Cricket (Shaped)

CONSTRUCTION

• The garment pieces are worked flat from the bottom up and then sewn together. The neckband is picked up and worked circularly after garment assembly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 34¼ (38¼, 42¼, 46¼, 50¼, 54¼)” / 87 (97, 107.5, 117.5, 127.5, 138) cm circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 38¼” (97 cm) with 4¼” (11 cm) ease on model

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GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 38 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking 
• 32 stitches & 48 rows = 4” in Flat 2×2 Ribbing or Flat 2×2 Alternating Ribbing with Size B needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle* and one 16” circular needle in size needed to obtain stockinette stitch gauge listed 
• Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Size B (for Ribbing) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle* and one 16” circular needle in size needed to obtain ribbing gauge listed 
• Suggested Size: 2¼ mm (US 1)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

YARDAGE

• 1590 (1780, 2030, 2215, 2510, 2710) yards Color 1 and 195 (210, 230, 245, 280, 295) yards Color 2 of fingering weight yarn

YARN

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

• 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins Color 1 (C1) 
• 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) skein(s) Color 2 (C2)
• Sample photographed in colors Fossil (C1) and Tent (C2)

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

• Long-Tail Cast On 
• Purl Long-Tail Cast On 
• Sloped Bind Off

20 October 2022: Version 1.1

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