Tuxedo jacket

Adapted from "Twinkle's Big City Knits" by Wenlan Chia

Time: About 18 hours

Size: S (M, L)

Measurements: Bust: 16 1/2 inches (18 1/2 inches, 20 1/2 inches)

Materials:

5 (6, 7) skeins of super bulky weight yarn (such as Cascade Magnum), about 625 (750, 875) yards

Circular needle, 32 inches, U.S. size 19

Double-pointed needles, U.S. size 19, for sleeves

Large cable needle, or use one of the double-pointed needles to cable

Large knitting markers

Large knitting holders

Gauge: 2 stitches equals about 1 1/2 inches

Note: Sweater is knit from the top down; sleeves should be knit on double-pointed needles, as round needles are too small to accommodate the circumference.

Special stitches:

C10L (Cable 10 left): Slip next 5 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k5, k5 from cable needle.

C10R (Cable 10 right): Slip next 5 stitches to cable needle and hold in back of work, k5, k5 from cable needle.

Ssk: Slip, slip, knit. Slip 2 stitches one at a time as if to knit, insert LH needle into both stitches as if to knit, knit stitches together. Creates a right-leaning decrease.

K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together. Creates a left-leaning decrease.

Jacket:

On size 19 circular needles, cast on 100 (108, 116) st.