Rockcress

CONSTRUCTION

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

DIMENSIONS

• 30¾ (36¾, 39¾, 42¾, 48¾, 51¾)" [78 (93.5, 101, 108.5, 124, 131.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample I (Wool Socks) shown in size 36¾" [93.5 cm] with 2¾" [7 cm] ease on model
• Sample II (Barn Owl) shown in size 42¾" [108.5 cm] with -¾" [-2 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 33 rows = 4" in Chart pattern 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: 4 mm (US 6)

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: 3.5 mm (US 4)

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

YARN

• 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)




• Sample I photographed in color Wool Socks; Sample II photographed in color Barn Owl

YARDAGE

• 1075 (1265, 1415, 1540, 1755, 1835) total yards of worsted weight wool yarn

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

• Ribbed Cabled Cast On
• Sloped Bind Off
• 1x1 Tubular Bind Off
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

9 December 2019: Version 2.0

Under "Stitch Patterns," instructions for a 1x1 Ribbing over an odd number of stitches have been added.

When instructed to work ribbing, the pattern has been updated to include which 1x1 Ribbing to use (whether over an even or odd number of stitches).

On page 11, the Sleeve Chart has been removed; the pattern uses the remaining Chart (previously titled "Body Chart") for all patterning.