Bellows

CONSTRUCTION

• The cardigan is worked in pieces from the bottom up, and sewn together.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 35¼ (38, 43¼, 48½, 54, 59¼)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 43″ with + 9″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 12 stitches & 20 rows = 4″ in Broken Rib with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking
• 16-stitch panel from Chart A or B measures 4¾” wide with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 8 mm (US 11)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One 40″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 6 mm (US 10)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used 

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

YARDAGE

• 1760 (1885, 2145, 2425, 2695, 2930) yards of Worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 13 (14, 16, 18, 20, 21) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Faded Quilt

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

• Sloped Bind Off
• Short Rows (Turn and YO Method)
• One-Row Buttonhole

Current Pattern: v2.0

27 January 2015: Version 1.1

Under Special Techniques, One-Row Buttonhole, the references to RS & WS have been switched (reversed).

9 February 2015: Version 2.0

On Page 8, under FINISHING / Collar, the instructions following the pick-up row have been corrected as follows:

Begin 1×1 Ribbing, starting with a WS row; work 1 row even.