Wine Press Pullover by Moon Eldridge

Wine Press Pullover

Knitting
August 2019
Light Fingering ?
23 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in St st.
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1530 - 2448 yards (1399 - 2238 m)
33 (35 1/4, 39, 41, 44 3/4, 49, 52 1/2)" circumference at underarm.
English

Celebrate your love for wine with a two-color grapevine motif on the sleeves of the Wine Press Pullover. The simplicity of allover stockinette stitch combined with colorwork gives this pullover a relaxed feel with a sophisticated touch. This pullover is worked in the round from the top down, with gussets at the underarms.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 2

Finished Size 33 (35 1/4, 39, 41, 44 3/4, 49, 52 1/2)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 35 1/4”; modeled with 2 1/4” of positive ease.

Yarn BC Garn Bio Shetland (100% organic wool; 306 yd 280 m/1 3/4 oz 50 g): #SH41 Silver Gray (MC), 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins; #SH30 Jasper (CC), 1 skein. Yarn distributed by Kelbourne Woolens.

Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” and 24” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); stitch holders; size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook; spare 16” cir needle in size 4 (3.5 mm) or smaller for tubular CO; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.

Gauge 23 sts and 33 rows = 4” in St st.

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NOTES

  • This pullover is worked in the round from the top down. The back neck is shaped using short-rows. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armhole, and the sleeves are worked in the round from the top down with a gusset at the underarm. The colorwork charts on the sleeves are worked back and forth and seamed.

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