The repeated lines and graded shadows in this modern drop-shoulder pullover take their inspiration from twentieth-century French painter Sonia Delaunay. Combining geometric forms with pure color, she and her husband worked in a style that they called the Orphism movement. Her groundbreaking textile designs have impacted art and fashion for more than a century.

This drop shoulder pullover is worked from the bottom up. Cables are worked in seamlessly under the arm. Sleeves are picked up from armhole edge and worked
downward to cuff. A perpendicular join is used at underarm to avoid extra bulk.

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Difficulty Easy

Finished Size 30 1/4 (33 3/4, 37 1/4, 40 1/4, 44, 47 1/2, 51)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 30 1/4”; modeled with 1 3/4” of negative ease.

Yarn Plymouth Yarn Incan Spice (45% extrafine Merino wool, 25% baby alpaca, 15% mulberry silk, 15% yak; 218 yd (199 m)/ 1 3/4 oz (50 g)): #2 Orange, 7 (7, 8, 10, 10, 11, 12) balls.

Yarn Weight 2

Needles Size 4 (3.5 mm): 16” and 24” circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Gauge 27 sts and 38 rnds = 4” in St st.

NOTES

• The body of this pullover is worked in the round from the lower edge to the underarm, then the front and back are worked separately back and forth. After the shoulders are joined, sleeve stitches are picked up and the sleeve is worked in the round from the top down.