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Celebrate London’s rainy reputation with this stranded yoke pullover. London Skies features brightly coloured umbrellas and simple coloured details at hem and cuffs. Knit in cosy DK yarn, this pullover will have you smiling on even the wettest of days.

London Skies ticks all the right boxes:

• Completely seamless, top-down knit
• DK weight for quicker results
• Whimsical motif
• Simple colourwork chart
• Easy-to-follow pattern
• Inclusive sizing

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Sizes
XS (S, M, L, XL // 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X), designed to fit with 2-4.5” / 5-12cm positive ease at bust.
See schematic in photos for finished measurements.
#sizeinclusive

Garment is shown in Size S on Farrah (photo 1) who is a UK size 8 and Size S on Sophie (photo 2) who is a UK size 12. You’ll see there’s a more relaxed fit on Farrah, and a closer fit on Sophie.

Yarn
The pattern calls for any DK weight yarn:
MC: 770 (850, 960, 1060, 1180 // 1240, 1350, 1430, 1580) yards / 700 (780, 880, 970, 1080 // 1130, 1230, 1310, 1440) metres
CC: less than 100 yards/metres of each colour

To knit with stated yarn:
Cygnet Pure Wool Superwash DK; 104m per 50g ball; 100% wool
7 (8, 9, 10, 11 // 11, 12, 13, 14) balls in 4323 Duck Egg (MC) and 1 ball for all sizes each in 271 Black (CC1), 2155 Gold (CC2), 2151 Raspberry (CC3) and 2156 Bluebell (CC4)

Size S sample pictured used 780y/710m/340g MC and between 30y/27m/13g and 38y/34m/16g of each CC

Construction
This pullover is worked seamlessly in the round from the top down. Knitting begins with a provisional cast on at the neck. The stranded colourwork yoke is worked from the chart. Stitches are held for sleeves, and knitting continues down the body, ending with a corrugated rib hem. Sleeve stitches are returned to the needles and sleeves are worked in the round from the top down, ending with a corrugated rib cuff. Finally, neck stitches are returned to the needles, and short rows are worked back and forth to shape the back neck before ending with 1x1 ribbing.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited by the team at Knit Now Magazine.