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Men's windcheater and cabled sweater

Pattern ID: Robin 1012
Wool brand: Rhythm and Double Knit Crepe
Yarn quantity: Jacket: 15-19 (2oz balls chunky); Sweater: 21-25 (1oz balls DK)
Sizes: to fit 38 - 46 inch chest [5 sizes]

Wool weight: Chunky or Double Knitting
Needle size: 7mm and 4mm for chunky; 5mm and 3¾mm for DK
Tension (10x10cm): 14sts for chunky,
and 20sts x 26 rows for DK

Price: £3.00 (includes 2nd class postage within UK
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Description: Two separate patterns for the outdoor man, (with his pipe and binoculars to hand): a zipped lumber jacket made in a chunky yarn, and a cabled slash neck sweater made in a double knit.
The pattern has a very faint vertical crease and a wool shop stamp (from my home village).