Champagne pullover by Sari Nordlund

Champagne pullover

Knitting
September 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
995 - 2034 yards (910 - 1860 m)
Finished bust circumference: 95 (105, 115, 125, 135) (145, 155, 165, 175) cm / 37.5 (41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.25) (57, 61, 65, 69) inches including the intended positive ease of 20 cm / 8 inches
English
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The Champagne pullover has a boxy fit and dropped shoulders. It is knitted seamlessly top-down with a cable and lace pattern on the front, back and the sleeves. The pullover is started at the back neck and increased to the full width of the back. The increases over the cable pattern are fully charted. Then stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front of the pullover. The front and back are joined at underarm and the body is then worked in the round. Stitches are then picked up from the body for the sleeves and the neckband. The sleeves have a bit of short-row shaping at the sleeve caps to improve the fit. The hem and cuffs are finished with a tubular bind off, which provides a beautiful and stretchy edge that looks like the stitches roll over the edge to the other side of the ribbing. The neckband is folded double in the end.

For the stitch patterns to show best, I recommend choosing unicolor or slightly tonal colorways. The Champagne pullover is worked by holding one strand of fingering weight yarn together with a strand of silk mohair but you can also knit it using a single strand of DK weight yarn.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 95 (105, 115, 125, 135) (145, 155, 165, 175) cm / 37.5 (41.25, 45.25, 49.25, 53.25) (57, 61, 65, 69) inches including the intended positive ease of 20 cm / 8 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 cm / 13 inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 42 cm / 16 inches
Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 43) (46, 49, 52, 55) cm / 13.25 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 16.75) (18.25, 19.25, 20.5, 21.75) inches
Note: The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the sweater on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style. Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn
Note: If you are working with DK weight yarn, you will need only the amount listed for the fingering weight yarn. Work with a single strand throughout the whole project.

910 (1000, 1100, 1210, 1330) (1470, 1610, 1770, 1860) m / 1000 (1100, 1210, 1330, 1610) (1770, 1950, 2050, 2050) yards of fingering weight yarn and 910 (1000, 1100, 1210, 1330) (1470, 1610, 1770, 1860) m / 1000 (1100, 1210, 1330, 1610) (1770, 1950, 2050, 2050) yards of lace weight yarn (mohair).

Sample: 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins of Tôt Le Matin Tot Single Sock (100% merino; 366 meters / 400 yards per 100 g) shown in the colorway Champagne and 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway Elderflower.

Needles
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
25 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of charted pattern on the larger needles in the round, blocked.
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
8 stitch markers
6 locking markers
cable needle, if using
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools