Troy

This pattern is a digital download. Difficulty: 4/5 Designer: Nadya Stallings Finished Measurements: Chest: 38 (42, 46, 53½, 58, 59½)" Length: 32 (32½, 32¾, 33½, 34, 34¼)" Shown in 42" on 41" bust with 1" of positive ease. Yarn:  Shetland (Fingering Weight) 100% Pure Virgin Wool 217 yards per 50gr (1.75 oz) skein Shown in #46 Oatmeal #46; 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins Needles: US 4 [3.5 mm] circular needles, 24” or 36” depending on size of garment US 4 [3.5 mm] straight needles for working on pocket insets Notions: Stitch markers Row counter Waste yarn or stitch holders Spare needle for bind off Blunt needle for seaming Gauge: 21 Sts and 34 Rows = 4” square in Sand stitch pattern, blocked. Notes: Body is worked flat from the bottom up, in two pieces. Shoulders are joined, then neck band is picked up and worked. Then armhole band stitches are picked up and worked. Sides are seamed when armhole bands are completed. Front pockets are worked as you go with pocket sides sewn on from wrong side of front.