This fitted pullover is built around a simple moss stitch square motif that highlights the color variation in the yarn. Each piece starts with a square motif, and the rest of the fabric is “filled in” around it, either by working directly from the live stitches of the square, or by using entrelac technique to work perpendicular to it. With this method, there are only a few short seams and no intermediate cast-off edges.

You have options for controlling how uniform you want the color pattern to be. You can start each square motif at the same place in the colorway to get matching squares. Or, as shown, you can start in a different place each time for an irregular color design.

Experience level/techniques: Advanced; familiarity with the following techniques is assumed: staying in pattern with increases and decreases, entrelac, grafting/kitchener stitch, short rows, knitting in the round.

Size
Women’s XSS, M, L, XL, 2X (Shown in Size M)

Finished Measurements
Chest: 3034, 38, 42, 46, 50 inches
Length: 2222.5, 23, 24, 25, 26 inches
Sleeve Length: 2020.5, 21, 21.5, 22, 22.5 inches

Gauge
17 st x 34 rows = 4 inches in moss st after blocking

Materials

• 44, 5, 5, 6, 7 skeins Premier Luna 273 yd/250 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein; 100% anti-pilling acrylic, color: earth (1072-09)
• Yarn substitute recommendation: Light worsted weight variegated yarn with long colorway (hundreds of stitches per color segment) and high contrast between colors. Extra yarn may be needed to match or mismatch front/back and sleeves as desired.
• US #7/4.5 mm needles (dpns and circular needles)
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle
• Several yards of scrap yarn for holding live stitches