This is a design based somewhat on an Anthropologie sweater from a few years ago. I finally got around to making it. The pattern sizes (besides the 40" size) are approximate, as they haven't been test-driven. If you have any errata or suggestions, please let me know in the comments section. Better pictures coming soon.
Poet's Pullover
A cozy deep v-neck, knit in the round to the bust, with a ribbed collar and ¾ length poet sleeves.
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
Requires knowledge of knit/purl, knitting in round, decreasing and increasing, seaming.
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
Finished Size: For 34 (36, 40, 44) bust. Pullover shown is for a 40" bust.
Arm: Sleeves are loose-fitting.
MATERIALS
NOTE: For this sweater, I used a worsted weight yarn, Alpaca Soft (an alpaca, wool, cotton, and I'm guessing probably acrylic mix) I bought in
- 10 balls 1 ¾ oz./50 gr. EM S.A.C. Alpaca Soft (wool, alpaca, cotton, acrylic), (approx. 131yds per ball, though exact yardage is not stated on label) in heathered gray
- Size 9 (5mm) circular needles 24"/61cm length OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GUAGE
- Size 7 (4.5mm) circular needles, 24"/80cm length OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
- Size 5 (3.5mm) circular needles, 32"/80cm length OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
- Stich holders or smooth scrap yarn.
GAUGE
22 sts and 24 rows to 4"/10cm in 2x2 rib (slightly relaxed) with size 7 needles.
18 sts and 22 rows to 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch with size 9 needles.
BODY
With size 7 needles, cast on 204 (216, 228, 240) sts, place marker and join to beg, being careful not to twist sts on needle. Work in 2x2 rib for 5 (6, 6, 7)". If waist shaping is desired, change to smaller needles. Cont in 2x2 rib for 4" more. Piece measures 9 (10, 10, 11)" from beginning.
Bust:
Rnd 1: For 34", 36", and 40" only: (
Begin to separate for bust:
Note: The bust is now worked straight, turning the work after every row.
Change to largest needles.
Row 2: BO 20, (20, 24, 24) sts, knit to end. Turn work. Row 3 (WS): Purl. Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: Rep row 3. Row 6: K1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
Continue in this manner, dec 2 sts in this way every forth row three times more, then every sixth row once. 123 (132, 137, 166) sts remain. Work in stockinette st for 5 rows.
Divide for armholes: K1, ssk, k15, (16, 17 , 20), BO 10, k65 (72, 77, 98), BO 10, k15 (16, 17, 20), k2tog, k1. Keeping the last 17, (18, 19, 22) sts on the needles, move all other sts to stitch holder or scrap yarn. Stitches on needles will now be worked as Left Front.
Left Front:
Row 1: Purl. Row 2 (RS): BO 3 sts, k to end. Row 3: Purl. Row 4: k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. Row 5: Rep row 4. Row 6: k1, ssk, k to end.
Work even in stockinette until armhole measure 7 1/2". BO 8 at beginning of next WS row and 5 sts at beginning of WS row after that. Bind off.
Right Front:
Join yarn. Work as for Left Front, reversing shaping.
Back:
Row 1 (WS): Join yarn, BO 3 sts, purl to end. Row 2: BO 3 sts, knit to end. Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. Repeat rows 3-4 once more.Work in stockinette st until armholes measure 7 ½".
Shape for shoulders, binding off 8 sts at beginning of next two rows, then 5 sts at beginning of next two rows. Bind off.
COLLAR
With WS facing and smallest needles, pick up and knit 59 (63, 65, 67) sts from point A to point B, 35 (39, 45 51) sts from point B to point C, and (59, 63, 65, 67) sts from point C to point D.
Work in k1, p1 rib until edges of collar meet at point F (approx. 2"). Bind off.
SLEEVES
With smallest needles, cast on 44 (46, 50, 54) sts. Work in 1x1 rib for 6 rows.
Row 7 (WS): Knit across. Change to largest needles. Row 8: Knit, inc 10 sts evenly across. Row 9: Purl. Rep Rows 8-9 twice more. Work even in stockinette until sleeve measures 10 (11, 11, 12)" from beginning. Shape Cap: BO 5 sts at beg of next two rows, 3 sts at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st each side of every other row four times. 40 (42, 46, 50) sts remain. Work even until sleeve measures 14 1/2 (15, 15 ½, 16)" from beginning. Change to smallest needles. Next row: K5 (6, 6, 5) sts, (k2tog, k3) 6 (6, 7, 8) times, k5 (6, 5, 5). Next row: Purl. Next row: K5 (6, 6, 6), (k2tog, k1) 8 (8, 9, 10) times, k5 (6, 6, 6). Next row: Purl. Next row: K6, k2tog to last 6 sts, k6. Bind off.
