**I was unable to get testers for sizes 7 and 8. If you make either of those sizes and submit the questionnaire I gave to my testers (I can email it to you), I will refund the price of the pattern.**

The There and Back Again Tunic is a comfortable cotton garment featuring a central cable motif that continues up the V-neck and down the back, joining with a lace hem. It is created with an easy construction method that only requires seaming at the sides. This would be a perfect first garment! Designed with 4-6” of ease, this tunic is a perfect breezy top for spring and summer! It’s easy to add extra length to create a dress or coverup instead.

This pattern includes both charts and written instructions.

Level: Intermediate. Some cabling experience is recommended; the cables are not particularly complicated but no cabling tutorial is included. Additional required skills are three needle bind off (I include a photo tutorial), stockinette, garter, ktbl, and basic lace (double yarn overs, k2tog).

Sizing. This pattern includes instructions for 8 sizes, fitting actual bust measurements of 32”/81 cm - 62”/157 cm. [1 (32-34"), 2 (36-38"), 3 (40-42"), 4 (44-46"), 5 (48-50"), 6 (52-54"/132-137 cm), 7 (56-58"), 8 (60-62"].

Yardage. 765 (860, 955, 1120) [1250, 1450, 1525, 1650] yards needed for sizes 1-8.

A little backstory. I adorable cable knitting and designed this tunic to extend my cabled wardrobe into the warmer months. The name for this pattern, as you may have recognized, was inspired by the name of Bilbo Baggins’s memoir in the Lord of the Rings. I listened to the audiobooks of the trilogy and The Hobbit while designing this piece, and the central cable reminds me of the frequently used metaphor of the winding road to parts unknown. Grab your favorite audiobook, some cotton yarn, and your trusty needles, and imagine your own adventure as you work up this comfy tunic!

I’d love to see your makes! Post on Instagram with the hashtags #thereandbackagaintunic and #clairdelunefiberart (tag me @clairdelunefiberart)!