Lowra
Designed by Véronik Avery for Brooklyn Tweed, Lowra features set-in sleeves and either a belt or I-cord tie closure. A polished cardigan, it is knit in Brooklyn Tweed’s Arbor in crisp stockinette stitch. Lowra is worked from the bottom up in pieces that you sew together. Brooklyn Tweed considers this pattern a level 3 out of 5 in difficulty and offers it as a hard copy only. For more information about materials, gauge, and size, please click Product Details, above.
MATERIALS
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10 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed’s Arbor, shown in colors Vintner and Carob, or 1440 (1540, 1680, 1800, 1940, 2100, 2220) total yards of DK weight wool yarn
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US 6 (4 mm), 32-inch circular needles or straight needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
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US 4 (3.5 mm), 16-inch and 32-inch circular needles or straight needles, or two sizes smaller than gauge needles, for ribbing
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A set of US 4 double pointed needles, or same size as ribbing needles
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US 2 (2.75 mm), 32-inch circular needles, or two sizes smaller than ribbing needles, for optional tubular cast on only
GAUGE
21 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with gauge needles, after blocking
SIZES
32 (35, 38, 41¼, 44¼, 47¼, 50¼)-inch [81.5 (89, 96.5, 105, 112.5, 120, 127.5) cm] chest circumference with fronts closed, with an intended ease of +4-5 inches [10–12.5 cm]
