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1980s

The Yuppie Henley

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Your size Choose the size nearest the wearer's actual chest measurement (round the fullest part, under the arms). The pattern adds the ease the original design had.

Yarn weight The original: Off-white Aran-weight wool, at about 19 sts and 24 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the chevron pattern. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge. Yarn thicker than about 15.5 sts to 4 in (10 cm) isn't offered, and anything finer than DK isn't either: the chevrons get too big or too small and it stops being this sweater.

Your gauge

This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the chevron pattern itself (the pattern shows you how), not plain stockinette: the purl background draws the knitting in a little. The gauge on a yarn label is measured over plain stockinette, and this stitch pattern knits up differently, so the label won't give you the right size.

per 4 in per 10 cm

Stitches Rows

This pattern can be written for 15.5 to 24 stitches per 4 in (10 cm). How to measure your gauge

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