Vela

CONSTRUCTION

• The upper back and front are worked flat from the bottom up. After partial garment assembly, the sleeves are picked up from the armhole edges and worked circularly from the top down. The lower body is picked up and worked circularly from the top down.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 34¼ (38¼, 42¼, 46¼, 50¼, 54¼)” circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 38¼” with 3¼” ease on model

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

GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 45 rows = 4″ in Garter Slip Stitch, after blocking
• 24 stitches & 42 rounds = 4″ in Stockinette Slip Stitch, after blocking

NEEDLES

• One each 16″ and 32″ circular needles, in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment include written as well as charted instructions.

YARDAGE

• 1870 (2085, 2310, 2530, 2725, 2920) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 7 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Bale

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

• Slip-Stitch Selvedge
• Sloped Bind Off
• Pick up and Purl