Arvid

CONSTRUCTION

• The ribbings for the front and back are worked separately, then joined and the body is worked in the round to the underarms. The fronts and back are worked separately to the shoulders. The cables on the front are continued, joined at the back neck, and sewn to the back neck as a collar. The sleeves are worked flat.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 31¼ (34½, 38, 41¼, 44¾, 48, 51½)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 34½” with -1″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 28 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 18-stitch braid from Chart A or B measures 3″ wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 15-stitch braid from Chart C measures 2¼” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 12-stitch braid from Chart D measures 1¾” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 32″ (or longer) circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Tubular Cast On and Ribbing):

• Two 32″ circular needles, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

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

YARN

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

YARDAGE

• 1020 (1100, 1200, 1345, 1445, 1540, 1635) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

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

• Short Rows (Turn & Slip Method)
• Cabled Cast On
• Kitchener Stitches
• Sloped Bind-Off
• 2x2 Tubular Cast On

Current Pattern: v3.0

23 April 2014: 

(Version 1.1): Incorrect suggested needle size on Page 5 under Shape Hem corrected to: “Transfer all stitches to Size A 32” circular needle (suggested size: 4½ mm/US 7).”

1 September 2014:

(Version 2.0): On Page 16, Chart C, the 5/5 LC symbol on Row 9 has been corrected to be worked on Row 8.

15 September 2014: 

(Version 3.0): On Page 6, under Divide for Front Neck, the first WS row has been corrected as follows: “Next Row (WS): Knit 1, purl 2, place marker, work Row 4 of Chart D–Left over next 14 stitches, slip marker, purl to BOR marker (BOR marker is a side marker from now on), . . .”; AND on Page 8, the Cable Decrease Row has been corrected as follows: “Cable Decrease Row (RS): Continuing armhole and neck shaping, work to first marker, slip marker, purl 1,slip 4 stitches to CN and hold in front, [knit 2, k2tog] from L needle, [knit 2, k2tog] from CN, knit 2, k2tog, purl 1, slip marker, knit 3; on second side with other ball of yarn, knit 3, slip marker, purl 1, knit 2, k2tog, slip 4 stitches to CN and hold in back, [knit 2, k2tog] from L needle, [knit 2, k2tog] from CN, purl 1, slip marker, work to end, continuing neck and armhole shaping. [3 stitches decreased in each cable]“