Brighton Pullover

CONSTRUCTION

• All pieces are worked flat and then sewn together. The front and back armholes are shaped differently and the sleeve caps are not symmetrical. A ribbed neckband is picked up after garment assembly and worked circularly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 39 (43, 46½, 50, 53½, 57)” / 99 (109, 118, 127, 136, 145) cm circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 43″ (109 cm) with 2″ (5 cm) ease on model

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GAUGE

• 27 stitches & 36 rows = 4” in chart pattern with Size A needle(s)
• Measurement taken from relaxed fabric after blocking

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 Neckband) 

• 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 each 16” and 32” circular needles one size smaller than Size B 
• Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

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

YARDAGE

• 2005 (2160, 2395, 2585, 2870, 3055) yards of fingering weight yarn

YARN

• 8 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
• Sample photographed in color Pumpernickel  

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 1.1

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