Ideal Pullover by Meredith Collins

Craft: Knitting

NOTES

This project is worked seamlessly from the top down. The piece begins at the neck edge and is worked back and forth in rows to shape the neck, then the stitches are joined in the round across the base of the front neck. The raglan yoke is worked down to the underarms in the tick stitch pattern, and then the piece divides for working the lower body and above-the-wrist sleeves separately in the round, also in tick stitch. The neckband is added during finishing.

MATERIALS

Manos del Uruguay IDEAL (100% Uruguayan Polwarth wool; approx. 219 yds/100 g): 4 (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7, 7) sks MC, and 2 sks CC for all sizes.

Shown in E2058 Icarus (MC, gold) and E7210 Terere (CC, multicolor)

Needles & Notions

US 8/5 mm 16”, 24”, and 32” or longer (depending on size) circular needles and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge (see Notes)

Stitch markers (one in a unique color for BOR)

Scrap yarn for stitch holders

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

19 sts and 23½ rnds = 4”/10 cm in Tick Stitch pattern.

SIZES

Finished Chest Circumference: 33¾ (37, 40½, 43¾) (47¼, 52¼, 55½, 59)”

Length: 20½ (21¼, 21½, 21¾) (21¾, 22¼, 22¼, 23)” from back neck to lower edge, not including neckband