Rosslare Pullover is a simple, cosy piece with a seamless construction and easy but striking lace details. The unusual construction contrasts with the plain stockinette body: The lace panels of the bottom-up sleeves continue across the front and back shoulders before being grafted together in the centre of the yoke. Stitches are picked up from the edge of the yoke in order to work the body from the top down.

The pullover is named after the ferry port of Rosslare in the south-east of Ireland because the lace pattern on the sleeves looks like the wake of a ship. The patterns from the two sleeves meet in the centre of the yoke like two waves coming together.

The design starts by knitting the sleeves in the round from the bottom up. Each sleeve is divided at the armhole and is continued flat to form the yoke. The two sides of the yoke are grafted together in the centre and stitches are then picked up at the edge of the yoke in order to knit the rest of the body from the top down. The pattern includes instructions with or without waist shaping.

SIZE AND FIT
Sizes (XS, S, M) L, XL, 2XL {3XL, 4XL, 5XL}
Based on an actual chest circumference of (73.5, 83.5, 94) 104, 114, 124.5 {134.5, 144.5, 155} cm / (29, 32.75, 37) 41, 45, 49 {53, 57, 81} inches
The pullover is designed to be worn with 5-10 cm/2-4 inches of positive ease in the chest.
The pictures show a size M worn with 5 cm/2 inches of ease.

FINISHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: (83.5, 93.5, 104) 114, 124, 134.5 {144.5, 154.5, 165} cm / (33, 36.75, 41) 45, 48.75, 53 {57, 60.75, 65} inches
Length: (65.5, 66.5, 66.5) 67, 67, 68 {68.5, 68.5, 69 } cm / (25.75, 26.25, 26.25) 26.5, 26.5, 26.75 {27, 27, 27.25} inches
(The length can be easily adjusted by working more or fewer rounds before the bottom ribbing; note that this will affect yardage.)
Sleeve length to underarm: (46, 46, 46.5) 46.5, 46.5, 46.5 {47, 47, 47} cm / (18, 18, 18.25) 18.25, 18.25, 18.25 {18.5, 18.5, 18.5} inches

YARN
Green sample: Drops Nepal Mix (65% wool, 35% alpaca; 75 m/82 yds per 50 g/1.75 oz ball); colour: #8906 Forest, (725, 800, 885) 980, 1065, 1170 {1270, 1375, 1475} m/(790, 870, 965) 1070, 1160 1275 {1385, 1500, 1610} yds ≙ (10, 11, 12) 14, 15, 16 {17, 19, 20} balls.
Light blue sample: De Rerum Natura Gilliatt (100% wool; 250 m/273 yds per 100 g/3.5 oz ball); colour: #305605 Sage, (865, 955, 1055) 1155, 1270, 1390 {1510, 1635, 1755} m / (945, 1040, 1145) 1270, 1385, 1515 {1645, 1780, 1915} yds ≙ (4, 4, 5) 5, 6, 7 {7, 8, 8} balls.
The yardage above includes a 15x15 cm/6x6 inch swatch and a 5% allowance.
The design can be knitted in any Aran weight or thick worsted weight yarn. You may want to avoid heavy, non-elastic fibres such as pure cotton. If using worsted weight, you will be knitting slightly above gauge (i.e. with larger needles than the yarn would usually call for), which may lead to increased pilling. Choose a robust, high-twist yarn in order to minimise this issue.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below.

• 5.5 mm circular needle, or as needed to meet stockinette gauge
• 4 mm/US size circular needle, or as needed to meet ribbing gauge
• if not using magic loop: additional set of 4 mm dpns and set of 5.5 mm dpns
• 5 stitch markers
• 5 stitch holders (or waste yarn/spare circular needles)
• tapestry needle

GAUGE
17 sts and 23 rounds ≙ 10 cm/4 inches in stockinette stitch (worked in the round, blocked) on larger needles
21 sts and 26 rounds ≙ 10 cm/4 inches in k1, p1 ribbing (worked in the round, blocked) on smaller needles

TECHNIQUES USED

• increases and decreases
• lace knitting in the round and in rows
• magic loop method (or use dpns)
• German short rows (tutorial link included)
• grafting (tutorial link included)
• picking up stitches

Please note that the pattern comes in two files, one for sizes XS-L and one for sizes XL-5XL, because the neckline shaping is different for the two groups. When purchasing the pattern, you will of course have access to both files.

This pattern has been tech-edited, and tested in sizes S-XL. Please contact me if you are interested in testing one of the remaining sizes.