Bergitte is knit completely in the round, bottom up. The ribbing and the button bands are cast on and knit together for the entire ribbing portion. Next the button bands are placed on holders (to be dealt with later) and then a steek is added and the body is knit. Next you knit the sleeves. Then you join the sleeves to the body and knit the yoke. Then you will cut the steek and pick up and knit the button bands. Sew them onto the sweater with a mattress stitch. Sew on the buttons. Knit the neckband. Graph the underarms and wear immediately. It’s a quick knit. I have included instructions for a cropped body and 3/4 length sleeves and for a full length body and sleeves.
Bergitte is available in twelve sizes from XXS to 4XL. Please decide which size you would like to make based on the finished measurements.
Sizes
XXS-4XL
Finished Measurements
Bergitte has a 1-5 inch positive ease and the model is wearing it at a 4 inch positive ease.
Chest: 30 ¼ (32½, 35, 37½, 39 7/8, 41¾, 44½, 48, 50¾, 52¾, 55½, 58½) inches
Sleeve length (3/4 length) 13 (13 ½, 14,14½,15,15½ ,16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17) inches
Sleeve length (full length): 17 ½ (17 ½ 18,18 ½ ,19,19,20, 20, 20, 21, 21, 21) inches
Body length (cropped) 13 (13 ½ ,14, 14, 15, 15 ½ ,16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18) inches
Body length (full): 14 (15, 15 ½ ,15 ¾ ,16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20) inches
Yoke: 8 (8¼, 8½, 8½, 8½, 8¾, 9, 9¼, 9½, 10¼, 10½, 11½) inches
Yarn
Cropped body and sleeves:
Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Ranch 01
Main Color: Natural 300 (400, 400, 500, 500, 600, 600, 600, 700, 700, 800, 800) g
Contrasting Color: Indigo 100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100,100, 200, 200) g
OR
Brookyln Tweed Shelter
Main Color: 300 (350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800) g
Contrasting Color 50 (50, 50, 50, 50,100,100,100,100,100,150,150) g
Full length body and sleeves:
Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Ranch 01
Main Color: Natural 400 (400, 500, 500, 600, 600, 700, 600, 700, 700, 800, 800) g
OR
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter -Full Length
Main Color: 350 (400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800) g
Contrasting Color 50 (50, 50, 50, 50,100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 150, 150) g
Needles
32-40 inch circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge in colorwork and in single color. DPNS/Flexiflips/or 16-inch needles for sleeves in the same size to obtain gauge.
Bergitte is knit with one size needle (unless you need a different needle size to obtain gauge in both single color knitting and color work).
Notions
Darning needle
7 to 9 Buttons (3/4”)
Gauge and Swatch
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in colorwork
Gauge should be reached in color work and in single color.
Skills Used
Long-tail cast on
Knit
Purl
Backward loop
Knitting in the round
Knitting in color work
k2tog
ssk
Grafting underarms
Mattress stitch
Binding off with a decrease
Working with DPNs
Sewing and cutting a steek
