Biston

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Biston

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Loft Yarn Fingering Weight

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• Product description

  “Named for a genus of large, long-winged moths (inspired by the Peppered moth: Biston betularia), Biston is a relaxed cocoon-style cardigan that makes an easy layering piece for any season. The garment is a relaxing project – knit flat in one piece – that allows the tweedy nature of Loft to take focus. The textured band features a slanting rib that radiates out from the center back neck to contrast with the body’s reverse stockinette fabric.

  Biston is a relaxed, unfitted shape through the main section of the body, with a close-fitting cuff on the 3/4 length sleeves. Fitting Notes have been provided below to aid you in choosing your size, or in making your own fit adjustments.” – Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark

  Designer: Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark

  Collection: Wool People, Volume 3

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • Approximately 945 (995, 1085, 1150, 1245) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

  
  

  YARN

  • 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee- Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
  • Photographed in color Soot

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • Garment is knit flat in one piece from cuff to cuff.
  • Upon completion of knitting, body is folded in half lengthwise and seamed along sleeve edges.
  • After seaming, the textured trim is picked up and worked circularly around body opening.

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 28 (29, 31, 32, 34)” finished (blocked) body length measurement, suggested to fit bodies with chest measurement of 34 (36, 40, 44, 48)”
  • Sample shown is size 28″ on a model with 35″ chest

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

  
  

  GAUGE

  • Working Gauge: 24 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch (purl on RS; knit on WS) with Size A needle; before blocking
  • Finished Gauge: 23 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after blocking (with no stretch)

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Sizes: 3¾ mm (US 5)

  
  

  Size B (for Textured Band):

  • One 32″ circular needle one size smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Sizes: 3½ mm (US 4)

  
  

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

• Pattern Updates

  Current Pattern: v2.0

  13 September 2012: (Version 2.0): 

  An additional fitting note was added to page 3, which explains in more detail how to take the underarm-to-underarm measurement necessary for choosing an appropriate garment size.

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