Bradhan

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by Anna Moore

All beach walks beg for layers — wool socks tucked into boots, long scarves into oversized sweaters. Bradhan is that cozy pullover you’ve longed for on every blustery day. Perfectly boxy in shape, this fisherman-inspired workhorse shines with simple details like exposed seams, rolled hems and a touch of ribbing at the dropped shoulder. Woolen-spun Shelter keeps warm air trapped in the fabric of this unisex staple, making it the ideal choice for layering both over and under other pieces.

Construction

• Garment is worked flat in pieces and seamed, with optionally exposed seams.
• Neckband is picked up after assembly and worked circularly.
• This garment’s construction allows for a mixing-and-matching of body and sleeve sizes to tailor fit; see schematic for dimensions.

Finished Dimensions

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

• 37¼ (41, 44½, 49¾) (53¼, 57, 60½) (65¾, 69¼, 73, 78¼)” [94.5 (104, 113, 126.5) (135.5, 145, 153.5) (167, 176, 185.5, 199) cm] circumference at chest
• Model wearing the Snowbound sample is 5’9½”/176.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 33”/84 cm and is wearing Size 3 with 11½”/29 cm positive ease.
• Model wearing the Long Johns sample is 5’11”/180.5 cm tall with a chest circumference of 40”/101.5 cm and is wearing Size 4 with 9¾“/25 cm positive ease.

Need help picking a size? See Brooklyn Tweed's resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size

Yarn

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams)

• 9 (10, 11, 12) (12, 13, 14) (15, 16, 16, 18) skeins
• The skein count for size 10 is near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.
• Photographed in colors Long Johns (with exposed seams) and Snowbound (without exposed seams)

Yardage

• 1205 (1325, 1435, 1555) (1650, 1745, 1860) (1995, 2145, 2230, 2415) yards 1102 (1212, 1312, 1422) (1509, 1596, 1701) (1824, 1961, 2039, 2208) meters of worsted weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 18 stitches & 28 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric and Neckband)

• One pair of straight needles or a 24–32”/60-80 cm circular needle and a 16”/40 cm circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size B (for Neckband)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size C (for Neckband; optional)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

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

Video — Sloped Bind-Off optional
Seaming 101
Blocking 101
Knitwear Care

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