An easy to knit and even easier to wear top down pullover with a turtleneck, rib details and allover texture. This sweater is designed to be worn with a few inches of positive ease, but how much ease is entirely a personal matter. The best way to get just the right amount is to find a piece of clothing that fits just the way you want your sweater to fit and measure it. Lay the garment on a flat surface and measure the span across the chest form underarm to underarm. Then while you’ve got it there, check the length too. Top-down raglans are really easy to modify so measure the length from the under arm to the hem and again to the sleeve cuffs. Compare these measurements to those of the schematic and choose the size that most closely matches the measurements from the garment you measured. |
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model: Emily Knudson photos: Chris Vaccaro |
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SIZE |
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS |
MATERIALS Notions |
GAUGE |
18 sts/24 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with larger needle 18 sts/24 rows = 4 inches in pattern stitch with larger needle |
PATTERN NOTES |
This pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down. Granite Stitch (worked in the round, multiple of 4 sts + 1) Granite Stitch is set up in Set-up Rounds 1-2 of Yoke. When continuing raglan shaping, maintain stitch pattern over stitches as established by these 2 rounds, working increases into pattern. |
DIRECTIONS With 16-inch circular needle, CO 88[88, 88, 96, 96, 104, 104] sts. Pm and join to work in the round. Rib rnd: *K1, p1; rep from * to end. Change to larger circular needle. Shape yoke and begin Granite Stitch pattern: Set-up Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, p1, k1, p1, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 96[96, 96, 104, 104, 112, 112] sts. Inc rnd: *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 8 sts inc'd. Work foll 4 rnds 8[6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 0] times in total: 176[184, 184, 200, 200, 224, 128] sts. Work foll 2 rnds 3[6, 10, 10, 13, 12, 28] times in total: 200[232, 264, 280, 304, 320, 352] sts after these rnds are completed; 65[73, 81, 87, 93, 99, 107] sts each for Front and Back and 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69] sts for each Sleeve. Work 1 round in patterns as established. Divide body and sleeves: Set-up rnd: *Patt to m, sl m, p1, k1, (p2, k1) 0[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1] time, (p3, k1) 2[2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2] times, (p2, k1) 0[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1] time, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. This rnd establishes 65[73, 81, 87, 93, 99, 107] sts for Front and Back in Granite st, and side panels with 2 sts either end in rib and centre 7[7, 7, 11, 11, 13, 13] sts in Granite st.
Divide body for split hem: Back hem: Front hem: Next row [RS]: (P1, k1) to last st, p1, pick up and knit 1 st from WS of first st of Back hem. 77[85, 93, 103, 109, 117, 125] sts on needles. Next row [WS]: Sl 3 wyif, rib as est to end. SLEEVES Next rnd: P6[6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9], patt 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69], purl to end. Dec rnd: P1, p2tog, patt to last 2 sts, ssp. 2 sts dec'd. Work even in patt for 23[11, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6] rnds. Work even until sleeve measures 14 inches or approx. 4 inches shorter than desired length. Cuff: Repeat for other sleeve. |
FINISHING |
ABOUT THE DESIGNER |
Amy Christoffers is the Design Director at Berroco, the author of New American Knits and the designer of Savory Knitting patterns. |
Pattern & images © 2014 Amy Christoffers. Contact Amy |