Carver (Classic)

CONSTRUCTION

• Two strands of yarn (one each of Color 1 and Color 2) are held together throughout.
• The body and sleeves are worked circularly from the bottom up and joined at the underarms, then the yoke is worked in the round. While shaping the neck, the yoke is worked back and forth. The collar or neckband is picked up and worked in the round after the garment is blocked.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 42 (46½, 50½, 54½, 59, 63)” / 106.5 (118, 128.5, 138.5, 150, 160) cm circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 46½” (118 cm) with 3½” (9 cm) ease on model

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GAUGE

• 16 stitches & 28 rounds = 4” in Seed Stitch with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking 
• 21 stitches & 28 rounds = 4” in Cable Chart pattern with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking 
• One 30-stitch repeat from Cable Chart measures 5¾” wide with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking
• Please note, correct length of the one-piece yoke is dependent upon achieving the stated round gauge.

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric) 

• One each 16” and 32” circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed 
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Ribbing and Tubular Bind Off of optional Collar) 

• One each 16” and 32” circular needles and one set of DPNs* one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

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

• One each 16” and 32” circular needles and one set of DPNs* one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

*32” circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (e.g., Sleeves).

Note: If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. You may wish to test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch.

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

YARDAGE

• 1965 (2210, 2395, 2590, 2835, 3100) yards each of Color 1 (C1) and Color 2 (C2) of fingering weight yarn 
• Yarn amounts include enough to work either neck treatment

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams) 

• 8 (9, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins each of Color 1 (C1) and Color 2 (C2) 
• Sample photographed in colors Stormcloud (C1) & Truffle Hunt (C2)

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

• 1×1 Tubular Cast On
• Sloped Bind Off
• 1×1 Tubular Bind Off
• Grafting

5 October 2022: Version 2.1

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

28 November 2016: Version 2.0

On page 9 under “Main Fabric”, the following has been changed: Setup Round: *Purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, [knit 1, purl 1] 6 (3, 5, 7, 3, 5) times, knit 1 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1), place marker for chart, beginning and ending where indicated for your size work Setup Round of Cable Chart over 61 (91, 91, 91, 121, 121) stitches, place marker for chart, knit 1 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1), [purl 1, knit 1] 6 (3, 5, 7, 3, 5) times, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, slip marker; repeat from * once more.