Fuse

CONSTRUCTION

Sleeves are worked in the round to the underarms. The Body is worked in one piece from the bottom up, beginning with the lower band, which is worked side-to-side and short rowed at the beginning and end to create curved edges. Stitches for the Body are then picked up from the side edge of the band, and worked up to the underarm, while increases are made at each edge to create the slanted front pieces. The Body and Sleeves are then joined together and the yoke is worked in one piece, with increases continuing at the front edges, and raglan decreases made where the pieces join. At the top, the edgings are continued side-to-side, while decreasing into the body stitches, until each edging meets the center Back. The edgings are then joined together at the Back neck with Kitchener Stitch.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 36½ (39½, 43, 46½, 49½, 53)” finished (blocked) garment at chest
• Sample shown is size 39″ with +4″ of ease on model

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

• Working Gauge: 18½ stitches & 26 rows = 4″ in Charted Pattern with Size A needle; before blocking
• Finished Gauge: 14½ stitches & 25½ rows = 4″ in Charted Pattern with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after light lace-blocking (with slight stretch)

NEEDLES

• One 32″ circular needle and set of 4 or 5 double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5½ mm (US 9)

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

YARDAGE

• Approximately 1120 (1120, 1260, 1400, 1540, 1680) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 8 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Soot

16 January 2013: (Version 2.0):

• Page 5, 2nd column under “Shape Upper Right Corner”, the repeat section has been corrected to read: “Repeat Rows 2 & 3 five more times, then repeat Row 2 once more; 1 edging stitch remains unworked before marker after last wrap.”
• Also, under “Shape Upper Left Corner, the repeat section has been corrected to read: “Repeat Rows 2 & 3 five more times, then repeat Row 2 once more; 7 stitches have been wrapped. Work one (WS) row across all stitches, leaving wraps in place.”

26 January 2013: (Version 2.1):

• Page 4, under BODY, the cast on instructions have been clarified and updated to read: “With 32″ circular Gauge Needle (sugg. US 9/5½ mm) and waste yarn, cast on 16 stitches using a Provisional Method of your choice. Switch to working yarn and knit two full rows. (You have 3 rows total, including your provisional stitches).”

27 February 2013: (Version 3.0):

• Page 4, the final paragraph under Bottom Left Corner has been corrected to read: “Repeat Rows 2 & 3 five more times, then repeat Row 2 once more; 7 stitches have now been wrapped. Knit 2 rows across all stitches, leaving wraps in place.”

2 December 2013: (Version 4.0):

• Page 3 under BODY, the instructions after the CO have been revised as follows: “With 32″ circular Gauge Needle (sugg. US 9/5½ mm) and waste yarn, cast on 16 stitches using a Provisional Method of your choice. Switch to working yarn and knit 2 rows. (You have completed 2 rows in working yarn.) Knit 1 full row (2 rows have now been made in working yarn, including provisional row).“