Highlights Pullover by Tif Neilan

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Highlights Pullover is a drop-shoulder construction sweater, worked from the top-down. To begin, the front and back yokes are worked flat separately, with shoulders shaped by short rows, worked in Garter Stitch. At the bottom of the armhole, the front and back yokes are joined and the body is worked in the round until the high-low split hem. The sleeves and collar are worked after completion of the main body.

Highlights Pullover is a worsted weight sweater, intended to be worn with a semi-relaxed fit of 2.5–5.5” / 6–14 cm positive ease. This design features stripes / bands of texture throughout, worked in a combination of Stockinette, Garter and Slip-Stitch patterns. This design includes a high-low split hem (the front being shorter than the back) and full-length sleeves. Highlights Pullover is adorned with a touch of colorwork on the Sleeves and includes an option for contrast color duplicate stitching colorwork, inspired by visible mending.

Suggested Needles & Notions

Needle sizes are recommendations only; use sizes necessary to achieve specified gauge.

• Needle A - US 8 / 5 mm, 24” & 32”/ 60 cm & 80 cm (or longer) circular needle; DPNs or circular needle in preferred length for working a small circumference using the Magic-Loop method (Main Needles)

• Needle B - US 9 / 5.5 mm (or one size larger than Needle A) DPNs or circular needle in preferred length for working a small circumference using the Magic-Loop method (Sleeve Colorwork)

• Needle C - US 5 / 3.75 mm, 16”/ 40 cm DPNs or circular needle in preferred length for working a small circumference using the Magic-Loop method (Sleeve Cuffs)

• Needle D - US 6 / 4 mm, 16”/ 40 mm circular needle (Collar)

• Crochet hook same size as Needle A, or slightly larger, to work Provisional Crochet CO

• Worsted weight scrap yarn for Provisional CO; scrap yarn or stitch holders to hold stitches

• Distinct BOR marker + 5 additional markers

• Removeable progress markers

• Scissors and darning needle

• Blocking mat and pins

Gauge Information

measured post-blocking

• Stockinette Stitch: 19 sts / 26 rows per 4” / 10 cm worked flat and in the rnd with Needle A

• Garter Stitch: 19 sts / 34 rows per 4” / 10 cm worked flat and in the rnd with Needle A

• Slip-Stitch: 19 sts / 36 rows per 4” / 10 cm worked flat and in the rnd with Needle A

Note! To ensure proper fit, it is essential to gauge swatch and to block your swatch in the same manner as you will the finished garment.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Designed to fit with 2.5–5.5” / 6–14 cm positive ease for a semi-relaxed fit. Select a size that is 2.5–5.5” / 6–14 cm larger than your actual chest measurement.

Finished Chest Circumference: 33.25 (35.75, 39.25, 42.5, 46.75, 51) (55.25, 58.5, 62.75, 65.25, 68.75)” / 83 (89.5, 98, 106.5, 117, 127.5) (138, 146.5, 157, 163, 172) cm

Sample reflects size 3 with 3.25” / 8 cm positive ease on 36” / 90 cm chest.

Suggested Yarn & Requirements
La Bien Aimée: Corrie Confetti, Corrie Worsted and Wensley Worsted
Three colors of Light-Worsted or Heavy DK weight yarn are suggested for this design

• (MC) Corrie Confetti 50/30/20 Corriedale / Recycled Fibers / Recycled Threads, 250 yds / 230 meters per 100 grams

674 (783, 860, 943, 1037, 1257) (1377, 1458, 1564, 1644, 1743) yds / 616 (716, 786, 862, 948, 1149) (1259, 1333, 1430, 1503, 1593) meters

• (CC1) Corrie Worsted 75 /25 Falkland Corriedale / Gotland, 250 yds / 230 meters per 100 grams

106 (114, 125, 135, 149, 162) (176, 186, 200, 208, 220) yds / 97 (104, 114, 124, 136, 149) (161, 170, 183, 190, 201) meters

• (CC2) Wensley Worsted 50/25/25 Falkland Corriedale / Falkland Merino / Wensleydale, 250 yds / 230 meters per 100 grams

56 (60, 66, 71, 79, 86) (93, 98, 106, 110, 117) yds / 51 (55, 60, 65, 72, 78) (85, 90, 96, 100, 106) meters

Sample reflects: Corrie Confetti “Greybow” (MC) with Corrie Worsted “Fluoro Morganite” (CC1) and Wensley Worsted “Fluoro Morganite” (CC2).

Yarn Notes! If you prefer to use only one Contrast Color yarn, combine the totals specified for CC1 & CC2 for your size.

CC2 is used for the bottom of the sleeve (colorwork and cuff), as well as the (optional) Duplicate Stitch colorwork. The yardage amounts noted for CC2 do not include the Duplicate Stitches which can be worked in whatever formation you’d like / in however many colors you’d like. This design element is inspired by visible mending. Have fun with it!

Special Techniques

• Duplicate Stitch
• German Short Rows
• Provisional Crochet Cast On