Dresden

CONSTRUCTION

• This garment is worked in stockinette stitch and Seed Stitch.
• The Body is worked flat using a circular needle to accommodate the large number of stitches. Optional sleeves are knit in the round to the underarm, and the cap is then worked flat.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32 (34, 36½, 38½) (40, 42, 44½) (46½, 48, 50, 52½)” finished garment at chest with fronts overlapping
• Samples shown are size 34” with +2” ease on model

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GAUGE

• Working and Finished Gauge: 22 stitches & 35 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch (knit on RS; purl on WS), before and after blocking

NEEDLES

• 32″ and 16” circular needles and a set of DPNs (for Cardigan sleeves) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested size: 4 mm (US 6)

Version I (Vest):

YARDAGE

• Approximately 975 (1030, 1080, 1140) (1230, 1290, 1370) (1450, 1585, 1665, 1750) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 4 (4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in Faded Quilt

Version II (Cardigan):

YARDAGE

• Approximately 1410 (1465, 1550, 1640) (1745, 1825, 1940) (2050, 2205, 2300, 2410) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 6 (6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 9) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in Snowbound

Current Pattern: v1.1

27 February 2013: (Version 1.1):

A corrected stitch count has been made on Page 4 under the Bottom Band section. That paragraph now reads: “Continue in Seed Stitch, maintaining selvedge stitches, and repeat Increase Row every 4th row 3 more times – (8 stitches increased) 218 (228, 240, 254) (268, 282, 296) (310, 326, 342, 358) stitches.”