The Allspice Pullover, casual yet classic, is a thoughtful introduction to colorwork knitting. What appears to be a complicated houndstooth pattern is just slip stitch knitting, where only one color is worked at a time! You’ll find it hard to put this project down as you watch the pattern develop. The pullover also includes simple shaping to help you maintain the colorwork pattern while creating a garment you’ll love to wear.
The body is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armholes. The front and back are each knit flat and then seamed at the shoulders with the option for a visible seam detail. Stitches are picked up around each armhole to work the sleeves in the round down to the cuff. The bottom hem, neckband, and sleeve cuffs include professional (and optional) tubular edges.
Choose a size that provides approximately 5-6” of positive ease in the chest. The houndstooth pattern in the body shows up best in solid or mostly solid colorways.
Finished Chest Circumference:
37¾ (42, 46¼, 50¾, 53¾, 58) (62¼, 66¾, 69¾, 74)”
96 [106.75, 117.5, 129, 136.5, 147.25] [158, 169.5, 177.25, 188] cm
Yarn:
Sport-weight yarn:
- Color A: 950 (1065, 1195, 1325, 1420, 1550) (1670, 1795, 1935, 2035) yds / 870 [975, 1095, 1215, 1300, 1420] [1530, 1645, 1770, 1860] m
- Color B: 380 (440, 505, 575, 625, 700) (770, 845, 905, 970) yds / 350 [405, 465, 525, 575, 640] [705, 775, 830, 890] m
Shown in Catskill Merino Saxon Merino Sport (100% Merino wool; 175 yds [160 m] per approx 57 g [2.01 oz]): “Cocoa Powder” (Color A) and “Undyed” (Color B).
Needles:
US 5 (3.75 mm): 16” [40 cm] and 32” [80 cm] circular needles and DPNs for body and sleeves, or size needed to obtain gauges
US 3 (3.25 mm): 16” [40 cm] and 32” [80 cm] circular needles and DPNs for ribbing
Notions:
Stitch markers; removable stitch markers; waste yarn; cable needle; yarn needle; row counter (optional)
Gauges:
23 sts / 32 rnds = 4″ [10 cm] in stockinette st on larger needles, after blocking
22 sts / 38 rnds = 4″ [10 cm] in Slip St patt on larger needles, after blocking
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