Sawyer

CONSTRUCTION

• The pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, and sewn together. The collar is picked up and worked during garment assembly. The button and buttonhole bands are worked separately at a tighter stitch gauge and sewn to each side of the placket opening and collar.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 40 (44¼, 48½, 52¾, 57, 61¼)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 44¼” with + 6¼” ease on cover model, + 5¼” ease on second model

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

GAUGE

• 15 stitches & 40 rows = 4″ in Thermal Texture Stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One pair of straight needles or a 24″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One pair of straight needles or a 24″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size C (for Placket, Collar, and optional Tubular Cast On):

• One 24″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size D (optional; for Tubular Bind Off only):

• One 24″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

YARDAGE

• 1365 (1510, 1665, 1815, 1980, 2150) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 10 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Wool Socks

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

• 1×1 Tubular Cast On
• Slipped Garter Selvedge
• Sloped Bind Off
• 1×1 Tubular Bind Off
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
• One-Row Buttonhole
• Stem Stitch Bind Off