Trailhead

CONSTRUCTION

• Yarn is held double throughout; the term “working yarn” refers to two strands held together as one.
• Pieces are worked flat from the bottom up and then sewn together.
• The back is shaped with short rows, internal chart shaping, and internal garment shaping at several points. All shaping is worked concurrently. The raglans are shaped differently on the edges of the front and back, and differently on each side of the sleeve. The sleeve raglan caps are shaped internally as well as at the edges. The garment fronts have pockets. The pocket edges are shaped after joining the pocket lining to the front; when pocket shaping is complete, the pocket side and the pocket lining side of front are joined and the front is continued in one piece

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 37¾ (40½, 46, 48¾, 53½, 56¾)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 40½” with +6″ ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 19½ stitches & 30 rows = 4″ in stockinette with Size A needle(s) and yarn held double, after blocking
• 23-stitch cable from Chart A measures 4″ wide with Size A needle(s) and yarn held double, 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: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for ribbing)

• One 32″ circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

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

YARDAGE

• 3345 (3575, 4020, 4290, 4715, 5000) yards of fingering weight wool yarn (held double throughout)

YARN

• 13 (13, 15, 16, 18, 19) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Artifact

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

• Short Rows: Wrap & Turn Method
• Sloped Bind Off
• Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method)