Merle

CONSTRUCTION

• The pullover is knit from the bottom up in one piece to the underarms, then the fronts and back are divided and worked separately to the shoulders. The sleeves are knit in the round to the underarm, then cap shaping is worked back and forth in rows.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32¼ (36, 39¾, 43¼, 47, 50½)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 36″ with +2½” ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 32 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Size B (for Edging):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of DPNs, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 2¾ mm (US 2)

YARDAGE

• 1145 (1260, 1395, 1520, 1670, 1800) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Cast Iron

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

• Short Rows (Wrap & Turn Method)
• Joinery Bind Off
• Sewn Bind off (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Method)