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CONSTRUCTION

• The back and sleeves are worked flat from the bottom up, in Color 1 only. The fronts are worked from side to side, beginning at the side seam edge with Color 1, switching colors in an ombré fashion, and ending at the center front edge with Color 6. The pieces are blocked first, then sewn together.
• The yarn is held double throughout.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

• 16½ (18¼, 20¼, 22, 24, 26)” back width from center of underarm to center of underarm
• Approximately 33 (36½, 40½, 44, 48, 52)” circumference at chest with fronts overlapping
• Sample shown is size 36½” with + 3½” ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 17 stitches & 25 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with two strands of yarn held together, after blocking

Note: Both stitch and row gauge are important; since the fronts are worked side-to-side, the number of rows worked determines the width of the pieces.

NEEDLES

• One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

YARDAGE

Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 2040 (2250, 2520, 2785, 3100, 3350) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 175 (175, 180, 185, 190, 195) yards each of Colors 2, 3, 4, & 5 (C2, C3, C4, & C5)
• 225 (255, 260, 300, 315, 355) yards of Color 6 (C6)

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):

• 8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins C1
• 1 skein each of C2, C3, C4, & C5
• 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) C6
• Photographed in colors Pumpernickel (C1), Truffle Hunt (C2), Nest (C3), Barn Owl (C4), Woodsmoke (C5), & Fossil (C6)

If working the garment in a single color:

• 2745 (2970, 3250, 3550, 3870, 4145) yards of fingering weight yarn
• 10 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)

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

• Wrapped Chain Stitch Selvedge
• Slip-Stitch Selvedge
• Sloped Bind Off
• Short Rows: Yarn Over Method
• Cabled Cast On
• Purl Cabled Cast On