This pullover is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the front is picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and front are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row shaping to shape the sleeve caps.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skills Used: Knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, Japanese Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 30.5 (34.5, 38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 54.5, 58.5, 62.5, 66.5, 70.5)" chest; intended to be worn with approximately 4" ease
Materials: Worsted weight acrylic/wool blend: 1150 (1275, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1775, 1925, 2025, 2150, 2250, 2350) yards. NOTE: If you plan to increase the length of the Body or Sleeves, be sure to purchase extra yarn. Model knit in Kraemer Yarns Perfection Worsted (70% acrylic / 30% superwash merino wool; 100 grams / 200 yards): color Alligator
Needles and Notions: Size 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 29" long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 12" long or longer, and set of five double-pointed needles, for Sleeves; size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needle, 16" long or longer, for Neckband; stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, 2 removable stitch markers
Gauge: In Stockinette stitch, 20 stitches and 25 rows = 4"/10, blocked.
If you are unfamiliar with working a set-in-sleeve sweater from the top-down, my 2-part tutorial gives you everything you'll need to know to do it successfully.
http://www.basixknitting.com/anatomy-of-a-top-down-sweater/
Contains:
- Knitting pattern with written instructions and schematics
- US Imperial Measurements
- Men's sizes XXS to 6X (30.5" to 70.5" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 1150 (1275, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1775, 1925, 2025, 2150, 2250, 2350) yards worsted weight acrylic/wool blend yarn
- Size 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 29" long or longer
- Size 8 (5 mm) circular needle, 12" long or longer
- One set of five double-pointed needles size 8 (5 mm)
- Size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needle, 16" long or longer, for Neckband
- Stitch holders or waste yarn
- Stitch markers
- 2 removable stitch markers
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.