AQUATINT

With a subtlety akin to soft watercolors, this delicately detailed pullover reads like a ready-to-wear garment with thoughtful finishing details sure to engage a knitterly mind. After the body and sleeves are worked flat in pieces and seamed, the neckband is then picked up and knit in the round to completion. Small lace eyelets accent a slimming, geometric front panel that flatters any shape, and an optional, innovative double-knit hem anchors the easy flow of Peerie’s finished fabric. Bring polish and simplicity to your style with the deliciously minimalist Aquatint pullover.

FINISHED SIZES 
42¼ (45¾, 49¾, 53¾, 57¾) (61¾, 66¼, 70¼, 74¼)" [107.5 (116, 126.5, 136.5, 146.5) (157, 168.5, 178.5, 188.5) cm] circumference at bust/chest
Sample shown is size 49¾" [126.5 cm] with 12¼" [31 cm] positive ease on model

MATERIALS 
1300 (1440, 1560, 1680, 1790) (1890, 2010, 2100, 2275) yards [1189 (1317, 1426, 1536, 1637) (1728, 1838, 1920, 2080) meters] of fingering weight wool yarn
7 (7, 8, 8, 9) (9, 10, 10, 11) skeins required of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino wool; 210 yards/50 grams); Note: the fourth, sixth and eighth sizes use exactly 8, 9 and 10 skeins, respectively. You may wish to consider purchasing an extra skein due to variations in individual work.
Sample shown in Brooklyn Tweed Peerie in color ‘Mesa’.

GAUGE 
24 ½ stitches x 35 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

SUGGESTED NEEDLES 
Size A (for Main Fabric)
One each 16” / 40 cm and 32″ / 80 cm circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 3.0mm (US 2½)

Size B (for Neckband and optional double-knit hem)
One each 16″ / 40 cm and 32” / 80 cm circular needles, two sizes smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 2.25mm (US 1)

DIFFICULTY 
Intermediate: Skills required include Long-Tail Cast On, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, knitting in the round.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 
Note: Complete instructions are provided within the pattern for each technique. 
Sloped Bind Off, Sewn Bind Off (Elizabeth Zimmerman’s method)

PATTERN STYLE 
Written pattern. Includes detailed schematic.

WHERE TO BUY
Aquatint can be purchased on Brooklyn Tweed’s website via the “Buy Pattern” button above, as well as on Ravelry. All four patterns from the Ever Greene collection can be purchased together at a special price from Brooklyn Tweed.

AQUATINT was originally published by Brooklyn Tweed as part of the Ever Greene collection.
Photographs by Jared Flood, courtesy of Brooklyn Tweed.