Description

This basic women’s crew neck pullover pattern is perfect for beginners or anyone who wants to use self-patterning yarns, highly textured yarns, or yarn that just needs to be the star of the show. The pattern's blank canvas is also great for stripes or embroidered embellishments. Knit in pieces and seamed and edged with simple Garter Rib. Collar is worked in the round. (Makes at least 36 different sweaters!)

Finished Measurements

Finished Chest: 33.25 (37.25, 41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.25, 57.25, 61.25, 65.25)” [84.5 (94.5, 105, 115, 125, 135.5, 145.5, 155.5, 165.5) cm]
This measurement differs by one-quarter to onehalf inch on some sizes.

Materials

• Needle size for chosen gauge (see patt) one pair straights and one 16” circular
• Stitch holders (or scrap yarn)
• Stitch marker
• Yarn needle

Gauge

Sport weight: 24 sts & 28 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st, after blocking
DK weight: 20 sts & 28 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st, after blocking
Worsted weight: 16 sts & 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st, after blocking
Bulky weight: 12 sts & 16 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st, after blocking

Skills Used

Seaming, increases, decreases, picking up stitches, knitting in the round

Yarn Used: DK weight size 37.5 (L) made with Cascade Lana D-Oro Paints and Worsted weight size 37 (R) made with Cascade Eco Wool

Construction

Knit in pieces and seamed. Edged with simple Garter Rib (page 16). The collar is picked up and worked in the round after seaming shoulders. Makes at least 36 different sweaters! Suggested positive ease of approx 4” [10 cm].