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Treasure awaits in the tidepools. Like the shimmering ridges of a shell, intersecting angles of ribbing flow over the surface of Byssa. A curvaceous hi-lo hem in cropped or classic length rises in a graceful sweep to the gently scooped armholes and neckline.

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Construction

• This garment is worked circularly from the hem to the underarm, then front and back are split and worked flat. The bottom hem is shaped with Short Rows: German Method.
• This pattern has two length options: a cropped length featuring a flared body shape, and a classic length featuring a more narrow body shape. Each length has separate instructions for the body of the garment; both versions share the same instructions for the armhole and neck shaping.
• The fabric is made up of three distinct stitch patterns that are worked in panels that shift across the fabric.
• All edges are finished with an I-cord edge. The hem can be cast on with an I-Cord Cast On, or an I-cord edge can be applied after the garment is finished.
• At times pattern instructions are broken out by Version and/or Size. We recommend reading through the entire pattern and marking the sections that apply to your Version and Size before you begin.

Finished Dimensions

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• 32 (36¼, 40¼, 44½, 48) (52¼, 56¼, 59¾, 64)” [81.5 (92, 102, 113, 122) (132.5, 143, 152, 162.5) cm] circumference at chest
• Imbue Sport sample shown in Diebenkorn is size 2, classic with 3”/7.5 cm positive ease on model with darker-colored long hair
• Loft sample shown in Soot is size 3, cropped with 5¼”/13.5 cm positive ease on model with short hair
• Peerie sample shown in Patina is size 1, cropped with 1”/2.5 cm positive ease on model with lighter-colored long hair

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

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport - 100% American Merino Wool (190 yards/174 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) skeins

Classic Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) skeins
• Photographed in color Diebenkorn
• Note: Sizes 4 and 7 use almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

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Brooklyn Tweed Loft — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (275 yards/251 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins
• Photographed in color Soot
• Note: Sizes 7 and 9 use almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

Classic Version

• 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins

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Brooklyn Tweed Peerie — 100% American Merino Wool (210 yards/192 meters per 50 grams)

Cropped Version

• 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins
• Photographed in color Patina
• Note: Size 7 uses almost all of the required number of skeins listed. You may wish to consider purchasing an additional skein due to variations in individual work.

Classic Version

• 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

Yardage

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport or Peerie

Cropped Version

• 600 (710, 820, 900, 1025) (1115, 1250, 1365, 1500) total yards 549 (649, 750, 823, 937) (1020, 1143, 1248, 1372) total meters fingering weight wool yarn

Classic Version

• 640 (730, 855, 945, 1070) (1165, 1325, 1440, 1585) total yards 585 (668, 782, 864, 978) (1065, 1212, 1317, 1499) total meters fingering weight wool yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Loft

Cropped Version

• 655 (775, 895, 985, 1120) (1215, 1365, 1490, 1640) total yards 599 (709, 818, 901, 1024) (1111, 1248, 1362, 1500) total meters fingering weight wool yarn

Classic Version

• 695 (795, 935, 1030, 1170) (1270, 1445, 1570, 1725) total yards 636 (727, 855, 942, 1070) (1161, 1321, 1436, 1577) total meters fingering weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 23 stitches & 34 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking
• 24 stitches & 34 rounds = 4”/10 cm in 2x1 Twisted Rib, after blocking

Needles

• One 32”/80 cm circular needle and two Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

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

Video — I-Cord Cast On
Video — Short Rows: German Method
Kitchener Stitch
Applied I-Cord

Skill Level
3 out of 5: Intermediate