The Poetry pullover is a sister design of my popular Poet and Poetria patterns. The familiar Poet lace stitch pattern has been reworked to fit the circular yoke, and then worked over the whole body and the sleeves.
The Poetry pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband with well-thought and polished details such as the tubular bind off for the cuffs and the hem. The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. All techniques and steps are explained in the pattern.
The pattern is written for DK weight yarn, but you can also use a combination of fingering weight yarn and a strand of silk mohair for added luxury. The Poetry pullover looks best in unicolor or slightly tonal yarns with good stitch definition.
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 84 (94.5, 105.5, 116, 126.5, 137, 147.5, 158, 168.5) cm / 33 (37.25, 41.5, 45.75, 49.75, 54, 58, 62.25, 66.25) inches including the intended ease of 9-13.5 cm / 3.5-5.25 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 30 (30, 30, 30, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 12.5, 12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) inches
Yoke length: 20 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) cm / 7.75 (8.25, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75, 11) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 45 (45, 45, 45, 47, 47, 47, 47, 47) cm / 17.75 (17.75, 17.75, 17.75, 18.5) (18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5) inches
Upper arm circumference: 40 (40, 40, 40, 50) (50, 60, 60, 60) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 15.75, 15.75, 19.75, 19.75, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5) inches
Cuff circumference: 30 (30, 30, 30, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35) cm / 11.75 (11.75, 11.75, 11.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75) 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
820 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1320, 1460, 1600, 1760) m / 900 (990, 1090, 1200, 1320, 1450, 1590, 1750, 1930) yards of fingering weight yarn and 770 (850, 930, 1030, 1130, 1240, 1360, 1500, 1650) m / 820 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1320, 1460, 1600, 1760) m / 900 (990, 1090, 1200, 1320, 1450, 1590, 1750, 1930) yards of lace weight mohair yarn.
Sample: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8) skeins of Knitting For Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Sky and 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) skeins of Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g) shown in the colorway Sky.
Needles
- 3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
- 3 mm / U2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
- 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 the hem
- 3.5 mm / US4 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
- 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
Note: Always use the needle size that gives you the right gauge
Gauge
19 sts and 27 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of lace stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking
Notions
1 stitch marker
waste yarn
sewing needle
blocking tools
