Wellwood

CONSTRUCTION

• All pieces are worked flat from the bottom up, then seamed together during finishing.
• Front is worked in one piece to placket opening, stitches are then bound off in the center for placket, then both sides are worked concurrently from separate balls of yarn for the remainder of Front.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 32½ (36½, 40½, 44½, 48½, 52½)” finished (blocked) circumference at chest
• Sample shown is size 36½” with + 3½“ of ease on model

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

GAUGE

• Working Gauge: 32 stitches & 46 rows = 4″ in Stockinette Stitch with Gauge Needle, before blocking
• Finished Gauge: 28 stitches & 42 rows = 4″ in Stockinette Stitch with Gauge Needle, after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (Gauge Needle):

• One pair of knitting needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed

• Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Size B:

• One 24” circular needle two sizes smaller than Gauge Needle

• Suggested Size: 2½ mm (US 1)

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

YARDAGE

• Approximately 1175 (1300, 1440, 1630, 1800, 1970) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 8) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Postcard

10 October 2018: Version 4.1

Typos on page 6 have been corrected and the section now reads: 

Repeat the Sleeve Increase Row every 14th (10th, 10th, 8th, 8th, 6th) row 4(12, 1, 8, 1, 16) more time(s), then every 12th (0, 8th, 6th, 6th, 4th) row 5 (0,14, 10, 20, 8) times.

12 November 2012: Version 4.0

The “Broderie Anglaise Left” definition within the Legend was updated to the following: 

On Row 1 of chart, SSK (1 stitch is decreased).

On Row 2, purl 1.

On Row 3 of chart, knit 1, “knit 1 long” (insert the R needle two rows below into the space just to the right of the ssk and knit a stitch, drawing up a long loop onto the R needle) (1 stitch increased)”

27 September 2012: Version 3.1

On page 9, Charts B and C’s labels were reversed. In the corrected pattern, Chart C is now the chart on the left side of the page, and Chart B is on the right side of the page.

14 September 2012: Version 2.0

The InvL definition under Abbreviations (page 9) began with an erroneous “With yarn held at front of work.” This portion of the definition has been deleted.