Kame

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is worked flat in pieces and sewn together.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 43½ (45¾, 48, 52¼, 56¾, 61, 65½)" [110.5 (116, 122, 132.5, 144, 155, 166.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 45¾" [116 cm] with 13¾" [35 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 33 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A Needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle*, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used.

YARN

• 5 (6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
• Note: The fifth size calls for exactly 6 skeins. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
• Photographed in color Cinnabar

YARDAGE

• 1345 (1395, 1445, 1545, 1650, 1755, 1860) total yards of fingering weight wool yarn

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

• Cabled Cast On
• Sloped Bind Off

9 April 2020: Version 1.1

On page 9, instructions for sizes 43 ½, 45 ¾, 52 ¼, and 61" have been updated.