Weidlinger

CONSTRUCTION

• The sweater is worked flat in pieces. The back is worked from the top down. The front is worked in three pieces which are joined to become one and worked to the hem. The front panels are then sewn together. The shoulders are sewn together and stitches are picked up for the sleeves, which are worked flat to the cuff. The collar is picked up and worked circularly.
• The Weidlinger Stitch pattern may be worked from either charted or written instructions.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 35½ (39¼, 43¾, 47½, 51½) (55¼, 59¾, 63½, 67½)" [90 (99.5, 111, 120.5, 131) (140.5, 152, 161.5, 171.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Version I (cropped) sample in Arbor Dorado size 4 modeled with 15½"/39.5 cm positive ease.
• Version II (classic) sample in Re•Ply Rambouillet Brickwork size 3 modeled with 9½"/24 cm positive ease.
• Version II (classic) sample in Arbor Arabesque size 3 modeled with 1¼"/3 cm negative ease.

GAUGE

• 21 stitches & 32 rows = 4" in Weidlinger pattern, after blocking

NEEDLES

• One pair of straight needles and/or a 32" circular needle and a 16" circular needle 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.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/50 grams)

Version I (Cropped):

• 7 (8, 9, 11, 11) (12, 14, 15, 16) skeins
• Photographed in color Dorado

Version II (Classic):

• 9 (10, 11, 13, 14) (15, 17, 18, 19) skeins
• Photographed in color Arabesque

—OR—

Brooklyn Tweed Re•Ply Rambouillet — 100% American Rambouillet Wool (130 yards/119 meters per 45 grams)

Version I (Cropped):

• 8 (9, 10, 12, 13) (14, 15^, 17, 18) skeins
• Photographed in color Brickwork

Version II (Classic):

• 10 (11, 12^, 14, 15^) (17, 19, 20, 22) skeins

The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.

Potential yarn substitutes include Dapple. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.

YARDAGE

Version I (Cropped):

• 990 (1095, 1250, 1515, 1580) (1735, 1950, 2100, 2280) yards of DK weight wool yarn

Version II (Classic):

• 1240 (1370, 1555, 1805, 1940) (2115, 2365, 2540, 2745) yards of DK weight wool yarn

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

• Garter Stitch Selvedge
• Short Rows: Wrap & Turn Method
• Knitted Cast On
• Sewn Bind Off

15 May 2020: Version 1.2

On page 5 for the Front's Schematic, lengths from below the front panels to the bottom hem for the Classic and Cropped Versions have been updated:

Classic Version: 13 (13, 13½, 14¼, 14¼) (14¼, 14¾, 14¾, 15¼)" / 33 (33, 34.5, 36, 36) (36, 37.5, 37.5, 38.5) cm

Cropped Version: 6½ (6½, 7, 7¾, 7¾) (7¾, 8¼, 8¼, 8¾)" / 16.5 (16.5, 18, 19.5, 19.5) (19.5, 21, 21, 22) cm

The measurements listed within the pattern's instructions remain correct.

Also, on page 12 for the Front, below "Shape Left Neckline," Short Row 3 has been revised to:

Short Row 3: Purl to wrapped stitch, conceal wrapped stitch, purl 1 (1, 1, 1, 0) (1, 0, 0, 0), wrap & turn;

16 April 2020: Version 1.1

Page 3: The skein count for the Cropped Version, fourth size, has been updated from 10 skeins to 11 skeins.