Stella

CONSTRUCTION

• Body is cast on circularly and a rolled hem is worked on smaller needle, then the remainder of body is worked in garter stitch on larger needle.
• Hem is shaped with Short Rows: Wrap & Turn Method. Body is worked in the round with increases to shape the waist.
  At the underarm, the front and back are split to work the remainder of the yoke flat, separately from underarm to shoulder. Stitches for front are placed on waste yarn or stitch holder and back piece is worked back and forth.
• Upper back is continued with either decreases, increases, or a combination of both, depending on the size, to shape the armhole.
• After back shoulder slopes have begun being shaped, a small amount of back neck shaping will be worked, using two separate balls of yarn.
• Upon completion of the back, front stitches are returned to needles and worked back and forth, mirroring armhole shaping as for back.
• When the base of the neck opening is reached, stitches are bound off at the center front to begin the neckline. Each side of the neck is shaped with decreases. A new ball of yarn is joined to work the remainder of the front with separate balls of yarn. At the same time, the front shoulders are shaped with a Sloped Bind Off.
• The Front and Back are joined by sewing two short shoulder seams.
• The sleeves are picked up around each armhole and worked circularly in garter stitch to the cuff. If flared sleeve is worked, the sleeve will be shaped with increases. Straight sleeve is worked without shaping. Sleeve is finished with a rolled cuff worked in stockinette stitch on a smaller needle.
• The neckband is picked up and worked circularly in stockinette stitch to form a rolled edge.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 43¼ (47¼, 51¼, 55¼) (59¼, 63¼, 67¼) (71¼, 75¼, 79¼, 83¼)” [110 (120, 130, 140.5) (150.5, 160.5, 171) (181, 191, 201.5, 211.5) cm] finished circumference at chest
• See Full Schematic for more sizing information
• Sample 1 is Size 2 with Flared Sleeves in Arbor Lodge Pebble. Modeled by Maya, 5’10”/178 cm tall, with 14”/35.5 cm positive ease.
• Sample 2 is Size 2 with Straight Sleeves in Arbor Lodge Natural. Modeled by Maya, 5’10”/178 cm tall, with 14”/35.5 cm positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 12 stitches & 24 rows/rounds per 4”/10 cm in garter stitch on main needle, after blocking

YARN

Choose from Brooklyn Tweed chunky weight yarns:

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge — 125 yards (114 meters) per 100g skein

• 7 (8, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11) (11, 12, 12^, 13) skeins
• Photographed in colors Pebble and Natural

—OR—

Brooklyn Tweed Quarry — 200 yards (182 meters) per 100g skein

• 5 (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 8^) skeins
  
  

The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.

YARDAGE

• 830 (920, 980, 1055) (1110, 1180, 1255) (1335, 1430, 1500, 1595) yards [759 (841, 896, 965) (1015, 1079, 1148) (1221, 1308, 1372, 1458) meters] of chunky weight wool yarn
• Yardage has been calculated based on Straight Sleeve Version. The Flared Sleeve Version requires approximately 20 yards/18.5 meters more for each size.

NEEDLES

Main needles

• Suggested Size: US 11 (8 mm)
• One 32” (80 cm) circular needle for body
• One 16” (40 cm) circular needle or one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) for sleeves

Trim needles

• Suggested size US 10½ (6.5 mm)
• One or two sizes smaller than main needle
• One 32” (80 cm) circular needle for hem
• One 16” (40 cm) circular needle or one set of DPNs for neckband and cuffs

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

• Short Row Shaping
• Video — Sloped Bind Off
• Seaming 101
• Video — Sewn Bind Off
• Blocking 101