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the lion sleeps tonight is worked in rounds seamlessly from top down. Neck shaping will be done with german short rows.
When short rows are finished, the whole sweater will be knitted on its wrong side to avoid purling. This pattern uses the contiguous method by Susie Myers.

material

Lang Yarns Yak, Col1 light brown, Col2 brown, Col3 yellow

needles

circular needles 4,5 mm / US 7 and US 6 / 4 mm
dpns 4,5 mm / US 7 and US 6 / 4 mm
(or circular needles for magic loop)

gauge

19 sts x 28 rows needles US 7 / 4,5 mm

yardage

please keep in mind that yardage is estimated!
S 1350 m / 1480 yards
M 1400 m / 1530 yards
L 1428 m / 1562 yards
XL 1500 m / 1640 yards
XXL 1550 m / 1695 yards

measurements

shoulder to shoulder

S 38 cm /15 inches
M 43 cm / 16,9 inches
L 48 cm / 18,9 inches
XL 53 cm / 20,8 inches
XXL 58 cm / 22,8 inches

bust circumference under arms

S 99 cm / 39 inches
M 109 cm / 42.9 inches
L 120 cm / 47.2 inches
XL 128 cm / 50.4 inches
XXL 139 cm / 54.7 inches

length sleeve from underarm

50 cm / 19,7 inches or desired length

length body from underarm

46 cm / 18,1 inches or desired length

circumference sleeve

S 35 cm / 13,8 inches
M 37 cm / 14,6 inches
L 39 cm / 15,4 inches
XL 42 cm / 16,5 inches
XXL 45 cm / 17,7 inches

tools

stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn or stitch holder

skills required

knitting in the round and flat with circular needle and dpns or magic loop for sleeves, short row shaping using german short rows, M1L / M1R increases knitwise and purlwise, contiguous method