Breton
Pattern Specs
CONSTRUCTION
- Garment is knit flat in four separate pieces.
- After seaming, neckband is picked up and worked circularly.
- Garment features a fully fashioned shoulder – front shoulder tops are bound off in a straight line, while back shoulder tops are sloped.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
- 32½ (36, 40, 43½, 47, 51)” finished (blocked and seamed) garment at chest
- Sample shown is size 36″ with +3″ of ease on model
Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.
GAUGE
- Working and Finished Gauge: 26 stitches & 40 rows = 4″ in Stockinette Stitch with Gauge Needle, relaxed after blocking
NEEDLES
Size A (Gauge Needle):
- One 32″ circular or pair of straight needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed;
- Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)
Size B:
- One 16″circular two sizes smaller than Gauge Needle;
- Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)
Size C:
- One 16″ circular three sizes smaller than Gauge Needle;
- Suggested Size: 2¼ mm (US 1)
Pattern Materials
YARDAGE
Two colors of fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
- Background Color (BC): 830 (915, 1030, 1120, 1270, 1380) yards
- Stripe Color (SC): 270 (290, 320, 360, 385, 415) yards
YARN
- 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of BC; 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of SC of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
- Photographed in colors Fossil (BC) & Cast Iron (SC)
Techniques
Errata
Current Pattern: v2.2
4 December 2012: (Version 2.0):
On page 12,right column: Under {TSSS} (Twisted Slip Stitch Selvedge, the WS row instruction has been updated to end each WS row with a purl stitch. The new text reads: “WS ROWS: With yarn held in back, slip first stitch of row as if to knit, bring yarn to front between needles. Work as instructed by pattern until 1 stitch remains in row (this is the second selvedge stitch of row), purl the last stitch.”
18 April 2017: Version 2.2
On page 10, under “Neckline Shaping Sequence B (2 Rows)”, the following changes have been made:
Row 1 (RS): Work beginning of row as directed in Upper Armhole Shaping section, knit until 5 stitches remain for Left Front, SSK, knit 2, {GSS}. Drop working yarn 1, pick up working yarn 2 for working Right Front. {GSS}, knit 2, k2tog, knit across row, working end of row as directed by Upper Armhole Shaping section. (2 neckline stitches decreased; 1 per side)
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