Big Brioche Turtleneck by Purl Soho

Big Brioche Turtleneck

Knitting
October 2019
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12.5 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Brioche Stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1175 - 2280 yards (1074 - 2085 m)
38 (41½, 45½, 49½, 53) (57, 61, 64½, 68½)
English
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MATERIALS

  • 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Purl Soho’s Big Good Wool, 100% Andean highland wool, undyed. Each skein is approximately 274 yards/200 grams; approximately 1175 (1315, 1420, 1580, 1685) (1850, 1985, 2150, 2280) yards required. We used the color Heirloom White.
  • US 10 (6 mm), 24- or 32-inch circular needles (depending on size you are making)
  • Removable stitch markers
  • Stitch marker

GAUGE
12½ stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in Brioche Stitch

NOTE To count rows in Brioche Stitch, be aware that each visible stitch is actually two rows.

SIZES
38 (41½, 45½, 49½, 53) (57, 61, 64½, 68½)

To fit actual chest circumference of 30–33 (34–37, 38–41, 42–45, 45–48 (49–52, 53–56, 57–60, 61–64) inches, with approximately 5–8 inches of ease

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 38 (41½, 45½, 49½, 53) (57, 61, 64½, 68½) inches
  • Finished Length From Shoulder: 23¼ (25, 25½, 27, 27¾) (29¼, 30¼, 31¾, 32½) inches
  • Finished Sleeve Length From Underarm: 17 (17, 17, 17, 16½) (16½, 16, 16, 15½) inches

SAMPLE: The sweater pictured here is size 49½ modeled with 11 inches of ease.

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Adam Aronowitz.