Grinnell

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is worked seamlessly from the top down; at the underarms the piece is divided for the body and sleeves which are worked independently to the hem and cuffs.
• The pattern includes two optional sections of short row shaping to improve the fit at the back neck and chest.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 32¼ (36½, 40¼, 44½) (48¼, 52¼, 57) (60¼, 63¾, 68¼, 73)” [82 (92.5, 102, 113) (122.5, 132.5, 145) (153, 162, 173.5, 185.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Grace (curly hair) is 5’11”/180.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 40”/101.5 cm and is wearing Size 4 with 4½”/11.5 cm positive ease.
• Mary (straight hair) is 5'7" tall with a chest circumference of 35" and is wearing Size 4 with 9½" positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 25 stitches & 27 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking
• 24 stitches & 26 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stranded colorwork, after blocking

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/251 meters per 50 grams)

• 5 (5*, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8) (9, 9*, 10, 11) skeins of Main Color (MC); 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1*, 1*) skein each Color 1 (C1) and Color 2 (C2)
• *The skein counts are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.
• Photographed in colors Cast Iron (MC), Sweatshirt (C1), and Fossil (C2)

YARDAGE

• 1200 (1375, 1515, 1690) (1820, 1965, 2150) (2275, 2455, 2635, 2815) yards [1097 (1257, 1385, 1545) (1664, 1797, 1966) (2080, 2245, 2409, 2574) meters] MC;
• 115 (135, 145, 165) (175, 190, 210) (220, 240, 255, 275) yards [105 (123, 133, 151) (160, 174, 192) (201, 219, 233, 251) meters] C1;
• 110 (125, 135, 150) (165, 175, 195) (205, 220, 240, 255) yards [101 (114, 123, 137) (151, 160, 178) (187, 201, 219, 233) meters] C2 of fingering weight wool yarn

NEEDLES

• One each 16”/40 cm, 24”/60 cm, and 32”/80 cm circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

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

• Swatching 101
• Speed Swatching for Circular Knitting
• Video — Selecting Colors For Colorwork
• Video — Short Rows: German Method
• Video — Color Dominance 101
• Reading Charts
• Blocking 101
• Knitwear Care