Brighton Crop

CONSTRUCTION

• All pieces are worked flat and then sewn together. Ribbed edgings are picked up on the shoulder edges of the front and back. When the pieces are sewn together, the back shoulders overlap the front shoulders. 

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 35 (38½, 42, 45½, 49½, 53)” / 89 (98, 106.5, 115.5, 125.5, 134.5) cm circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 35” (89 cm) with +1” (2.5 cm) ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 27 stitches & 36 rows = 4” in chart pattern with Size A needle(s)

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed 
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Size B (for Ribbing and Neck Edging) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle and one 16” circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

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

• One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle one size smaller than Size B 
• Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

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

YARDAGE

• 1790 (1960, 2215, 2390, 2695, 2900) yards of fingering weight yarn

YARN

• 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams) 
• Sample photographed in color Cinnabar  

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

• 2×2 Tubular Cast On
• Sloped Bind Off
• 2×2 Tubular Bind Off
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

5 October 2022: Version 1.2

The pattern has been updated to remove gendered language. This includes updating the pattern's name from “Brighton (For Her)” to “Brighton Crop.”

28 October, 2019: Version 1.1

On page 9, below "Shape Armholes," the Armhole Decrease Row (RS) now reads:

Knit 2, k2tog, work as established to last 4 stitches, SSK, knit 2.