Normandale

CONSTRUCTION

• The body is worked flat in one piece to the underarms, then fronts and back are worked separately to the shoulders. The shoulder seams are sewn together and the sleeves are picked up and worked flat to the cuff, then seamed.
• The collar is worked separately in two pieces and joined with the Joinery Bind Off before being sewn to the cardigan.
• The collar is shaped using Short Rows: German Method.
• Each row of the chart is worked using just one color, with stitches of the other color slipped to create the pattern. The column to the right of the chart indicates which color is the working yarn for each row.
• A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches and to pick up stitches for the sleeves.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 45¾ (50, 53¾, 58, 61¾, 66)" [116 (127, 136.5, 147.5, 157, 167.5) cm] circumference at chest (with front bands overlapping)
• Moonstone sample shown in size 45¾" [116 cm] with 8¼" [21 cm] ease on model
• Sandstone sample shown in size 50" [127 cm] with 6" [15 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 31 rows = 4" in Mosaic Pattern using MC and C1, after blocking

NEEDLES

• One 32" circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4.5mm (US 7)

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Quarry — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (200 yards/100 grams)

• 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of MC

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/50 grams)

• 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of C1

Photographed in colors Moonstone (MC) and Heron (C1), Sandstone (MC) and Humpback (C1)

YARDAGE

• 1040 (1135, 1265, 1375, 1520, 1620) total yards of chunky weight wool yarn
• 600 (660, 730, 795, 880, 935) total yards of DK weight wool yarn

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

• Rib Cabled Cast On
• Short Rows: German Method
• Joinery Bind Off

28 September 2021: Version 1.2

On page 3, the model listing for the sample shown in color Sandstone has been updated to the following: “Sandstone sample shown in size 50" [127 cm] with 6" [15 cm] ease on model"

14 February 2020: Version 1.1

On page 7, for the Left Front, the instructions have been updated to read:

Bind off 5 (5, 6, 5, 6, 6) stitches at the beginning of the next 4 (8, 5, 8, 4, 8) RS rows, then bind off 4 (0, 5, 4, 5, 5) stitches at the beginning of the following 4 (0, 3, 4, 6, 2) RS rows.