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Taybern is a top-down pullover with a central yoke motif inspired by the way cards tumble as they’re being shuffled. The pullover is seamless with options for both short and long sleeves.

Colorwork instructions are charted only.

Make Decker, a companion hat with a similar colorwork motif, and use it as a gauge swatch!

Finished Measurements
• Bust: 34½ (38¼, 42½, 46¼, 50½, 54¼) (58½, 62¼, 66½, 70¼)” / 86.5 (96, 106.5, 116, 126.5, 136) (146.5, 156, 166.5, 176)cm

The pullover is shown in Size 2 and modeled with 2¼” / 5.5cm of positive ease.

Yarn
Amanda Hope Yarn Merino Linen Aran
90% Merino wool, 10% linen
196 yds / 180m] per 100g

• Short-sleeve version:
- 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins (MC)
- 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins (CC)

• Long-sleeve version:
- 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 9, 9) skeins (MC)
- 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins (CC)

The pullover is shown in colors Loganberry (MC) and Mauvelous (CC)

or

• Short sleeve version:
- 544 (589, 656, 768, 820, 913) (1004, 1078, 1227, 1304) yds / 500 (541, 602, 706, 753, 838) (922, 990, 1127, 1198)m worsted weight yarn (MC)
- 202 (220, 235, 270, 285, 317) (343, 363, 409, 430) yds / 185, 202, 215, 248, 262, 291) (315, 334, 375, 394)m worsted weight yarn (CC)

• Long-sleeve version:
- 782 (829, 909, 1045, 1104, 1227) (1330, 1408, 1583, 1664) yds / 718 (761, 835, 959, 1014, 1127) (1222, 1293, 1454, 1529)m worsted weight yarn (MC)
- 202 (220, 235, 270, 285, 317) (343, 363, 409, 430) yds / 185, 202, 215, 248, 262, 291) (315, 334, 375, 394)m worsted weight yarn (CC)

Needles
• US 7 4.5mm circular needles, for body, sleeves and ribbing*
• US 8 5mm circular needles, for colorwork*

* No needle lengths are listed. It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand to accommodate different numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working small circumferences in the round (short circular, double-pointed, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used, as preferred.

Gauge
• 19 sts and 27 rounds = 4” / 10cm in St st with smaller needles, blocked
• 21 sts and 22 rounds = 4” / 10cm in colorwork with larger needles, blocked
• 18 sts and 32 rounds = 4” / 10cm in 1x1 Rib with smaller needles (slightly stretched), blocked

Notions
• stitch markers (2)
• waste yarn
• tapestry needle

Skills Used
• knitting in the round
• stranded colorwork
• reading colorwork charts
• German short rows
• increasing
• decreasing

The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.