Recommended Yarn
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter – 100% American Targhee-Columbia wool (40 yards/50g)
14 (15, 17, 17, 19, 20) skeins
Photographed in color Truffle Hunt
Yardage Requirements
1915 (2040, 2275, 2380, 2580, 2735) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
Gauge
19 stitches & 30 rows = 4” in Double Moss Stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
32-stitch panel from Chart A or C measures 5” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
52-stitch panel from Chart B measures 6¾“ wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
For all charts, 30 rows = 4”, after blocking
Needles
Size A (for Main Fabric):
One 32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)
Size B (for Ribbing):
One 47” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)
Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only):
One 32” circular needle, one size smaller than Size B
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)
Note: A size 4.5 mm crochet hook is used to join the collar during finishing.
Finished Dimensions
40¼ (43½, 46¾, 50½, 53½, 57¼)“ circumference at bust (including collar; with fronts touching)
Intended Ease: + 6–8”
Sample shown is size 43½” with + 9¼“ ease on model
Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.
Pattern Updates
30 December 2015: Version 2.0
On page 11, Row 5 (Tubular Row; RS): Resuming with working yarn, {knit 1}, *knit 1, bring yarn to front, slip 2 purlwise, bring yarn to back, knit 1; repeat from * to last 3 stitches, knit 1, bring yarn to front, slip 1 purlwise, {knit 1}.