Henley with a Twist

A slim-fitting three-season cable and lace henley in nine sizes (XXS, XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X). The design features set-in sleeves, jewel neck, center front placket with close-set buttons, and inset body shaping. All pieces are knit flat, bottom up, and seamed. 

Buttons: 8 flat buttons, .25 inches/0.6 cm in diameter

Suggested Yarns:
Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Modern Deco Sport, Finn Dandy 3-ply Sport, Shetlandia Sport or any soft fingering/sport yarn that knits to the pattern gauge. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in a variation in size.

  

Shown here in Shetlandia Sport in the shade Moorit with the Jena buttons.

Also shown here with the Interlaken Skirt and the Moving Mud Glass Earrings. 

Finished Size:
29.5 (33, 36.5, 40, 43.5, 47, 50.5, 53.5, 57) inches/75(84, 93, 102, 110, 119, 128, 136, 145) cm in circumference around chest, buttoned and slightly stretched, to fit with 0-4 inches of ease

Yarn Requirements:
1150 (1350, 1550, 1750, 1950, 2150, 2400, 2650, 2900) yds/1050 (1250, 1450, 1600, 1800, 1950, 2200, 2450, 2650) m

Gauge:
25 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette (unblocked), using larger needle
28 sts and 37 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in Cable Rib pattern (washed and blocked), using larger needle

Needles:
size 4US (3.5 mm) for body (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 2US (2.75 mm) for trims (or two sizes smaller than body needle)
cable needle size 4US (3.5 mm) or smaller