Rivet

CONSTRUCTION

• The body is worked flat from the bottom up on a circular needle to accommodate the large number of stitches and to facilitate the striping pattern. The body is divided at the underarms for front and back, then each piece is worked separately to the shoulders. The sleeves are worked flat from the bottom up. The collar is picked up around the front edge after garment assembly. The pockets are worked separately and sewn on.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 33½ (37, 41½, 45½, 49½, 54)” [85 (94, 105.5, 115.5, 125.5, 137) cm] chest circumference with bands overlapping approximately 1″ [2.5 cm]
• Sample shown is size 37″ [94 cm] with 3″ [7.5 cm] ease on model

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GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch or Four-Row Striped Pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 22 stitches & 46 rows = 4″ in garter stitch with Size B needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Garter Stitch Edging and Pockets)

• One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

YARDAGE

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 1135 (1200, 1350, 1500, 1650, 1835) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 310 (350, 410, 475, 540, 600) yards Color 2 (C2)

YARN

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

• 9 (9, 10, 11, 12, 14) skeins of Color 1 (C1)
• 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) skeins of Color 2 (C2)
• Photographed in colors Truffle Hunt (C1) & Fossil (C2)