Slade

CONSTRUCTION

• Garment pieces are knit flat from the bottom up and sewn together. The collar is picked up from the Front edges and Back neck edge, and worked in 2x2 Ribbing to create the placket and collar.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 37¼ (40½, 44¼, 47½, 51½, 54¾)” circumference at chest, seamed and buttoned
• Sample shown is size 44¼” with +4¼”ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
• 27 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in 2×2 Ribbing with Size B needle, slightly stretched after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One pair of straight needles or a 24″ (or longer) circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed.
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Tubular Cast On, Ribbing, and Collar): 

• One 40” (or longer) circular needle three sizes smaller than Size A needle(s). 
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

YARDAGE

• Approximately 1235 (1345, 1465, 1580, 1680, 1820) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 9 (10, 11, 12, 12, 13) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Cast Iron

27 January 2015: Version 4.0

On Page 9, under Work Vertical Buttonholes, the first RS row has been corrected to read:

Next Row (RS):Work in established rib to last 62 (62, 62, 62, 70, 70) stitches, *RT, transfer 1 stitch from R needle back to L needle, place marker, transfer stitch back to R needle from L needle, purl 2, [knit 2, purl 2] 6 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) times; repeat from * once more, RT, transfer 1 stitch from R needle back to L needle, place marker, transfer stitch back to R needle from L needle, continue to end in established 2×2 Ribbing.

23 January 2013: Version 3.0

On Page 8, under Sleeves, the increase row as been corrected to read:

Sleeve Increase Row (RS): {GSS}, knit 1, Inv-L, knit to last 3 stitches, Inv-R, knit 1, {GSS}. (2 stitches increased)

29 August 2013: Version 2.1

On Page 6, the last paragraph on the left column has been corrected to read:

Continue in stockinette stitch, working selvedge stitches as {TSSS}, until piece measures approximately 14¾ (15¼, 15¼, 15¾, 16, 16½)” from the cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.

15 August 2013: Version 2.0

On Page 8, after working Cap Decrease Rows the stitch count update has been corrected to read:

Upon completion of this section, you will have worked the Cap Decrease Row a total of 9 (10, 10, 10, 10, 10) times; you now have 31 (31, 31, 33, 37, 41) stitches on your needle.