Dunbar
Dunbar is a fishing village down the coast from Edinburgh and the place I called home for most of my childhood. Its harbour still boasts a bustling fishing trade, and it’s watched over by the scraggly ruins of Dunbar Castle. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) plays an active role in the town, and seafaring is still a large part of Dunbar’s culture. This sweater is a nod to that: a classic cable knit with welt and ribbing details mirroring traditional ganseys.
GAUGE
20 stitches x 34 rows per 10 cm / 4" with 3.75 mm [US 5] needles in Moss Stitch, after blocking.
YARN
The sample was knit in Cascade 220 (100% wool, 200 m / 220 yds per 100 g) in the colourway 9600 Antiqued Heather.
Size 4 worn with 8cm of positive ease
CONSTRUCTION
Dunbar is a bottom-up cable knit sweater with drop shoulders. The shoulders are joined with I-cord Three-Needle Bind-Offs, and the sweater is finished with 2 x 2 ribbing. This is a sister sweater to the Feolin. Both share the same construction and finishings.
GAUGE
20 stitches x 34 rows per 10 cm / 4" with 3.75 mm [US 5] needles in Moss Stitch, after blocking.
CHART A: 50 sts x 16 rows is 19 x 4.75 cm / 7.5 x 1.75" with 3.75 [US 5] needles, after blocking.
NEEDLE SIZES
3.75 mm [US 5] for body and sleeves, 3.25 mm [US 3] for collar, hem, and cuffs. You will need a spare needle around the same size for the Three-Needle Bind-Off.
YARDAGE
1162 (1262, 1398, 1520, 1648, 1763) (1909, 2141, 2320, 2449, 2602) m / 1266 (1376, 1523, 1657, 1796, 1922) (2081, 2334, 2528, 2669, 2836) yds of worsted-weight yarn.
YARN
The sample was knit in Cascade 220 (100% wool, 200 m / 220 yds per 100 g) in the colourway 9600 Antiqued Heather.
Other suitable yarns include Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool and De Rerum Natura Gilliatt.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 86 (94, 106, 114, 126, 134) (146, 154, 166, 174, 186) cm / 33.75 (37, 41.75, 45, 49.5, 52.75) (57.5, 60.75, 65.25, 68.5, 73.25)".
Upper Arm Circumference: 31 (35, 37, 39, 41, 45) (49, 53, 57, 59, 61) cm / 12.25 (13.75, 14.5, 15.25, 16.25, 17.75) (19.25, 20.75, 22.5, 23.25, 24)".
Armhole Depth: 18.5 (19.5, 20, 20.5, 21.5, 22.5) (23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 26) cm / 7.5 (7.5, 7.75, 8, 8.5, 8.75) (9.25, 9.5, 9.75, 10, 10.25)".
Body Length from Underarm (customisable): 33.5 (33, 33, 32.5, 31.5, 31.5) (30, 34, 34, 33.5, 33) cm / 13.25 (13, 13, 12.75, 12.25, 12.25) (11.75, 13.5, 13.5, 13.25, 13)".
Sleeve Length from Underarm (customisable): 44 cm / 17.25".
Recommended positive ease: 8–18 cm / 3–7".
Size 4 worn with 18cm of positive ease
