Undertow

CONSTRUCTION

• The body and sleeves are worked circularly from the bottom up, then joined to work the yoke in one piece. The collar is worked directly from the yoke stitches. The underarm stitches are joined using Joinery Bind Off.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 40½ (45½, 49¼, 53, 56½, 61½)" [103 (115.5, 125, 134.5, 143.5, 156) cm] circumference at chest
• Sample shown in Gypsum is size 45½" [115.5 cm] with 8" [20.5 cm] ease on model
• Sample shown in Slate is size 40½" [103 cm] with 8½" [21.5 cm] ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 13 stitches & 19 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• One 18-stitch cable motif from Yoke Chart measures 4" wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One each 24" and 32" circular needles* and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 6.5 mm (US 10½)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One each 16" and 32" circular needles* and one set of DPNs, three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

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

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Quarry — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (200 yards/100 grams)

• 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins
• Photographed in colors Slate and Gypsum

YARDAGE

• 765 (865, 955, 1040, 1160, 1270) total yards of chunky weight wool yarn

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

• Cabled Cast On (optional)
• Short Rows: Yarn Over Method
• Joinery Bind Off
• Sewn Bind Off (optional)