Benton

CONSTRUCTION

• Front and Back pieces are worked flat from the bottom up. Sleeves are worked circularly from the cuff to the armhole.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 45¼ (49¼, 53¼, 57¼, 61¼, 65¼)” [115 (125, 135.25, 145, 155.5, 166 cm)] circumference at chest (seamed)
• Samples A & B are size 49¼” modeled with 15¼”/39 cm positive ease
• Sample C is size 57¼" modeled with 14"/35.5 cm positive ease

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

GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 34 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPN) in size needed to obtain gauge
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One each 24″ and 32″ circular needles, and one set of DPNs, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (for Tubular Cast On and Neckband):

• One 32″circular needle and one set of DPNs, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

YARDAGE

Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 645 (750, 840, 900, 975, 1135) yards of Color 1 (C1)
• 870 (895, 1030, 1170, 1315, 1350) yards of Color 2 (C2)

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins C1; 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins C2
• Sample A photographed in colors Fossil (C1) and Old World (C2)
• Sample B photographed in colors Woodsmoke (C1) and Embers (C2)
• Sample C photographed in colors Fossil (C1) and Caribou (C2)

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

• Tubular Cast On for flat and circular knitting (2×2 ribbed fabric)
• Backwards Loop Cast On

12 October 2022: Version 1.1

The pattern in English has been updated to remove gendered language.