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INTRODUCTION

Juuret

beauty shot by Anu Ahoniemi

Piquant

This sweater is inspired by the growth in springtime, all the little pale sprouts coming out from the ground as a promise of the coming summer. The pale yellow yarn reflects the fragility of spring. I designed a pullover with short sleeves which is tight on your body reminiscent of the style of the sixties. The pullover has negative ease as I wanted it to wrap around you closely, just like nature does if you let it. The soft merino yarn warms you just like nature does when you let it comfort you and give you strength in its fragile power. Another option could also be a cotton yarn with a high twist.

The top-down pullover is asymmetrical and has a tubular cast-on. The increases and the decreases for creating the yoke and the shaping of the body grow slowly, but in a rhythm that reminds me of the yearly growth in nature. The pullover comes in seven sizes, which are slightly different in increases and decreases, but all fit the body with a tight fit. To get the right fit, I recommend choosing a size which has some negative ease when compared to your bust.

spacer model: Anu Ahoniemi

spacer photos: Ilkka Lehdonmäki

SIZE

Women's XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X]
shown in size 1X with 2 inches/5 cm of negative ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust: 32.75[36, 38, 42, 44.75, 47.25, 51.25] inches / 83[91.5, 96.5, 106.5, 113.5, 120, 130] cm
Length: 21.5[22, 22, 22.5, 22.5, 23.25, 23.75] inches / 54.5[56, 56, 57, 57, 59, 60.5] cm

MATERIALS

Yarn
Koigu Premium Merino KPM [100% Merino wool; 175yd/160m per 50 g skein]; color: 2335; 5[5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7] skeins

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below - every knitter's gauge is unique]
US #1.5/2.5mm circular needle, 32 inch/80cm length
US #1.5/2.5mm circular needle, 16 inch/40cm length

Notions
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn or stitch holders
Stitch markers, 12 of one separate color to mark waist shaping

GAUGE

24 sts/36 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in k2, p2 ribbing and k4, p2 ribbing
Note: Gauge is flexible due to nature of ribbing.
Make sure you have a similar tension in your gauge swatch knitted at the correct gauge as you would like to have in your finished garment.

PATTERN NOTES

[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

This pullover is very short as this shirt is meant to sit tightly on your waist when wearing skirts.

When working in pattern, knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts as they appear. You should always have a column of 2 purl sts between groups of knit sts.

m1pL: Insert left needle from front to back under the horizontal strand which lies between the stitch just knit and the following stitch; purl into the back of this loop. 1 stitch increased.

m1pR: Insert left needle from back to front under the horizontal strand which lies between the stitch just knit and the following stitch; purl into the front of this loop. 1 stitch increased.

K2, P2 Rib
Rnd 1: (K2, p2) to end of rnd.
Rep this rnd for patt.

Techniques:

k2, p2 tubular cast-on

DIRECTIONS

Collar
Using 2.5mm shorter circ and k2, p2 tubular cast-on method, CO 128 sts. Pm and join to work in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts.

Work in K2, P2 rib for 1.5 inches / 4 cm.

Short row shaping:
Short row 1 [RS]: Patt 3, w&t.
Short row 2 [WS]: Patt to m, sl m, patt 23, pm (center back), patt 26, w&t.
Short row 3: Work in pattern to previous w&t, work wrap with wrapped st, patt 3, w&t.
Rep Short row 3 five times more.
Short row 9 [RS]: Patt to beg of rnd m.

Yoke
Note: Resume working in the rnd. Work rem wraps with wrapped sts on following rnd.

Inc rnd 1: *M1R, k2, m1L, p2, k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 160 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *K4, p2, k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Inc rnd 2: *K4, p2, m1R, k2, m1L, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 192 sts.
Next 7 rnds: (K4, p2) to end.

Inc rnd 3: *K2, m1pR, m1pL, k2, p2, k4, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 224 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *(K2, p2) twice, k4, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Inc rnd 4: *(K2, p2) twice, k2, m1pR, m1pL, k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 256 sts.
Next 7 rnds: (K2, p2) to end.

Inc rnd 5: *(K2, p2) three times, m1R, k2, m1L, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 288 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *(K2, p2) three times, k4, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Inc rnd 6: *K2, p2, k2, p2, m1R, k2, m1L, p2, k4, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 320 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *(K2, p2) twice, (k4, p2) twice; rep from * to end.

All Sizes except XS:
Inc rnd 7: *K2, p2, m1R, k2, m1L, (p2, k4) twice, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 352 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *K2, (p2, k4) three times, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Sizes L-3X Only:
Inc rnd 8: *M1R, k2, m1L, (p2, k4) three times, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 384 sts.
Next 7 rnds: (K4, p2) to end.

Sizes 2X & 3X Only:
Inc rnd 9: *(K4, p2) three times, k2, m1pR, m1pL, k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 416 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *(K4, p2) three times, (k2, p2) twice; rep from * to end of rnd.

Size 3X Only:
Inc rnd 10: *K4, p2, k2, m1pR, m1pL, k2, p2, k4, (p2, k2) twice, p2; rep from * to end of rnd. 448 sts.
Next 7 rnds: *K4, (p2, k2) twice, p2, k4, (p2, k2) twice, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

All Sizes continue here:
320[352, 352, 384, 384, 416, 448] sts.

Work even in patt for 7 rnds more.

Divide for Body and Sleeves:
Next rnd: Remove m, place next 64[68, 68, 72, 72, 80, 86] sts on holder, CO 1[0, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8] sts for underarm, pm for new beg of rnd, CO 1[0, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8] sts, work 96[108, 108, 120, 120, 128, 138] sts in pattern, place next 64[68, 68, 72, 72, 80, 86] sts on holder, CO 1[0, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8] sts for underarm, pm, CO 1[0, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8] sts, work next 96[108, 108, 120, 120, 128, 138] sts in pattern. 196[216, 228, 252, 268, 284, 308] sts rem.

Body
Next rnd: *Over the next 2[0, 6, 6, 14, 14, 16] underarm sts work as foll:

Size XS Only: K2.
Size M Only: K2, p2, k2.
Size L Only: K4, p2.
Size 1X Only: K4, p2, k2, p2, k4.
Size 2X Only: K2, p2, k4, p2, k2, p2.
Size 3X Only: (K2, p2) 8 times.**

Patt to 1[0, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8] sts before next m and repeat from * to ** once.
Patt to end of rnd at center of next underarm.

Work even in patt for 7 rnds.

Begin waist shaping:
Note: Waist decreases always take place over a set of 4 knit rib sts, decreasing the 4 sts into 2. For the waist shaping markers, use markers in different colors to distinguish them from the underarm markers.

Work in pattern for 7 rounds.

Set-up rnd 1: *Patt 20[20, 20, 20, 20, 30, 30] sts, pm, patt 20[20, 20, 20, 20, 30, 30] sts, pm, patt 18[28, 34, 46, 54, 22, 34] sts, pm, patt 20[20, 20, 20, 20, 30, 30] sts, pm, patt 20[20, 20, 20, 20, 30, 30] sts, sl m; rep from * once more.

Dec rnd 1: *(Patt to next waist mrk, patt to next 4-st knit column, ssk, k2tog) twice, (patt to last 4-st knit column before next waist m, ssk, k2tog, patt to waist m) twice, patt to underarm m; rep from * once more. 16 sts dec.