Finished size:

Chest— 49.5 [53.25] ins.; 126 [135] cm

Length— 36 [44, 52] ins.; 91 [112, 132] cm

Note: There are two chest sizes and three lengths, so you can find one that will fit your size and style needs.

Gauge:  4”(10.16 cm) = 28 sts and 29 rnds

Materials:

Yarn – Elemental Affects – Shetland, 100% American Shetland, 118 yd/28g (1 oz)

Shade A - Black - 21 skeins

Shade B - Teal - 5 skeins

Shade C - Agave  - 5 skeins

Shade D -  Ocean Wave - 2 skeins

Shade E - Sea Foam - 2 skeins

Shade F - Lime Juice - 2 skeins

Shade G - Sandalwood - 2 skeins

Shade H – Dusty Red - 4 skeins

Shade I - Scarlet - 5 skeins

Needles - US 5 (3.75mm) and US 4 (3.5mm). Each 32” or 40” length for body and preferred method of working small circumferences (i.e. 2 circulars, Magic Loop, or double pointed needles).

Stitch markers (including at least 1 locking marker), tapestry needle, small scissors.

Before starting to knit, read the pattern carefully and make sure to check your gauge. You will thank yourself later.

About knitting from charts:

Charts are designed to be knitted from right to left, bottom to top. This means starting at the bottom right corner of the chart and working to the left and up. One square equals one stitch. Be sure to note how the stitches relate to each other.

An easy/low tech way to knit from a chart is to use a page-sized metal tablet with magnets. Place the magnet above the round you are working on and move it up revealing the next round as you progress through the chart. This way, the round you are working on is right below the magnet and you can see the relationship to the completed rounds below.

There is only one background color (BG) for the body of this design. The background shades for the borders of both the side splits and the front openings are indicated on the respective charts. Color changes for the pattern color is indicated on the right of the pattern chart, unless otherwise noted. A good practice is to check these changes as you start each round.

Some editing and spacial manipulations have been used to make these large charts will fit onto 8 1/2” x 11”paper. Because of this, I will repeat...be sure to look over and read the pattern carefully.

About printing this pattern: This pattern is arranged with the charts for each size laid out separately so you can easily print the written instruction and only the charts you need for your selected size.