Tillage

CONSTRUCTION

• This garment is worked flat in pieces from the bottom up, then seamed together. The collar is picked up and worked circularly after garment is assembled.
• The Hi-Lo Hem (Version I) and Traditional Hem (Version II) versions share identical upper body and sleeves; only the hems are worked differently.
• There are two options for finishing the neck; a funnel neck (shown in the Hi-Lo Hem version) and a folded neckband (shown in the Traditional Hem version).
• The Sloped Bind Off  is used at the top sleeve edges.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 40½ (45, 49, 53½, 58½, 63)" [103 (114.5, 124.5, 136, 148.5, 160) cm] circumference at chest
• Version I (Hi-Lo Hem) sample shown in size 49" [124.5 cm] with 5½" [14 cm] ease on model
• Version II (Traditional Hem) sample shows in size 45" [114.5 cm] with 11" [28 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 33 rows = 4" in Garter Ribbing with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 34-stitch panel from Cable Chart A measures 4¼" wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 46-stitch panel from Cable Chart B measures 6" wide 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: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One pair of straight needles or a 32" circular needle and one 16" circular needle, three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Size C (optional; for Folded Neckband only)

• One 16" circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 2.75 mm (US 2)

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

YARN

Version I (Hi-Lo Hem):

• 11 (13, 14, 15, 17, 18) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee Wool; 145 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Treehouse

Version II (Traditional Hem):

• 11 (12, 13, 14, 16, 17) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (100% American Targhee Wool; 145 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Heron

YARDAGE

Version I (Hi-Lo Hem):

• 1575 (1755, 1920, 2120, 2370, 2570) total yards of DK weight wool yarn 

Version II (Traditional Hem):

• 1470 (1640, 1790, 1975, 2215, 2390) total yards of DK weight wool yarn

Amounts include enough yardage for either neck treatment.

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

• Cabled Cast On
• Rib Cabled Cast On
• {GSS} Garter Stitch Selvedge
• Sloped Bind Off

05 May 2020: Version 2.1

On page 10, below "Begin Chart," the beginning of the "Next Row (RS)" has been updated to read:

Next Row (RS): {GSS}, knit 1, [purl 1, knit 1] ...

On page 14, lefthand column, "Row 7 (RS)" has been updated to end with:

Row 7 (RS): ... work as established to last 5 stitches, FD2-L, {GSS}. (3 stitches decreased each side)

12 December 2019: Version 2.0

On page 13, Next Row (RS) and Next Row (WS) instructions for the Front below "Main Fabric" have been updated.