Jackdaw

• Product description

  Pairs well with single malt or craft beer. This handsome pullover for men who appreciate the finer things is as engaging on the needles as it is about town. Worked flat in Loft of simple shapes, Jackdaw features an original stitch motif: sections of garter rib break the surface, cross, and vanish again into a sea of twisted rib. Drop shoulders and a wide shawl collar make the most of a masculine frame, and turned-back cuffs add a touch of youthful charm. This is a long-haul project, so knit it for someone who’s good company over the miles.

  Designer: Norah Gaughan

  Collection: BT Mens 2

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • 2460 (2660, 2935, 3185, 3500, 3720) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

  
  

  YARN

  • 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
  • Photographed in color Sweatshirt

  
  

  Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

• Pattern specs

  GAUGE

  • 28 stitches & 40 rows= 4″ in Jackdaw Chart pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
  • 32 stitches & 40 rows= 4″ in 1×1 Half-Twisted Ribbing with Size B needle(s), after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* in size needed to obtain chart gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

  
  

  Size B (for Ribbing):

  • One pair of straight needles and/or a 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain ribbing gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

  
  

  *Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 39¼ (43¾, 48¼, 52¾, 57½, 62)” circumference at chest
  • Intended Ease: + 4–5″
  • Sample shown is size 43¾” with + 4¾” ease on cover model and + 5¾” ease on second model

  
  

• Techniques

  Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern

  • Rib Cabled Cast On
  • Sloped Bind Off

  
  

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