A casual pullover inspired by Norwegian-style ski sweaters, the Gelid Quarter-Zip Pullover features a Fair Isle–style central colorwork panel in warm, earthy tones. The rest of the body is worked in a textured pattern with delicate cables and twisted stitches. It is topped off with a high, ribbed collar and a pouch pocket for easy wearability; the sleeves are knit long with a thumb hole to keep your hands warm, too.

Difficulty Advanced

Yarn Weight 3

Finished Size 37 1/2 (41 1/2, 46, 49 1/2, 53 1/2,
57 1/2, 61, 65 1/2)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 37 1/2”; modeled with 31/2” of positive ease.

Yarn Rowan Felted Tweed (50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% rayon; 191 yd 175 m/13/4 oz 50 g): #175 Cinnamon (light brown; MC), 8 (9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13) balls; #172 Ancient (gray-blue; CC1), #205 Lotus Leaf (green; CC2), #161 Avocado (chartreuse; CC3), #198 Zinnia (orange; CC4), and #186 Tawny (red-violet; CC5), 1 ball each.

Needles Sizes 21/2 (3 mm) and 4 (3.5 mm): straight. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Removable markers (m); stitch holders; cable needle (cn); sewing needle and thread; pins; 11 (11, 11 1/2, 11 3/4, 12 1/4, 13, 13 1/2, 14 1/4)“ zipper (see Notes); tapestry needle.

Gauge 29 sts and 32 rows = 4” in cable patt on larger needles; 25 sts and 32 rows = 4” in colorwork patt on larger needles; 24 sts and 37 rows = 4” in k1, p1 rib on smaller needles.

NOTES
• For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online knitting glossary at www.interweave.com/interweave-knitting-glossary.

• This pullover is worked back and forth from the bottom up in separate pieces and seamed. After the shoulder seams have been sewn, stitches are picked up at center front and the left and right plackets are worked separately up to the neck edge. Then the placket stitches are joined to the back neck stitches and the collar is worked in rib. The collar facing is worked in stockinette stitch down to the neck edge. The back neck stitches are bound off and the placket facings are worked separately down to the front opening.

• If the beginning or ending line for your size on a chart is in a cable, or when working shaping, if there are not enough stitches to work a complete cable or a traveling twisted stitch, work the remaining stitches in stockinette stitch or reverse stockinette stitch, respectively.

• The Colorwork chart is worked using the stranded method. Always pick up the background color over the pattern color and pick up the pattern color from under the background color. Keep floats loose. For floats longer than four stitches, tack stranded yarn on the wrong side of the piece.

• When working the Colorwork chart, on rows where the main color (MC) is not used, break the main color before the chart, then rejoin after the chart. On Row 17, do not break the main color; leave it at the beginning of the chart, to be used at the end of Row 18. Join a new strand of the main color at the end of Row 17, to be used after Row 17 and before Row 18 of the chart. Join these strands to the charted stitches using the intarsia method.

• If the correct length zipper cannot be located, purchase a longer zipper, then shorten it by closing the zipper, then sewing a bartack across the zipper teeth at the correct length.