper hip.

The finished project weighed about 635 g (with loose yarns clipped, without buttons, & not including gauge swatches). For the whole project, I needed 4 balls of Main Color (MC) & 2 balls of Contrasting Color (CC) listed in the Materials section below. When in doubt, always get an extra ball of yarn.

Materials, Tools, & Notions:
-Yarns: Lion Brand Yarns Wool Ease thick & quick in Oatmeal (MC) & Black (CC) – 6 oz / 170 g & 106 yd / 97 m.
-Needle: 40”+ circular needle (CN) in size US 13 or 9.00 mm.
-Buttons: 1 ½” (38 mm) LaMode Button #29909.
-All else: Stitch markers, 4 split ring markers, waste yarn, tape measure, yarn needle, & scissor.

Gauge:
-Washed gauge in Stockinette St (knit flat): 4.5 sts x 6.5 rows = 2” x 2”
-Washed gauge in 1x1 Ribbing (knit flat): 6.5 sts x 5.5 rows = 2” x 2”

This area is reserved for Errata:

02/14/24 update:
On page 4, at the end of collar & buttonhole section right before BO in pattern, please insert:

“Work in established ribbing pattern until collar is about 3.5” measured from mid-back.
Switch to CC & work 1 row in established pattern.”