#24 Missoni Cropped Pullover by Missoni

#24 Missoni Cropped Pullover

by Missoni
Knitting
August 1990
both are used in this pattern
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in over moss-stitch stripe pattern , using size 7 needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1448 - 1717 yards (1324 - 1570 m)
small, medium, large
English

Oversized, cropped pullover with moss stitch body, striped set-in sleeves, and highneck. By Missoni.

From Vogue Knitting, Fall 1990:
“Missoni crafts an exuberant sense of color into rhythmic pattern and texture … the complex effect lies not in the stitches but in variegated tweedy yarns.”

Main gauge: 20st and 26r to 4”/10cm over moss-stitch stripe pattern, as defined in instructions
Additional gauge: 18st and 23r to 4”/10cm over stockinette stitch and stripe pattern, using size 7 (4.5mm) needles

Knitted measurements
Bust at underarm: 42 (46.5, 50.5)“/104 (116, 126)cm
Length: 22 (22, 23)”/55 (55, 57.5)cm
Sleeve width at upper arm 18 (18, 19)“/45 (45, 48)cm

Materials
4 (5,5) 1.75oz/50g balls (each approx 88yd/80m) of Filatura di Crosa Majorca in #203 purple variegated (color A)
4 (4,5) balls of Majorca in #207 bright variegated (B)

4 (5,5) 1.75oz/50g balls (each approx 93yd/85m) of Filatura di Crosa Giglio in #603 purple (C)
1 ball each of Giglio in #614 red (D), #604 fuchsia (E), #610 olive (F), and #605 turquoise (G)

One pair each sizes 5 and 7 (3.75mm and 4.5mm) needles
One size 5 (3.75mm) circular needle, 16”/40cm long