Alloy

CONSTRUCTION

• The garment is worked in eight pieces: Front, Back, two Side Panels, and two each of Upper and Under Sleeve pieces. Princess shaping is worked at the join between the Front, Back, and Side Panels. The Upper and Under Sleeves are worked separately in colors to match the facing body panels. The pieces are sewn together. The princess seams match the sleeve seams at the armhole/sleeve cap join.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 34½ (38, 41¼, 44¾, 48, 51¼)” circumference at chest (seamed)
• Sample shown is size 38” with + 4″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 29 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch or Texture Pattern from chart with Size A needle(s), after blocking

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: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* and a 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only):

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle*, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

Note: You will need two circular needles in Size B (or one size smaller or larger), to divide the stitches for the tubular bind off on the collar.

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams):

• 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 7) skeins Color 1 (C1)
• 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins Color 2 (C2)
• Photographed in colors Fossil (C1) and Cast Iron (C2)

YARDAGE

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 695 (760, 825, 870, 930, 975) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 195 (225, 280, 320, 370, 410) yards Color 2 (C2) 

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

• 2×2 Tubular Cast On
• Tubular Bind Off

Current Pattern: v1.1

12 March 2014:

No change to the PDF, but the printed version was missing the {GSS} selvedge under Special Techniques on Page 10.  Work the {GSS} selvedge as follows: “RS & WS Rows: Knit the first and the last stitch of every row.”

3 October 2016: 

Version 1.1 On page 7, under Begin Main Fabric, “Chart A” has been corrected to “Texture Pattern Chart”