Byssa

CONSTRUCTION

• This garment is worked circularly from the hem to the underarm, then front and back are split and worked flat. The bottom hem is shaped with Short Rows: German Method.
• This pattern has two length options: a cropped length featuring a flared body shape, and a classic length featuring a more narrow body shape. Each length has separate instructions for the body of the garment; both versions share the same instructions for the armhole and neck shaping.
• The fabric is made up of three distinct stitch patterns that are worked in panels that shift across the fabric.
• All edges are finished with an I-cord edge. The hem can be cast on with an I-Cord Cast On, or an I-cord edge can be applied after the garment is finished.
• At times pattern instructions are broken out by Version and/or Size. We recommend reading through the entire pattern and marking the sections that apply to your Version and Size before you begin.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• 32 (36¼, 40¼, 44½, 48) (52¼, 56¼, 59¾, 64)” [81.5 (92, 102, 113, 122) (132.5, 143, 152, 162.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Imbue Sport sample shown in Diebenkorn is size 2, classic with 3"/7.5 cm positive ease on model with darker-colored long hair
• Loft sample shown in Soot is size 3, cropped with 5¼”/13.5 cm positive ease on model with short hair
• Peerie sample shown in Patina is size 1, cropped with 1”/2.5 cm positive ease on model with lighter-colored long hair

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

GAUGE

• 23 stitches & 34 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking
• 24 stitches & 34 rounds = 4”/10 cm in 2x1 Twisted Rib, after blocking

NEEDLES

• One 32”/80 cm circular needle and two Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport - 100% American Merino Wool (190 yards/174 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) skeins

Classic Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins
• Photographed in color Diebenkorn
• Note: Sizes 4 and 7 use almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

—OR —

Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/251 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins
• Photographed in color Soot
• Note: Sizes 7 and 9 use almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

Classic Version

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins

—OR —

Brooklyn Tweed Peerie — 100% American Merino Wool (210 yards/192 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins
• Photographed in color Patina
• Note: Size 7 uses almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

Classic Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

YARDAGE

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport or Peerie

Cropped Version

• 600 (710, 820, 900, 1025) (1115, 1250, 1365, 1500) total yards [549 (649, 750, 823, 937) (1020, 1143, 1248, 1372) total meters] fingering weight wool yarn

Classic Version

• 640 (730, 855, 945, 1070) (1165, 1325, 1440, 1585) total yards [585 (668, 782, 864, 978) (1065, 1212, 1317, 1499) total meters] fingering weight wool yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Loft

Cropped Version

• 655 (775, 895, 985, 1120) (1215, 1365, 1490, 1640) total yards [599 (709, 818, 901, 1024) (1111, 1248, 1362, 1500) total meters] fingering weight wool yarn

Classic Version

• 695 (795, 935, 1030, 1170) (1270, 1445, 1570, 1725) total yards [636 (727, 855, 942, 1070) (1161, 1321, 1436, 1577) total meters] fingering weight wool yarn

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

• Video — I-Cord Cast On
• Video — Short Rows: German Method
• Kitchener Stitch
• Applied I-Cord