FINISHING
Block pieces. Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves. Sew ends of collar ribbing to front gap, so the two sides meet at point F. Weave in loose ends. Wear while contemplating, dreaming, and considering the patterns of light and shadow across your bedroom floor.
Schematics currently only show measurements for 40" size.
Pattern ©2007 Wonk's Works. Pattern may not be reproduced or distributed without written permission of the author. Sweaters made from this pattern may be sold, as long as 10% of the profits are donated to a charity of your choice.
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12 comments:
Beautiful sweater Wonk - Congratulations - I love the colour!
Beau-ti-ful! I am off to add it to my Ravelry queue. Now just to figure out how to convert it to plus size!! (Say a 52" chest?)
Fortunately, it's a pretty forgiving pattern, measurement-wise, as the bust doesn't need to go all the way around. I just kind of fudged with the bind-offs until I found something that works. If you figure it out and would like to let me know of your adjustments, that would be wonderful!
Thanks for the compliments, too!
This is absolutely gorgeous, and I love your yarn choice! Great job writing it out, I'm queuing (queueing? It's late, not sure :D ) this one :) Thank you so much for sharing the pattern!
Love it - and how awesome is it that 40" is my size? ;-)
I'm sure you can find some helpful Ravelers to do some test knitting for the other sizes, too!
sorry to be personal, but what size do you measure around full bust? that way i can gauge whether i want to make that size/the next size down. thank you =)
Haha, no worries. I measure about 38", on a good day, other days, around 39".
HELP!
Wow! What a beautiful pullover. I'm currently making one in a red wine color and can't wait to wear it. Currently working on the bust decreases.
I ran into a problem I don't know how to correct (maybe it's just me?).
In the "bust" instructions, the number of stitches after doing the decreases (for size 40) is 135. Doing the math, I come up with 137. Is it just me? If not, how can I correctly decrease 2 more sts.
Also, please help with this: Do I decrease every 4th row 3x more AND every 6th row once AT THE SAME TIME, OR, do I inc every 4th row 3x, THEN every 6th row once.
Sorry to be such a bother, but I'm not experienced enough to "tinker" with the directions.
Thank you for the lovely pattern and for allowing us to sell sweaters and donate to charity - you're a sweet girl.
Anonymous, you're completely right. Thanks for posting. It should be 137 sts, not 135. And you decrease every sixth row after the previous decreases.
Will fix it to make that clearer. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, and I hope the sweater works out well!
Hi! I'm making this at the moment, and loving it. I've hit a bit of a problem with the maths as well. I've sorted it out, but thought I ought to pass it on (and you can put me right if I've totally misunderstood!)
I'm making the smallest size, and so have 17 stitches on the needle for each front piece. I lose 3 st in row 2, 2 in row 4, then another 1 in row 6. So that leaves me 11 stitches.
But then when I get to the shoulder bindoffs, I can't follow the instruction to BO 8 then 5 as that would need 13 stitches! In the end, I BO7 then 4 (and did the same on the back shoulders to match). Or have I misunderstood the front decreases somehow?
If I'm right, I hope that helps you or someone else.
Hi Lavinia,
Sorry for the confusion. I suppose some things still didn't transfer over from the original 40" size pattern. 7 and 4 works, as long as the fronts match the back.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention!
Hello Wonk. It seems like a while since you posted - we miss you. Hope you find this and can help me out.
2 things...first:
A free tip for you...in the VK magazine patterns there are quite a lot of corrections (which maybe you know), but I went to their site & printed out all of their pattern corrections and there are a lot of them for the 07/08 edition. (I'm glad I didn't start on a pattern until I got all of the corrections.)
Secondly: I had put aside my work on your Poet's Pullover pattern (which is almost finished). I picked it up the other day to complete the sleeves and the math doesn't add up - can you help please? Problem is with the stitch count and I don't know how to correct it. If I cast on 50, then increase by 30 (now total of 80), then decrease 24, I don't have 46 stithes - I have 56. So, is it increasing by too many or decreasing by too few?
Sorry to be a bother...and I love your sweater, but don't know how to correct the problem. Any help will be greatly appreciated. One of these days I'll learn how to make these corrections myself.
Thank you for sharing the pattern and it is turning out beautifully - or will when I figure out how the sleeves should be worked.
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