The Moonflower pullover has a relaxed, boyfriend-sweater fit. It is knitted seamlessly top down. The beautiful cable pattern is worked on the front and the back as well as on the sleeves. The cable pattern is very beginner friendly even though it looks much more complicated! There are only a few different types of basic cables used in this pattern which make up the larger pattern. If you know your basic increases (m1L, m1R, m1Lp and m1Rp), can knit the basic cables and read cable charts, you are good to go! And if you need help with any of the above, there are a lot of tutorials on YouTube.
The piece is started at the back neck and then increased to the full width of the back. After that stitches are picked up along the sloped shoulders for the fronts. The pieces are joined at the underarm and the body is then knitted in the round. The sleeve and the neckband stitches are then picked up from the body and worked in the round.
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. Note: You can easily modify the body shorter for a cropped look. For a cropped sweater I would only work 15-20 cm / 6-8 inches for the body.
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 102 (110, 120, 130, 140) (150, 160, 170, 180) cm / 40 (43, 46.75, 50.75, 54.75) (58.75, 62.5, 66.5, 70.5) inches including the intended positive ease of 25 cm / 9.75 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 25 (25, 25, 25, 28) (28, 28, 30, 30) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 11) (11, 11, 11.75, 11.75) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 42 cm / 16.5 inches
Upper arm circumference: 32 (36, 38, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 62) cm / 11.5 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 17.25) (19, 20.5, 22, 24.5) 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
1110 (1210, 1330, 1460, 1610) (1770, 1940, 2140, 2350) m / 1200 (1320, 1450, 1590, 1750) (1930, 2120, 2330, 2560) yards of aran weight yarn.
Sample: 6 (7, 7, 8, 9) (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins of Camellia Fiber Co. Serene Merino Aran (100% merino; 200 m / 218 yards per 100g), shown in colorway Moonflower, or
Needles
- 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
- 4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
- 4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem
- 5 mm / US 8 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
- 5 mm / US 8 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the top of the yoke
- 5 mm / US 8 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body
Gauge
16 sts and 22 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of seed stitch on larger needles, after blocking
18 sts and 22 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of cable pattern according to the Main chart on larger needles, after blocking
Notions
- 8 stitch markers
- 4 locking markers
- cable needle, if using
- waste yarn
- tapestry needle
- blocking tools
