Ronan

CONSTRUCTION

• This sweater is worked flat in one piece from the top down. Stitches for the sleeves are placed on hold at the end of the yoke, then the body is continued to the hem edge. The sleeves are worked circularly from the top down. Stitches are picked up for the collar around the front and back neck edges. Work continues over some of the collar stitches at each side of the bottom edge of the collar to form the pockets, which are folded back and sewn in place.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 40½ (42½, 44¼, 50¼, 54, 57)” [103 (108, 112.5, 127.5, 137, 145) cm] circumference below armholes
• Sample shown is size 42½” [108 cm] with 8½” [21.5 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 16½ stitches & 26 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 16 stitches & 52 rows = 4″ in Brioche Stitch with Size B needle(s), after blocking

Note that for Brioche Stitch, each elongated stitch in a column of knit stitches represents two rows; when you count these it will appear that 26 rows = 4″

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain stockinette stitch gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5½ mm (US 9)

Size B (for Brioche Stitch)

• One 47″ circular needle and one set of DPNs* in size needed to obtain Brioche Stitch gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

*32″ circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (e.g., Sleeves).

YARDAGE

• 1610 (1690, 1850, 2005, 2160, 2310) total yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Hayloft

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

• Backward Loop Cast On
• Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off 

9 November 2017: Version 1.1

Added note:  

Throughout yoke, work WS rows as they appear (knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches).