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CONSTRUCTION

• This pullover is worked flat in pieces and seamed. Collar is picked up and worked in the round.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 38½ (42, 46½, 50, 54½, 58)” [98 (106.5, 118, 127, 138.5, 147.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown in size 42″ [106.5 cm] with 5″ [12.5 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 43 rows = 4″ in Brioche Rib and Honeycomb Brioche with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Note that for Brioche Rib, each elongated stitch in a column of knit stitches represents two rows; when you count these it will appear that 21½ rows = 4”. Note: Be sure to swatch both stitch patterns to ensure correct fit. 

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* and one 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle*, two sizes smaller than size B
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used.

Note: If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. You may wish to test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch. 

YARN

• 11 (13, 14, 16, 18, 19) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in colors Woodsmoke and Flannel

YARDAGE

• 1460 (1695, 1945, 2150, 2445, 2645) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

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

• 1×1 Tubular Cast On
• Chain Selvedge

22 December 2022: FRENCH VERSION

Sur la page 12, Rang 5 devrait se lire : « ...  tricoter comme établi jusqu’aux 7 dernières mailles, B-D2V-G, FD-Gli-J, MEnd-B, {BC}. » De plus, Rang 9 devrait se lire : « {BC}, MEnd-B, FD-Gli-J ... »

Sur la page 19, sous la section Abréviations, la définition de B-D1End-G devrait avoir été inclus :

B-D1End-G : glisser 1 maille à l’endroit (c’est une maille endroit) de l’aiguille G sur l’aiguille D, glisser une autre maille à l’endroit de l’aiguille G sur l’aiguille D (c’est une maille envers + son jeté correspondant), remettre les deux mailles glissées sur l’aiguille G sans les tordre puis les tricoter ensemble à l’endroit par la boucle arrière avec les jetés. (1 diminution effectuée ; penche à gauche)