Macallan

CONSTRUCTION

• Loft yarn is held double throughout for increased stitch definition. If using a worsted weight yarn, use a single strand only.
• Pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, and seamed together during finishing.
• Ribbings for the Front faux pockets are picked up and worked after knitting the Front.
• Armhole and neck bands are picked up and worked circularly, directly from the garment.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32¾ (36¾, 38¾, 42, 45¾, 47¼, 52¾)” finished (blocked) garment at chest
• Sample shown is size 36¾” with +4¾” of ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 20 stitches & 32 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle and using fingering weight yarn held double; before blocking
• 18 stitches & 30 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle and using fingering weight yarn held double; after blocking
• 82-stitch Cable Panel measures approximately 14” wide after blocking 
• 15-stitch motif from Back Chart (stitches 8-22) measures approximately 2½” wide after blocking 

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One pair of straight needles or a 24-32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One 16” circular needle three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

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

YARDAGE

• Approximately 560 (665, 755, 830, 950, 1050, 1235) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
 OR Approximately 1120 (1330, 1505, 1655, 1895, 2095, 2470) yards of fingering weight wool yarn (held double throughout)

YARN

• 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50g) or Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g) or 
• Photographed in color Pumpernickel

13 August 2015: Version 2.0 

On Page 6, under Setup Faux Pocket Charts, the first row has been corrected to read as follows:

“Next Row (RS): Knit 13 (17, 19, 17, 21, 21, 25), place marker, work next 21 (21, 21, 27, 27, 27, 27) stitches according to Left Pocket Chart, beginning and ending where indicated for Small (Small, Small, Large, Large, Large, Large) Pocket, place marker, knit center 15 (17, 19, 17, 17, 21, 25) stitches,  place marker and work next 21 (21, 21, 27, 27, 27, 27) stitches according to Right Pocket Chart, beginning and ending where indicated for Small (Small, Small, Large, Large, Large, Large) Pocket, place marker, knit last 13 (17, 19, 17, 21, 21, 25) stitches.”