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CONSTRUCTION

• The pieces are worked flat from the bottom up and sewn together. The collar is picked up and worked circularly after garment assembly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56)” [91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 40” [101.5 cm] with 6” [15 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 40 rows = 4” in Welt Pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking 
• 24 stitches & 34 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed 
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size B (for Ribbing) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle and one 16” circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A 
• Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only) 

• One pair of straight needles or a 24” circular needle, one size smaller than Size B 
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

YARDAGE

• 1705 (1890, 2155, 2385, 2690, 2935) total yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 7 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams) 
• Photographed in color Woodsmoke

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

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

9 October 2017: Version 1.1

On page 11 under Work Ribbing, the following change has been made:

Decrease Row (WS): {Knit 1}, [purl 12 (12, 12, 12, 14, 14), p2tog] 4 (3, 2, 1, 4, 3) time(s), [purl 0 (14, 14, 14, 0, 16), p2tog] 0 (1, 2, 3, 0, 1) time(s), purl 3, {knit 1}. [57 (59, 61, 63, 65, 67) stitches remain]