Laceleaf

CONSTRUCTION

• The body and sleeves are worked circularly from the bottom up, then joined to work the yoke in one piece.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 36½ (38½, 42½, 46¾, 50½, 57½)" [92.5 (97.5, 108, 118.5, 128.5, 146) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 38½" [97.5 cm] with 6½" [16.5 cm] of ease

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

GAUGE

• 25 stitches & 40 rounds = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 25 stitches & 40 rounds = 4" in Yoke Chart pattern with Size B needle(s), after blocking
• Note: Be sure to swatch both stitch patterns to ensure proper sizing. Correct length of the one-piece yoke is dependent upon achieving the stated round gauge.

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

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

Size B (for Yoke Chart and Ribbing)

• One each 16", 24", and 32" circular needles and one set of DPNs*, in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.25 mm (US 3)
• Due to significant variance among knitters, your Yoke Chart fabric should be swatched and wet-blocked prior to knitting your sweater to determine whether this needle size should be larger, smaller or equal to Size A.

Size C (optional for Tubular Cast On)

• One 16" circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2.5)
• Note: If you have adjusted the needle size to obtain the correct gauge, it may or may not be necessary to make a matching adjustment to the needle size used for Tubular Cast On due to variance in individual work. You may wish to test your chosen cast-on method on your swatch.

*32" circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (e.g. sleeves).

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

YARN

• Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino Wool; 210 yards/50 grams)
• 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 11) skeins 
• Note: The third and fourth sizes use all, or nearly all, 7 and 8 skeins, respectively. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
• Photographed in color Palazzo 

YARDAGE

• 1220 (1330, 1470, 1670, 1850, 2280) total yards of fingering weight wool yarn

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

• 1x1 Tubular Cast On
• 1x1 Tubular Bind Off
• Short Rows: German Method
• Kitchener Stitch

Current Pattern: v3.0

4 September 2019: Version 3.0

Page 8, second to last paragraph now reads:

Repeat Decrease Round 1 (0, 0, 1, 0, 1) more time(s). [288 (304, 342, 360, 396, 468) stitches remain]

Page 12, chart for sizes 38½" & 42½" have been changed as follows:

Chart round 39, the two yarn overs have been replaced with "no stitch".

26 July 2019: Version 2.0

The following changes have been made to the charted instructions:

 A BOR (beginning of round) shift has been added for all charts, with written instructions for the BOR shift added to page 9. The BOR shift occurs before working round 31 for sizes 36½", 38½" and 42½" and before working round 35 for sizes 46¾", 50½" and 57½". 

On the chart for sizes 38½" and 42½", the stitches in column 12 from the BOR for rows 8, 9, and 10 have been updated.