The Odette pullover is my take on the classic everyday pullover. I had been looking for the perfect minimalist pullover for ages, and finally decided to make one myself. The Odette pullover has everything I think a classic pullover needs: a slightly boxy fit with set in sleeves, no bulging seams, long and slim cuffs and a double folded neckband.

The Odette pullover is knitted seamlessly from the top down. It begins with a provisional cast on and the front and back are knitted separately down to the armholes. Then the pieces are joined and the body is knitted in the round. The sleeves are worked seamlessly by picking up stitches around the armholes and shaping the sleeve caps with short rows. Lastly, stitches are picked up from the neck edge and worked in the round. The neckband is then folded double and seamed (the only seam in the pullover!) All techniques are explained in the pattern.

The pullover is knitted using fingering weight yarn held together with a lace weight silk mohair yarn, but you can also use a single strand of DK weight yarn.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 80 (90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm / 31.5 (35.5, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25, 55, 59, 63) inches including the intended ease of 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches
Body length from hem to underarm: 35 (35, 35, 35, 39, 39, 39, 41, 41) cm / 13.75 (13.75, 13.75, 13.75, 15.5, 15.5, 15.5, 16.25, 16.25) inches, (adjustable)
Armhole depth: 17 (18, 19, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25, 26.5) cm / 6.75 (7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 9.75, 10.5) inches
Sleeve length: 45 (45, 47, 47, 47, 49, 49, 49, 49) cm / 17.75 (17.75, 18.5, 18.5, 18.5, 19.25, 19.25, 19.25, 19.25) inches, (adjustable)
Upper arm circumference: 28 (31, 34, 37, 39, 43, 45, 48, 50) cm / 11 (12.25, 13.5, 14.5, 15.25, 17, 17.75, 19, 19.75) inches
Cuff circumference: 20 (20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26) cm / 7.75 (7.75, 8.75, 9, 9.5, 9.75, 9.75, 10.25, 10.25) 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.

4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Knitting for Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Licorice (black pullover) and Putty (light gray pullover) or 875 (950, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1400, 1525, 1700, 1850) m / 950 (1025, 1150, 1250, 1375, 1525, 1675, 1850, 2025) yards of similar fingering weight yarn.

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4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway Licorice (black pullover) and Putty (light gray pullover) or 875 (950, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1400, 1525, 1700, 1850) m / 950 (1025, 1150, 1250, 1375, 1525, 1675, 1850, 2025) yards of similar lace weight yarn.

Needles
For the ribbing:
3.0 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3.0 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckband
3.0 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the hem

For the main part
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 40 cm / 16 inches for the sleeves
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80 cm / 32 inches for sizes 1-5 or 100 cm / 40 inches for sizes 6-9 for the body

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

Notions
2 stitch markers
sewing needle
waste yarn