The Wool Clasica Popover is the aran-weight version of the Feliz Popover. Here, the fabric is thicker, with a deeper ribbed dimension thanks to the hearty single-ply of Wool Clasica. The armhole and neckline finishing are included as you knit, so once the shoulders are joined, the vest is ready to wear!

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Wool Clasica is our flagship yarn: it is Manos del Uruguay’s first yarn and each skein is still spun by hand. The artisanal spin makes not-perfectly-even stitches part of the richness of the finished fabric.

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SIZES
Finished Chest Circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)”, unstretched (see Notes)
Length: 19½ (20, 20½, 21) (21½, 22, 22½, 23)”
Size 38” shown on a 36” chest circumference.

MATERIALS
Manos del Uruguay WOOL CLÁSICA (100% Corriedale wool, handspun; approx. 138 yds/100 g): 3 (3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins.
Shown in 144 Icon

US 10.5/6.5 mm 24” or longer circular needle and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

2 cable needles
Stitch markers
Stitch holders or waste yarn
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
16 sts and 18 rows/rnds = 4”/10 cm in 2x2 Rib, wet-blocked and allowed to relax (see Notes).

NOTES
The lower body is worked in the round to the underarms, then divided for working the front and back separately to the shoulders. The lower edge, neck edge, and armhole openings are deliberately left unfinished.

For an average fit, choose a size that is 0 to 2 inches more than your chest measurement. The ribbed fabric can comfortably stretch up to about 10%, so for a close-to-the-body fit you can choose a size that is about 10% smaller than your chest circumference.

When the fabric is allowed to relax after blocking, the receding 2-stitch purl columns will appear about 1 stitch wide, or about half the width of the 2-stitch knit columns.