Equus

CONSTRUCTION

• The garment pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, then sewn together. The body is constructed from four pieces: back, front, and two sides. The neckband is picked up and worked circularly after garment assembly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 35½ (38½, 43, 46, 51, 54)” [90 (98, 109, 117, 129.5, 137) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 38½” [98 cm] with 7½” [19 cm] ease on model

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GAUGE

• 21 stitches & 33 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 24 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ in Texture Pattern with Size C needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Stockinette Stitch 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: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles or a 24″ circular needle* and one 16″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (for Texture Pattern Fabric)

• One pair of straight needles or a 24″ circular needle* in size needed to obtain Texture Pattern gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

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

YARDAGE

• 1505 (1615, 1855, 1990, 2245, 2385) total yards of DK weight wool yarn

YARN

• 11 (12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee Wool; 145 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Porter

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

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