Victoria
This modern style gansey-patterned jumper is closely-fitted at the bust, with a hip-skimming A-line flare in the lower body. There are two versions to choose from - the A-line version which falls just below the high hip or the Tunic version which falls at the low hip.

This jumper is knitted completely in one piece with no seams, using traditional gansey construction methods and simple picked up stitches. The stitch patterns are easily memorised and consist of knit, purl and simple cables. Knitted in the round up to the armholes, with an armhole gusset starting after the garter stitch band at the underbust, the front and back bodice sections are worked back & forth and joined along the top of the drop sleeve, with sleeve stitches then picked up around the drop shoulder edge and knitted down, finishing with a garter stitch cuff to mirror styling throughout.

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Please note that this pattern includes charted texture and cable instructions; the chart is not written out.

Sizing - Finished bust measurements
30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60)in

Jumper fits as follows:
At the bust - Jumper follows the body at the bust (30” bust size comes out 30”)
At underbust (empire) - 2” smaller than bust (30” bust = 28” at underbust)
A-line Version at hips - from the empire waist, the jumper falls in a gentle a-line to just below the high hip and is 3 in larger at hips (30” bust measures 33”, just below high hip)
Tunic Version at hips - from the empire waist, the tunic/dress version falls in a gentle a-line to the low hip and is 6 in larger at hips (30” bust measures 36” at low hip)

Model wears 34in with 2in positive ease.

Yarn
Wensleydale Longwool DK 100% Wensleydale wool; 257yd/235m per 100g; color: Eggplant

Needles and Extras
3.25mm/US3 24in/60cm circular needle
3.5mm/US4 32in/80cm circular needle
(2 of these, or some waste yarn to hold live stitches
when not working on them)

Gauge
23 sts and 40 rows per 4in/10cm in Herringbone Stitch using smaller needles

Notions
Stitch markers (at least one of different colour to mark COR)
Wool needle for sewing up

Helpful Tutorials
For tutorials on reading your knitting and more, check out the tutorials on my blog.

Errata
The pattern on Ravelry was updated with these changes in Sept 2015.

• Gusset chart replaced - changes from Row 19 on

• Values for U amended: 11 2, 5, 8, 3, 6, 9, 3, 6, 10, 3, 6, 10, 4, 7, 11