Oakwood

Knitting
January 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1040 - 1950 yards (951 - 1783 m)
31 ¾ (34 ½, 38 ¼, 41, 44 ¾, 48 ½, 52, 55 ¾, 59 ¼)”
English
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Oakwood has been finished for quite awhile now (I even had long hair still!) and it is my go to sweater. It is knitted from the top down, in one piece, in the round, with optional patch pockets.

Finished Measurements at bust: 31 ¾ (34 ½, 38 ¼, 41, 44 ¾, 48 ½, 52, 55 ¾, 59 ¼)”

Materials
Primo Worsted by The Plucky Knitter
(75% merino, 20% cashmere, 5% nylon 200 yds 183 m/100g skein)
• 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins Oatmeal
• Approx yards needed: 1040 (1140, 1260, 1350, 1460, 1530, 1710, 1825, 1950) yards
Needles
• One 16” circular (cir) needle size US 7 (4.5 mm). (For collar)
• One each 16” and 29” cir needle size US 6 (4 mm). (For yoke and body)
• One set of double pointed needles (dpns) size US 6 (4 mm). (For sleeves)
Or size to obtain gauge.
Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders or waste yarn
• Tapestry needle

Photos by Carrie Bostick Hoge.
Tech edited by Dawn Catanzaro.