Bract

CONSTRUCTION

• The body and sleeves are worked circularly from the bottom up and joined at the underarms. The yoke is then worked circularly up to the neck. Short Rows: Sunday Method are used to shape the upper back and back neck.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 43½ (47¼, 51, 54½, 61¾, 65½, 72¾)" [111 (120, 129.5, 138.5, 157, 166, 184.5) cm] finished garment body circumference at base of colorwork
• Sized to fit approximately 31–33 (33–35, 35–38, 38–42, 42–48, 48–54, 54–60)" [78.5–84 (84–89, 89–96.5, 96.5–106.5, 106.5–122, 122–137, 137–152.5) cm] chest
• Loft sample shown in size 47¼" [120 cm] with 15½" [39.5 cm] ease on model
• Tones Light sample shown in size 47¼" [120 cm] with 15¼" [39 cm] of ease on model
• Note that this is a loose-fitting garment. The wearer’s chest will fall approximately at the base of the colorwork yoke section.

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

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 34 rounds = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
• 22 stitches & 27 rounds = 4" in charted colorwork with Size B needle, after blocking
• 24 stitches & 40 rounds = 4" in garter stitch with Size C needle, after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Single-Color Stockinette Stitch)

• One each 16", 24", and 32" circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.75 mm (US 5)

Size B (for Charted Colorwork)

• One each 24" and 32" circular needles, in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size C (for Garter Stitch)

• One each 16" and 32" circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs), in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards per 50 grams)

• 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 skein of Color 1 (C1); 1 skein of Color 2 (C2)
• Photographed in Loft colors Yellowstone (MC), Bale (C1), and Fossil (C2)

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Brooklyn Tweed Tones Light — 100% American Columbia Wool (225 yards per 50 grams)

• 8 (9, 9, 10, 11, 12^, 13) skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 skein each of 5 contrast colors
• Photographed in Tones Light colors Baseline Overtone (MC), Wallflower Undertone, Hollyhock Undertone, Nimbus Overtone, Persimmon Undertone, and Stonewash Overtone.

The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.

YARDAGE

• 1775 (1880, 2005, 2195, 2410, 2695, 2815) yards MC; 85 (95, 100, 105, 120, 130, 140) yards C1; 85 (95, 100, 105, 120, 130, 140) yards C2 of fingering weight wool yarn

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

• Speed-Swatching for Circular Knitting
• Color Dominance
• Short Rows: Sunday Method
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

5 October 2022: Version 2.1

The Union Round on page 9 has been updated to read: "Place unique marker for BOR, *knit held 48 (50, 54, 60, 64, 72, 76) sleeve stitches, place marker, knit 132 (138, 144, 154, 162, 170, 180) body stitches for front*, place marker, repeat from * to * once more for second sleeve and back." Additionally, the instructions on pages 7 and 8 for resolving the short rows have been clarified.

19 February 2020: Version 2.0

On the pattern's Schematic, adjustments have been made to the yoke depths for the two largest sizes.

On page 10, after the Decrease Round below "Work Chart," the number of rounds to work even has been updated to "Work 0 (1, 3, 8, 17, 22, 26) round(s) even."