Hugs and Kisses pullover

The Hugs & Kisses pullover has a boxy fit and dropped shoulders. It is knitted seamlessly top-down with an allover cable and double moss stitch pattern. The pullover is started at the back neck and increased to the full width of the back. The increases over the cable pattern are fully charted. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front of the pullover. The front and back are joined at underarm and the body is then worked in the round. Stitches are then picked up from the body for the sleeves and the neckband. The sleeves are also worked in the cable pattern with a bit of short-row shaping at the sleeve caps to improve the fit. The hem and cuffs are finished with a tubular bind off, which provides a beautiful and stretchy edge that looks like the stitches roll over the edge to the other side of the ribbing. The neckband can be folded double or left unfolded for a loose funnel neck.

For the stitch patterns to show best, I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways. The Hugs & Kisses pullover is worked in DK weight yarn but you can also knit it by holding one strand of fingering weight yarn together with a strand of silk mohair.

The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the sweater on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style. 

Sizes

• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

• Finished bust circumference: 95 (105, 115, 125, 135) (145, 155, 165, 175) cm / 37.5 (41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.25) (57, 61, 65, 69) inches including the intended positive ease of 20 cm / 8 inches

• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 cm / 13 inches

• Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 42 cm / 16 inches

• Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 43) (46, 49, 52, 55) cm / 13.25 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 16.75) (18.25, 19.25, 20.5, 21.75) inches

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths 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 fingering weight yarn and mohair, you will need the given yarn amount for both yarns. Work the whole pullover holding the yarns together. 

900 (990, 1090, 1200, 1320) (1450, 1600, 1760, 1840) m / 1050 (1160, 1270, 1400, 1540) (1690, 1860, 2050, 2150) yards of DK weight yarn.

Sample: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8, 8) skeins of Ampersand Jenson DK (100% corriedale wool; 254 meters / 280 yards per 100 g) shown in the colorway Grisaille 00.

Needles

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing

• 3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs

• 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

• 4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves

• 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge

22 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of double moss stitch on larger needles, after blocking

23 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Main chart on larger needles, after blocking

Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions

• 8 stitch markers

• 6 locking markers

• cable needle, if using

• waste yarn

• tapestry needle

• blocking tools