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CONSTRUCTION

• The pieces are worked flat from the bottom up and sewn together. The collar is picked up around the front and back neck edges and folds back onto the fronts.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 37 (41½, 46, 50, 54½, 59)” [94 (105.5, 117, 127, 138.5, 150) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 41½” [105.5 cm] with 7½” [19 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 11 stitches & 17 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 15 stitches & 20 rows = 4″ in 1×1 Ribbing with Size B 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: 8 mm (US 11)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles and/or a 32″ circular needle three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 5½ mm (US 9)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

YARDAGE

• 1015 (1100, 1270, 1365, 1560, 1670) total yards of chunky weight wool yarn

YARN

• 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Quarry (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 200 yards/100 grams)
• Sample photographed in color Geode

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

• 1×1 Tubular Cast On (Flat Knitting; Odd number of stitches)
• Sloped Bind Off
• Short Rows: Wrap & Turn Method