Tweed Is Still the New Black

DESCRIPTION

My love affair with garter stitch and tweed continues with Tweed Is Still the New Black.

Tweed Is Still the New Black is a relaxed sweater dress worked from the top down in fingering-weight yarn. This raglan-sleeved and tunic-length garment is a comfortable, comforting companion on cool days. Waist shaping worked at front and back pieces gives you a flattering hourglass look while the generously A-lined hem allows for comfort of movement.

Ever-practical set-in pockets and subtle garter-stitch accents give this understated sweater dress some visual interest. Worn over a pair of leggings or skinny jeans, Tweed Is Still the New Black will become a wardrobe staple.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Only written instructions are provided.

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SIZES

• XS (S, M, L, XL) [2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL]
• To fit a 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) 125, 135, 145, 155 cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58, 62]” bust
• Finished bust circumference approx. 82 (93, 102, 113, 122) [133, 142, 153, 162] cm / 32¼ (36½, 40, 44½, 48) [52¼, 55¾, 60¼, 63¾]”

This size-inclusive tunic is intended to be worn with approx. 7.5 cm / 3” of positive ease at bust.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

See last photo.

MATERIALS

Yarn

• Rowan Rowanspun 4 Ply (100% wool, 148 m/25 g, 162 yd/0.88 oz), approx. 9 (10, 11, 13, 14) [15, 16, 17, 19] skeins. The sample is knitted in the colorway #712 Jade.
• Or Isager Tweed (70% wool, 30% mohair, 200 m/50 g, 219 yd/1.76 oz), approx. 7 (8, 9, 9, 10) [11, 12, 13, 14] skeins.
• Or fingering-weight yarn, approx. 1300 (1500, 1650, 1800, 1950) [2150, 2300, 2500, 2700] m / 1450 (1650, 1800, 2000, 2150) [2350, 2500, 2700, 2950] yd.

Needles

• 3.5 mm / US #4 long circular needle for stockinette (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• 3.0 mm / US #2½ long circular needle (80–100 cm / 32–40”) for garter stitch bands
• 3.0 mm / US #2½ short circular needle (40 cm / 16”) for the neck band
• If not working in magic loop, double-pointed needles in the same sizes for the sleeves and pocket bags.

Notions

• Darning needle
• Spare needles for picking up pocket stitches
• 5 stitch markers: a set of 4 and 1 unique beginning-of-round (BOR) marker
• Waste yarn, extra cable, or circular needle for holding sleeve stitches

GAUGE

• 22 sts × 34 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette on larger needles, blocked
• 26 sts × 44 rows = 10 cm / 4” in garter stitch on smaller needles, blocked

TECHNIQUES USED

The pattern uses the following techniques: long-tail cast-on, casting on in the middle of a row, jogless garter stitch in the round, set-in pockets, and three-needle bind-off.

REFERENCES

• Jogless garter stitch in the round
• 5 Stretchy Bind-off Methods
• 5 More Stretchy Bind-off Methods
• Three-needle bind-off