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This pullover is knit seamlessly from the top down with simultaneously knit set-in sleeves in a method inspired by Barbara Walker in her book Knitting from the Top. Stretchy ribbing makes it form-fitting and the waist is nipped in by a round of cable crosses. The cable crossings can be omitted if you prefer.

The sweater shown is being worn with about 3 inches of negative ease. Sizes given include 1 to 3.5 inches of negative ease. Because of the stretch of the ribbing, positive ease is not recommended.

To maintain the stitch pattern and still provide a full range of sizes, two different stitch gauges are used. Sizes XXS, S, M2, and L use a stockinette gauge of 20 stitches/4”, while sizes XS, M1, M3, and XL use a stockinette gauge of 19 stitches/4”. I couldn’t enter both in the gauge field, so I used the average!

Skills required:
• Short rows (for shaping shoulder slopes only)
• Picking up stitches
• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Backwards-loop and long-tail cast-on
• 5 over 5 cables
• Sewn bind-off

Yardage details:
• XXS - 910
• XS - 980
• S - 1020
• M1 - 1125
• M2 - 1175
• M3 - 1300
• L - 1400
• XL - 1500

Sample knit in Miss Babs Heartland in Moss.