Acadia
Pattern Specs
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
- 32.75 (37.25, 41.25, 45.75, 50.75)” circumference at chest (includes 1.5″ button band overlap)
- Sample is shown in 37.25″ with +2″ ease on model
Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.
GAUGE
- 16 sts & 32 rows = 4″ in garter stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
- 18 sts & 28 rows = 4″ in Seed Stitch with Size C needle, after blocking
NEEDLES
Size A needle (for Main Fabric):
- One 32″ circular needle (or pair of straights) in size needed to obtain garter stitch gauge
- Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)
Size B needle (for Neckband):
- One 32″ circular needle (or pair of straights) one size smaller than Size A
- Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)
Size C needle (for Cuffs):
- One 16″ circular needle two sizes smaller than Size A
- Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)
Pattern Materials
YARN
- 6 (7, 8, 9, 9) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
- Photographed in color Woodsmoke
YARDAGE
- Approximately 735 (860, 1010, 1155, 1255) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
Techniques
Errata
Current Pattern: v2.2
14 April 2021: Version 2.2
On page 6 below "Short Row Sleeve Shaping" for the Left Front, the "Next Row" instruction is to be worked on a WS row.
Also on page 6 below "Right Front, Begin Buttonhole Rows," five (not four) rows of seed stitch should be worked after completing the first buttonhole, ending with a RS row.
1 March 2012:
Page 4, in Shape Neck section, “Next Row” (2nd paragraph), the stitch count five lines down was changed from 34 (37, 40, 43, 46) to 24 (26, 28, 30, 32).

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