The Porthole Pullover’s colorful yoke is inspired by that of the Porthole Cardigan baby sweater and is deceptively simple to achieve. Through the use of self-striping yarn and strategically-placed slip stitches, even a beginner can knit this look.

This is a relaxed sweater. It’s a hang around the house on a chilly weekend kind of sweater. It’s meant to be roomy and comfortable, and that’s what you get if you work the pattern without any of the optional shaping. If, however, you like your knits to be more body-skimming, you’ll want to add the waist-shaping darts and work the fitted sleeve option.

Those comfortable with short rows will want to work the neck shaping, to bring the collar of the sweater up a bit in the back, and those who need a little extra room in the front will like the bust shaping option.

As you can see, the Porthole Pullover is a versatile top-down round-yoke sweater, simple enough for a beginner, but with enough options to keep a seasoned knitter happy.

REQUIRED SKILLS

If you have these skills:

Long-tail cast-on
Knit
Purl
Slipping stitches purlwise
Picking up stitches
Backwards loop cast-on
Basic bind-off
Short rows (optional)
Darts (optional)

then you can do this.

ERRATA

Fixed 11/10/16 in the Short Row Bust Shaping section:

The first two rows should read
Short Row 1: k71 (82, 80, 91, 93, 103, 113, 113, 123)sts, w&t.
Short Row 2: p58 (68, 56, 66, 60, 70, 80, 70, 80)sts, w&t.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

You will need:

32 (36, 39, 42, 48, 54, 57, 64, 67)* yards worsted weight for accent color
779 (881, 1019, 1148, 1368, 1602, 1769, 2025, 2212)* yards worsted weight for main color
One set of 4 US #7 (4.5mm) double point needles.
One US #7 16” circular needle
One US #7 24” or larger circular needle
yarn needle
scissors
stitch markers
yarn amounts do not take into account optional shaping. You will need more if you choose to do bust and neck shaping, and slightly less if you opt for fitted sleeves and waist shaping.

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