Tweed & Rib Mock Turtleneck 140 Vermont Fiber Pattern

Tweed & Rib Mock Turtleneck is a classic men's sweater knitting pattern from Vermont Fiber Designs (#140) by Sue McCain, with a three-colour tweed stitch above a 4×3 rib.

The tweed uses only knits, purls and slipped stitches. Instructions are given for both dropped shoulders and set-in sleeves.

• Craft: Knitting
• Sizes: Men's XXS–6X; finished 32.5 (38.5, 42, 44.5, 50, 54, 57.5, 63.5, 66.5, 70, 73)"
• Yarn: Worsted weight wool blend: 950–2050 yds main colour and 100–200 yds each of two contrasts
• Needles: US 9 (5.5 mm) straight; US 7 (4.5 mm) circular
• Gauge: 18 sts and 21 rows = 4" (10 cm) in 4×3 rib; 18 sts and 29 rows in tweed stitch
• Skill level: Easy
• Notions: Stitch markers
• Format: Printed pattern

Good for: a first try at slip-stitch colourwork.