Bellows

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35¼" 38" 43¼" 48½" 54" 59¼”

Bellows

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Shelter 2-ply Woolen-Spun Worsted Weight

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• Product description

  Cuddle down in a gloriously warm oversized cardigan inspired by old men of the sea. Bellows knits up astonishingly fast in double strands of Shelter, with simple stitch patterns that keep the work meditative and anchor-shaped cables on the lower front and sleeves for visual impact. The garment is worked in pieces and seamed with set-in sleeves, and then the shawl collar and front ribbing are picked up and shaped with short rows.

  Bellows looks handsome in any color from the Shelter palette, so choose a foresty green, a soft purple, or your favorite earth tone. Or get creative, holding two closely related hues together for a marled effect.

  Designer: Michele Wang

  Collection: Fall 2014

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • 1760 (1885, 2145, 2425, 2695, 2930) yards of Worsted weight wool yarn

  
  

  YARN

  • 13 (14, 16, 18, 20, 21) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50 grams)
  • Photographed in color Faded Quilt

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • The cardigan is worked in pieces from the bottom up, and sewn together.

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 35¼ (38, 43¼, 48½, 54, 59¼)” circumference at chest
  • Sample shown is size 43″ with + 9″ ease on model

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

  
  

  GAUGE

  • 12 stitches & 20 rows = 4″ in Broken Rib with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking
  • 16-stitch panel from Chart A or B measures 4¾” wide with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, 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: 8 mm (US 11)

  
  

  Size B (for Ribbing):

  • One 40″ circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Size: 6 mm (US 10)

  
  

  *Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used 

  
  

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

• Techniques

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

  • Sloped Bind Off
  • Short Rows (Turn and YO Method)
  • One-Row Buttonhole

  
  

• Pattern Updates

  Current Pattern: v2.0

  27 January 2015: Version 1.1

  Under Special Techniques, One-Row Buttonhole, the references to RS & WS have been switched (reversed).

  
  

  9 February 2015: Version 2.0

  On Page 8, under FINISHING / Collar, the instructions following the pick-up row have been corrected as follows:

  Begin 1×1 Ribbing, starting with a WS row; work 1 row even.

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