Koto

CONSTRUCTION

• The body is worked in the round to the underarms, with the hem shaped using Short Rows: Shadow Wrap Method. The upper back and front are worked flat separately to the shoulders, with the neck and shoulders shaped concurrently using short rows. The sleeves are worked in the round from the bottom up, then sewn into the armholes. The collar is worked circularly from a combination of held and picked-up stitches, after joining the shoulders. The hem and collar are faced to provide additional structure.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

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

• 36 (40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60) (64, 68, 72, 76)" [91.5 (101.5, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152.5) (162.5, 172.5, 183, 193) cm] circumference at chest
• Juliana is wearing the Shelter Snowbound sample in size 2 with 8¼”/21 cm positive ease.
• Jamie is wearing the Shelter Yellowstone sample in size 3 with 5”/12.5 cm positive ease.
• Alyssa is 5’8”/173 cm tall and is wearing the Tones Lychee Undertone sample in size 3 with 13½”/34.5 cm positive ease.
• Omar is 5’11”/180.5 cm tall and is wearing the Tones Lychee Undertone sample in size 3 with 10½”/26.5 cm positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 32 rows/rounds = 4"/10 cm in Articulated Rib with Size A needle(s), after blocking

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Tones — 100% Columbia Wool (140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams)

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Brooklyn Tweed Shelter — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams)

• 8 (9, 10, 10^) (11, 12, 13) (13, 14, 15, 16) skeins
• Photographed in Tones, color Lychee Undertone
• Photographed in Shelter, colors Snowbound and Yellowstone

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

YARDAGE

• 1065 (1175, 1295, 1405) (1500, 1605, 1705) (1815, 1920, 2035, 2145) yards [974 (1074, 1184, 1285) (1372, 1468, 1559) (1660, 1756, 1861, 1961) meters] of worsted weight wool yarn

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One each 16"/40 cm and 32"/80 cm circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size B (for Facings)

• One each 16”/40 cm and 32”/80 cm circular needles and one set of DPNs, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

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

• Video — Provisional Crochet Cast On
• Video — Joinery Bind Off
• Blocking 101
• Seaming 101
• Knitwear Care

11 August 2023: Version 3.2

On page 11 of the pattern in English, Short Rows 12 and 13 have been updated to indicate that they are worked from the WS and RS respectively.

20 September 2022: Version 3.1

On page 2 of the pattern in English, the sizes of each sample have been added under Finished Dimensions.

15 June 2022: Version 3.0

The pattern in English has been updated for more inclusive sizing. New imagery includes a new sample worked in Tones.

23 October 2020: Version 2.0

A clarification has been added regarding working the Inv-R and Inv-Lp increases. Metric measurements have been added to Koto's Components and Schematic pages. The pattern update also includes imagery of an additional sample.

14 June 2016: Version 1.1 

On page 9, under “All Sizes Resume” (left side) the following change has been made:

• With RS facing, transfer the first 34 (35, 37, 39, 42, 45) stitches to a stitch holder or waste yarn for left shoulder.