Contains:
- Knitting Pattern with written instructions and schematic
- US Imperial Measurement
- Women's sizes XX-Small to 6X (27.75" to 68.25" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 1235 (1335, 1470, 1570) (1755, 1895, 2050) (2180, 2280, 2460, 2605) yards DK wool blend yarn
- Size 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 12" and 32" long, and one set of five double-pointed needles
- Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 24" long
- Stitch markers
- Waste yarn
- Removable markers
- Cable needle
Bozeman is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while each side of the front is picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and front are joined and the body is worked back and forth until the neck shaping is completed. Stitches are cast on for the center front neck, the fronts are joined, and the body is worked in the round to the bottom edge. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps (instructions are included for German short rows). Stitches for the shawl collar are picked up around the neck edge and the collar is shaped using short rows. The collar is finished with an i-cord bind-off.
Finished bust measurements: 27.75 (32, 36.25, 40.25) (43.75, 48, 52.25) (56.25, 59.75, 64, 68.25)". Piece is intended to be worn with 4" positive ease.
Yarn Requirements: 1235 (1335, 1470, 1570) (1755, 1895, 2050) (2180, 2280, 2460, 2605) yards DK wool blend yarn. Sample was knit using Universal Yarn Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash in #404 Olive.
Needles: Size 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 12" and 32" long, and one set of five double-pointed needles, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 24" long.
Notions: Stitch markers; waste yarn; removable markers; cable needle.
Gauge: 23 sts and 32 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch using larger needle.
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.