Amherst

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33" 35½" 39" 43½" 48" 51½”

Amherst

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Shelter 2-ply Woolen-Spun Worsted Weight

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• Product description

  “A simple A-line sheath, enhanced with fluid cable transitions, juxtaposes classic and modern, elegant and casual, complex and understated elements. A pleasure to knit and a pleasure to wear; comfort and timeless style prevail.” – Ann McCauley

  Designer: Ann McCauley

  Collection: Wool People, Volume 5

   

• Pattern materials

  YARN

  • 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
  • Photographed in color Barn Owl

  
  

  YARDAGE

  • Approximately 925 (1050, 1185, 1340, 1510, 1680) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • Garment is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up and then seamed.

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 33 (35½, 39, 43½, 48, 51½)” finished garment at chest
  • Sample shown is size 35½” with 1½” ease on model

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

  
  

  GAUGE

  Working Gauge:

  • 24 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in Cable Twist Ribbing with Size A needle; before blocking
  • 20 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle; before blocking
  • 24 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in Tudor Grillwork Cable pattern with Size A needle; before blocking

  
  

  Finished Gauge:

  • 22 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in Cable Twist Ribbing with Size A needle; after blocking
  • 18 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle; after blocking
  • 20 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in Tudor Grillwork Cable pattern with Size A needle; after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One pair of straight needles or one 32” long circular needle in size needed to obtain gauges listed
  • Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

  
  

  Size B (for section of Yoke, Edging and Bands):

  • One each 16” and 24” long circular needles one size smaller than Size A Needle
  • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

  
  

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

• Pattern Updates

  Current Pattern: v1.1

  2 April 2018: 

  Version 1.1 Typo in 1/1 RC entry in Legend corrected.

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