Laulu is the Finnish word for “a song”. I chose this name because the undulating cables and rhythm they create reminded me of soft melodies. The Laulu pullover matches my popular Laulu shawl design.

The Laulu pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband. A beautiful lace and cable pattern is worked on the yoke. The sleeves and body are separated at the underarm and knitted separately. The back is shaped with short-rows to give it a bit more length and to improve the fit.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 82 (92, 102, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152, 162) cm / 32.25 (36.25, 40.25, 44, 48) (52, 56, 59.75, 63.75) inches, including the intended positive ease of 6 cm / 2.25 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 28, 31) (31, 31, 31, 33) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 12.25) (12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) inches
Yoke length: 23 (23, 23, 24, 24) (24, 25, 25, 26) cm / 9 (9, 9, 9.5, 9.5) (9.5, 9.75, 9.75, 10.25) inches
Sleeve length: 40 (40, 42, 42, 42) (44, 44, 44, 44) cm / 15.75 (15.75, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5) (17.25, 17.25, 17.25, 17.25) inches, (adjustable)
Upper arm circumference: 30 (33, 35, 38, 40) (44, 48, 52, 55) cm / 11.75 (13, 13.75, 15, 15.75) (17.25, 29, 20.5, 21.75) inches

Yarn
Note: The pullover uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

800 (900, 975, 1075, 1200) (1300, 1425, 1575, 1750) m / 875 (975, 1075, 1175, 1300) (1425, 1550, 1725, 1925) yards of fingering weight yarn, and 800 (900, 975, 1075, 1200) (1300, 1425, 1575, 1750) m / 875 (975, 1075, 1175, 1300) (1425, 1550, 1725, 1925) yards of lace weight yarn.

Sample: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Knitting For Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Dark moose and 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) skeins of Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in the colorway Rainy day.

Needles
For the ribbing and the yoke:
3 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
3 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the yoke and the hem
For the Stockinette stitch part:
3.5 mm / US4 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
3.5 mm / US4 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the body
Note: Always use the needle size that gives you the right gauge!

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on largest needles, after blocking

Notions
1 stitch marker
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools