Mossbank

CONSTRUCTION

• This garment is worked flat in pieces and then seamed together. The neckband is worked circularly after garment assembly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 34¾ (37¾, 41¼ , 44¾, 47¼, 50¾, 53¾)” [88.5 (96, 105, 113.5, 120, 129, 136.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 37¾” [96 cm] with 3¾” [9.5 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in reverse 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: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* and one 16″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On and Bind Off only)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* and one 16″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

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.

*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

YARDAGE

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 820 (925, 1025, 1150, 1205, 1320, 1425) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 145 (150, 160, 170, 180, 185, 195) yards Color 2 (C2) 

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)

• 6 (7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11) skeins of Color 1 (C1)
• 2 skeins of Color 2 (C2) 
• Photographed in colors Newsprint (C1) & Fossil (C2)

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

• 1×1 Tubular Cast On (Flat Knitting; Even Number of Stitches)
• Sloped Bind Off
• 1×1 Tubular Bind Off
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

19 June 2017: Version 1.1

On page 16, in the 1×1 Tubular Cast On entry in the Special Techniques section, Row 3 has been changed as follows:

Row 3 (Tubular Row; RS): Knit 1, *knit 1, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front; repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.