Breckon

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is knit from the bottom up in one piece to the underarms; at this point Fronts and Back are divided and worked separately to the shoulders.
• The sleeves are knit in the round to the underarm, then cap shaping is worked back and forth in rows.
• Buttonband and collar – each worked in 1x1 ribbing – are picked up and worked directly from the Body of the garment during finishing.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 36 (39, 42, 44¾, 47¾, 50¾)” finished (blocked) garment at chest
• Sample shown is size 36″ with +4″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• Working Gauge: 22 stitches & 32 rows/rounds = 4″ in Granite Stitch with Size A needle; before blocking 23 stitches & 34 rows = 4″ in Charted Lace pattern with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric
• Finished Gauge: 22 stitches & 32 rows/rounds = 4″ in Granite Stitch with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after light blocking (with very slight stretch) 23 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ in Charted Lace pattern with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after blocking (with very slight stretch)

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 32″ circular and a set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauges listed
• Suggested Sizes: 3¾ mm (US 5) 

Size B (for Ribbed Edgings and Buttonbands)

• One 32″ circular and a set of DPNs 3 sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

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

YARDAGE

• 1335 (1445, 1550, 1645, 1745, 1860) yards of fingering weight wool yarn (sport weight is more appropriate for this gauge, if substituting)

YARN

• 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 7) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards / 50 g)
• Photographed in color Truffle Hunt

Current Pattern: v4.0

2 July 2012: Version 2.0

Chart 5 had Row 2 and 4 row numbers on the left – they have been switched to the right side of the chart, since this chart is worked circularly. Page 5: For the Waist Increase Row, the last sentence now says “4 stitches have been increased” (previously it said “decreased” here).

6 August 2012: Version 3.0

Page 7, 1st Column, 5th Paragraph: The “work to” armhole measurement was updated. The text now reads “Work even until armhole measures 7¼ (7½, 7¾, 8, 8¼, 8½)” from underarm dividing row, ending with a RS row.” 27

January 2015: Version 4.0

On Page 8, the third paragraph under Neck Band has been corrected to read: “Work 3 more rows in established rib, ending with a WS row.”