Backbay

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34" 37¼" 40½" 42¾" 46" 49¼"

Backbay

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Shelter 2-ply Woolen-Spun Worsted Weight

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• Product description

  Classic Aran style goes minimalist in a pretty pullover with just enough details. Honeycomb panels flanked by crocheted bobbles and mirrored cables adorn the front and back on a plush bed of gently textured moss stitch. Several inches of positive ease keep the fit relaxed enough for weekend wear, but professional good looks make Backbay fetching with a wool skirt and tights or a smart pair of trousers, too.

  
  Backbay is knit with Shelter in the round to the armholes; the front, back, and set-in sleeves are then worked flat and seamed together. The pattern includes directions for thoughtful details like garter stitch selvedges; tubular hem, cuff, and neckband ribbings; and a special bind-off over the cabled portion of the fabric for a neat and elastic finish.

  Designer: Jared Flood

  Collection: Fall 2014

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

  • 1080 (1195, 1320, 1405, 1550, 1675) yards 

  
  

  YARN

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

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • The body is worked circularly from the hem to the underarms, then the front and back are worked flat separately. The sleeves are worked circularly from the cuff to the underarm, then the cap is worked flat. The sleeves are sewn into the armholes. The neckband is picked up and worked circularly after garment assembly.

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 34 (37¼, 40½, 42¾, 46, 49¼)” circumference at chest
  • Sample shown is size 37¼” with 3¼” ease on model

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

  
  

  GAUGE

  • 20 stitches & 30 rows = 4″ in Moss Stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
  • 46 (46, 46, 58, 58, 58)-stitch panel from Chart measures 7 (7, 7, 9, 9, 9)” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One 32″ circular needle and needle(s) in preferred style for small-circumference circular knitting in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

  
  

  Size B (for Ribbing):

  • One each 16″ and 32″ circular needle and needle(s) in preferred style for small-circumference circular knitting, three sizes smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

  
  

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

  • One each 16″ and 24″ (for sizes 34 & 37¼”) or 32″ circular needle (for other sizes) and needle(s) in preferred style for small-circumference circular knitting, one size smaller than Size B
  • Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

  
  

  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 for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. Please test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch. 

  
  

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

• Techniques

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

  • 1 x1 Tubular Cast On (circular knitting)
  • 1 x 1 Tubular Bind Off
  • Grafting (Kitchener Stitch)
  • Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmerman’s method)

  
  

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