Cypress

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is worked as two separate pieces (Front and Back) and seamed during finishing.
• Shoulder slopes are shaped using short rows.
• Ribbed neck and armbands are picked up and worked directly from garment, after it has been seamed.
• Underarm dolman shaping is achieved by casting on extra stitches at the end of RS and WS rows to create “sleeves.”

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32 (35½, 39, 42½, 46, 49½)” finished chest circumference, seamed
• Sample shown is size 35½” with + 1½” ease on model

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GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in Textured Stitch Pattern with Size A needles, after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Body):

• One 32″ circular (or pair of straights) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Tubular Cast On and Bands):

• One each 16″ and 32″ circular needles, four sizes smaller than Size A needles
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Size C (for Ribbing and Bands):

• One each 16″ and 32″ circular needles, three sizes smaller than Size A needles
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size D (For Bands):

• One each 16″ and 32″ circular needles, two sizes smaller than Size A needles
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

If using the Magic Loop method for working Armhole Edgings in the round, the Size B, C, and D 32″ circular needles can be used and the Size B, C, and D 16″ circular needles omitted.

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment include written as well as charted instructions.

YARDAGE

• Approximately 700 (775, 875, 970, 1080, 1175) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Artifact