Photo © Copyright Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood |
Photo © Copyright Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood |
I'm so glad they asked me to work up another version in more subtle autumn hues, though. The shorter cowl in Pumpernickel and Homemade Jam reminds me of Turkish rugs. The effect is a softer feel that invites a closer look.
Photo © Copyright Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood |
Photo © Copyright Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood |
You can get the pattern on the Brooklyn Tweed website and on Ravlery. Check out the Look Book to see the rest of the designs in Wool People 8!
Pattern Specs:
MATERIALS
Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
545 (655) yards of Color 1 (C1)
440 (575) yards of Color 2 (C2)
Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):
2 (3) skeins each of C1 & C2
Version I:
Photographed in colors Homemade Jam (C1) & Pumpernickel (C2)
Version II:
Photographed in colors Fossil (C1) & Button Jar (C2)
GAUGE
23 stitches & 36 rounds = 4” in stockinette stitch with Size A needle, after blocking
23 stitches & 26 rounds = 4” in charted colorwork pattern with Size B needle, after blocking
NEEDLES
Size A (for Striped Sections):
One 16” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: US 3¾ mm (US 5)
Size B (for Charted Colorwork Sections):
One 16” circular needle two sizes larger than Size A needle
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
17½” wide; Version I: 45¼” long, Version II: 59” long
Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking
SKILL LEVEL
3 of 5
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