Wood Anemone pullover

The Wood Anemone pullover features a floral inspired lace stitch pattern that spreads and grows over the whole yoke. The pattern was inspired by the little white wood anemones that filled the woods near my home in May when the rest of nature was still just barely woken after the long winter.

The Wood Anemone pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband. A beautiful lace pattern is worked on the yoke (with optional bobbles that you can leave out if bobbles aren’t your thing). The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. The back is shaped with short-rows to give it a bit more length and to improve the fit. The body is slightly cropped so it’s perfect to pair with a dress, a skirt or a pair of high waisted pants, but the length is easily modified for a longer fit. Note that changing the length of the body will affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the pullover, so if you want a longer body, make sure you get a few extra balls of yarn.

Sizes

• 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
• Finished bust circumference: 81 (95, 109, 114, 123) (137, 147, 157, 165) cm / 32 (37.5, 43, 45, 48.5) (54, 57.75, 61.75, 65) inches, including the intended positive ease of 5-15 cm / 2-6 inches
• Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 25 (25, 25, 25, 27) (27, 27, 27, 27) cm / 9.75 (9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 10.75) (10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) inches
• Yoke length: 23 (23, 23, 24, 24) (24, 25, 25, 26) cm / 9 (9, 9, 9.5, 9.5) (9.5, 9.75, 9.75, 10.25) inches
• Sleeve length: 40 (40, 42, 42, 42) (44, 44, 44, 44) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5) (17.25, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25) inches, (adjustable)
• Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 44) (46, 52, 56, 61) cm / 13.5 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 17.25) (18, 20.5, 22, 24) inches

Yarn

Note: The pullover uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

630 (690, 760, 830, 920) (1010, 1110, 1220, 1340) m / 690 (760, 830, 920, 1010) (1110, 1220, 1340, 1470) yards of fingering weight yarn, and 630 (690, 760, 830, 920) (1010, 1110, 1220, 1340) m / 690 (760, 830, 920, 1010) (1110, 1220, 1340, 1470) yards of lace weight yarn.

Blue sample: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Lana Gatto VIP (80% merino, 20% cashmere; 200 m / 219 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway 923 and 4 (4, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) skeins of Filcolana Tilia (70% mohair, 30% silk; 210 m / 230 yards per 25 g) shown in the colorway 337.

Needles

For the ribbing:

• 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 for the hem

For the lace part:

• 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 yoke

For the Stockinette stitch part:

• 4 mm / US6 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
• 4 mm / US6 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

20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on largest needles, after blocking

Notions

1 stitch marker

waste yarn

tapestry needle

blocking tools