Lohman

CONSTRUCTION

• The front and back are worked flat from the bottom up. The collar is worked flat and then sewn to the neck edge.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 38¼ (42½, 46½, 50¾, 55, 59¼)” circumference at midriff
• Recommended to fit chest sizes 30–32 (34–36, 38–40, 42–44, 46–48, 50–52)”
• Loft Fossil sample shown on model with short hair is size 42½” on model with 32″ chest
• Tones Light Deco Undertone sample shown on model with long hair is size 46½" on model with 39" chest

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

GAUGE

• 23 stitches & 35 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch, after blocking
• 23 stitches & 38 rows = 4″ in Garter Ridge Pattern, after blocking

NEEDLES

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

*32″ circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (i.e., Sleeve edgings).

YARDAGE

• 1475 (1625, 1815, 2030, 2235, 2420) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Fossil

-OR-

• 7 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Tones Light (100% American Columbia wool; 225 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Deco Undertone

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

• Backward Loop Cast On
• Sloped Bind Off

14 December 2020: Version 1.1

On page 6, Row 9 has been updated to:

Bind off remaining 5 (5, 6, 6, 6, 6) stitches on right shoulder; ...