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The Book Club Raglan Pullover is a seamless, top-down sweater that combines relaxed comfort with timeless texture. It features an easy cable pattern across the front, back, and sleeves, complemented by panels of moss stitch that add depth and visual interest while allowing the cables to stand out. The cable pattern is fully charted, including the increases.
This design is the raglan version of my popular Book Club Cardigan and Book Club Pullover patterns. In addition to the updated construction, the sweater is worked in a lighter-weight fabric, using either a single strand of DK weight yarn or a combination of fingering weight yarn held together with mohair, suri, or lace weight alpaca or cashmere. The lighter yarn creates a softer drape and makes the sweater ideal for layering and year-round wear.
The pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down, beginning at the neckline. The body and sleeves are separated at the underarm and finished individually in the round. Stitches for the neckband are picked up from the neckline and worked in ribbing.
Please note that the cable patterns are charted only, with no written instructions. Before the neckline is joined in the round, the charts are worked on both right- and wrong-side rows.
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 93 (101, 112, 121, 131) (141, 151, 161, 171) cm / 36.75 (39.75, 44, 47.5, 52) (55.5, 59.75, 63.25, 67.75) inches including the intended positive ease of 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches (choose the size that is closest to your actual bust circumference + the intended ease)
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 (33, 33, 33, 33) (35, 35, 35, 35) cm / 13 (13, 13, 13, 13) (13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75) inches
Raglan length: 20 (21, 24, 25.5, 27.5) (28.5, 31, 32.5, 34) cm / 7.75 (8.25, 9.5, 10, 10.75) (11.25, 12.25, 12.75, 13.5) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 44 (44, 44, 44, 44) (46, 46, 46, 46) cm / 17.25 (17.25, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25) (18.25, 18.25, 18.25, 18.25) inches
Upper arm circumference: 30 (32, 33.5, 35.5, 40) (43.5, 47.5, 51, 54) cm / 11.75 (12.5, 13.25, 14, 15.75) (17.25, 18.75, 20, 21) inches
Note: Please be aware that adjusting the length of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.
Yarn
Note: If you wish to work the pullover with DK weight yarn, you will only need the given yarn amount for the fingering weight yarn.
900 (990, 1090, 1200, 1320) (1450, 1600, 1760, 1930) m / 990 (1090, 1200, 1320, 1450) (1590, 1750, 1930, 2120) yards of fingering weight yarn and 900 (990, 1090, 1200, 1320) (1450, 1600, 1760, 1930) m / 990 (1090, 1200, 1320, 1450) (1590, 1750, 1930, 2120) yards of lace weight yarn (mohair).
Sample: 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 10) balls of Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke (70% baby alpaca, 30% silk; 200 m / 220 yards per 50 g), shown in colorway 6941 and 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 10) balls of Isager Silk Mohair (212 m / 232 yards per 25 g, 75% mohair, 25% silk), shown in colorway 41.
Needles
For the ribbing:
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3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
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3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
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3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the hem
For the main part:
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3.5 mm / US4 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
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3.5 mm / US4 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the body
Gauge
22 sts and 26 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Moss stitch and cable pattern according to the Main chart, on larger needles, after blocking. Note: Always use the needle size that gives you the right gauge!
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