Dawson City Pullover by Sarah Solomon – Into the Wool

Dawson City Pullover

Knitting
November 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with largest needles, see notes
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
2218 - 2588 yards (2028 - 2366 m)
35 (38.75, 42.75, 46.5, 50.25, 54)" bust circumference
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Look cultured and comfortable in the flowery Dawson City Pullover. This circular yoke pullover harkens back to different times and traditions, but subtle refinements such as the shoulder-hugging yoke, narrow colorwork bands, and opulent seven-color palette bring this pullover from the turn of the nineteenth century all the way to 2018. This pullover is worked seamlessly from the bottom up in the round, saving the colorwork yoke for the knitter’s last, most satisfying reward.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 35 (38.75, 42.75, 46.5, 50.25, 54)“ bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 42.75”; modeled with 7.25” of positive ease.

Yarn Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted (100% fine highland wool; 370 yd/5.25 oz): #1304 grey harbor (MC), 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins.

Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted (100% fine highland wool; 123 yd/1.75 oz): #1300 cast iron (dark gray; A), #1303 highland fleece (white; B), #1314 deep velvet (dark red; C), #1307 pressed grapes (medium red; D), #1301 storm cloud (medium gray; E), and #1319 quartz crystal (pink; F), 1 skein each.

Needles Sizes 4 (3.5 mm), 5 (3.75 mm), and 7 (4.5 mm): 16” and 32” circular and set of double-pointed. Size 7 (4.5 mm): 24” circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; stitch holders; waste yarn for tubular CO; tapestry needle.

Gauge 21 sts and 31 rnds = 4” in St st on largest needle; 21 sts and 27 rnds = 4” in colorwork patt on largest needle.

Note The body of this pullover is worked in the round from lower edge to the underarm. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, then the sleeves and body are joined to work the yoke.