Tweed Is the New Black

This understated top-down sweater celebrates knitter’s simple pleasures: garter stitch and tweed.

Tweed Is the New Black is a raglan-sleeved sweater with a relaxed fit. Raglan increase lines worked in garter stitch continue down the body as wide garter-stitch panels placed at the sides. The body and sleeves are framed with deep bands also worked in garter stitch. The well-tailored, rounded neckline gives that classic crew-neck look.

Choose from the two style options to best go with your mood and taste. Pick the women’s version with modest waist shaping for a more fitted look. The unisex version with no shaping and slightly longer sleeves is intended for a masculine body type — or for the ultimate comfort, the boyfriend sweater.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Only written instructions are provided.

Sizes

• XS (S, M, L, XL) [2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL]

• To fit a 75 (85, 95, 105, 115) [125, 135, 145, 155] cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58, 62]" chest with approx. 7.5 cm / 3" of positive ease

• Finished chest circumference approx. 82 (93, 102, 113, 122) [133, 142, 153, 162] cm / 32¼ (36½, 40, 44½, 48) [52¼, 55¾, 60¼, 63¾]"

Yarn

• Isager Tweed (70% wool, 30% mohair, 200 m/50 g), approx. 6 (7, 7, 8, 8) [9, 10, 11, 11] skeins in the colorway Granite

Yardage

• Fingering-weight yarn,  approx. 1100 (1250, 1350, 1500, 1600) [1750, 1850, 2050, 2250] m / 1200 (1350, 1550, 1650, 1750) [1900, 2050, 2250, 2500] yd

Gauge

• 22 sts × 34 rows = 10 cm / 4"

Needles

• 3.0 and 3.5 mm / US #2 and #4