Michele Gray's Easy sweater top pattern, knitted

Easy Sweater top by Michele Gray, posted on her photo on September 7, 2011 at 6:45am

Have posted the pattern in discussions for this for those who asked.

To fit chest:  20(22 24 26 28 30 32) inches.

                      51 (56 61 66 71 76 81) cms.

Length from top of shoulders: 12 (13½ 15 16½ 18 19½ 21) ins.

                                                  30 (34 38 42 46 49 83) cms.

Sleeve seam: 4 (5 6 6½ 7 7½ 8) ins.

                        10 (13 15 17 18 19 20) cms.

Materials

Any Double Knitting Wool 150 (200 225 275 300 350 375) g.

Pair each of Nos. 3¼ (10) and 4mm (8) needles.

Abbreviations:

K - knit, St - stitch, SL1K - slip stitch knitways, ins - inches, cms - centimetres,

mm - millimetres, Gst - garter stitch - every row knit.

Back and front alike

With No. 3¼mm (10) needles cast on 56 (60 66 70 76 80 86) sts and work
10 rows in garter stitch.

Change to No. 4mm (8) needles and continue in stocking stitch (one row knit and one row purl) until work measures 7 (8 9½ 10½ 12 13 14½) ins ending with right side facing for next row.

Cast on 20(26 30 32 36 38 40) sts at beginning of the next two rows for sleeves 
96 (112 126 134 148 156 166) sts.

Next row SL1K  K to end.
Repeat last row until work measures 12 (13½ 15 16½ 18 19½) ins.

Cast off.

 To make up.
Join shoulder and upper sleeve seams leaving approx 8 - 10 ins open at centre for neck.