Adara

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is knit in the round from the bottom up in one piece to the underarms; at this point Front and Back are divided and worked separately to the shoulders.
• The sleeves are knit in the round from the bottom up in one piece to the underarms, then cap shaping is worked back and forth in rows.
• The turtleneck is picked up from the neck opening and knit in the round.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 36¾ (39¼, 41½, 44, 46½, 48¾, 51¼)” chest circumference
• Sample shown is size 39¼” with +6¼” ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

Working and Finished Gauges:

• 20 stitches & 30 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A Needles
• 20 stitches & 22 rounds = 4″ in two-color Fair Isle pattern from Chart with Size B Needles

NEEDLES

Size A (For Single-Color Stockinette Stitch): 

• One 32″ long circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain stockinette stitch gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (For Two-Color Fair Isle): 

• One 32″ long circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain Fair Isle pattern gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size C (For Tubular Cast On and Ribbing): 

• One each 32″ and 16″ long circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) two sizes smaller than Size A needles
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size D (For Collar): 

• One 16″ long circular needle one size smaller than Size A needles
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

If using the Magic Loop method for working Sleeves in the round, the 32” circular needles can be used and the DPNs omitted.

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

YARN

• Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams):
• 8 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) skeins Main Color and 3 skeins Contrast Color
• Photographed in colors Old World (MC) and Woodsmoke (CC)

YARDAGE

• Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
• 1030 (1115, 1170, 1280, 1340, 1445, 1520) yards of MC
• 295 (310, 320, 345, 360, 370, 385) yards of CC