Skew

CONSTRUCTION

• The cardigan is worked from the top down beginning with the yoke ribbing. Once the ribbing is complete, stitches on either end are placed on hold for the front bands and the remaining stitches are placed on hold while the center back neck triangle is worked. When the triangle is complete, the held yoke stitches are joined with the triangle stitches (with a few center yoke stitches left on hold to be joined later), and the yoke is worked to the underarms. The body and sleeves are then divided and stitches cast on for the underarms. The sleeves are placed on hold and the body is worked to the end of the stockinette stitch portion, then the body is placed on hold while the front bands are worked. Once the front bands are completed, body ribbing is worked across the bands and the held body stitches. Sleeves are worked in the round to the cuff after completion of the body.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32¼ (34, 36¼, 38¾, 41, 45¼)” circumference at chest (with fronts overlapping to approximate back width)
• Sample shown is size 36″ with +1″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 32″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for ribbing):

• One 32″ circular and one set of DPNs*, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

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

YARDAGE

Worsted weight yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 910 (965, 1055, 1140, 1265, 1365) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 540 (570, 625, 675, 750, 810) yards Color 2 (C2)

YARN

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

• 7 (7, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins C1 and
• 4 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins C2
• Photographed in Postcard (C1) and Wool Socks (C2)

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

• Provisional Cast On
• Modified Kitchener Technique
• Short Rows (Wrap & Turn Method)
• Wet-Blocking

27 January 2015: Version 2.0

On Page 7, new instructions added after the RIBBING section as follows: 

FINISH TOP RIBBING – Carefully undo Provisional Cast On and transfer resulting 206 (214, 222, 230, 242, 254) stitches to Size B 32″ circular needle (picking up an extra stitch at the end to match number of stitches cast on). With RS facing, join C1. Bind off 14 stitches knitwise, *bind off 2 stitches purlwise, bind off 2 stitches knitwise; repeat from * to last 14 stitches (including stitch over which previous bound-off stitch was passed), bind off remaining stitches knitwise.

ALSO, a there is a small correction made to the Provisional CO instructions under "Special Techniques."