by Amy Christoffers

An easy to knit and even easier to wear top down pullover with a turtleneck, rib details and allover texture.

This sweater is designed to be worn with a few inches of positive ease, but how much ease is entirely a personal matter. The best way to get just the right amount is to find a piece of clothing that fits just the way you want your sweater to fit and measure it. Lay the garment on a flat surface and measure the span across the chest form underarm to underarm. Then while you’ve got it there, check the length too. Top-down raglans are really easy to modify so measure the length from the under arm to the hem and again to the sleeve cuffs. Compare these measurements to those of the schematic and choose the size that most closely matches the measurements from the garment you measured. 

SIZE
For women's garments: XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X]
shown in size S with 5 inches of positive ease

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 33.75[37.25, 41, 45.25, 48, 51.5, 55]inches
Length (Shoulder to back hem): 26.75[27.5, 28.25, 28.5, 29.25, 29.5, 29.75] inches

MATERIALS
Yarn
Berroco Blackstone Tweed [65% wool, 35% mohair, 10% angora; 130yd/119m per 50g skein]; color: Kelp 2680: 8[9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13] skeins

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
16-inch US #7/4.5mm circular needle (for collar)
24-inch US #8/5mm circular needle (for body)
1 set US #8/5mm double-pointed needles (for sleeves)
1 set US #7/4.5mm double-pointed needles (for sleeves)

Notions
notions required
stitch markers
waste yarn
yarn needle

GAUGE

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

This pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down.

Granite Stitch (worked in the round, multiple of 4 sts + 1)
Rounds 1-2: *K1, p3; rep from * to last st, k1.
Rounds 3-4: *P2, k1, p1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Rep these 4 rnds for patt.

Granite Stitch is set up in Set-up Rounds 1-2 of Yoke. When continuing raglan shaping, maintain stitch pattern over stitches as established by these 2 rounds, working increases into pattern.

DIRECTIONS
Collar
With 16-inch circular needle, CO 88[88, 88, 96, 96, 104, 104] sts. Pm and join to work in the round.

Rib rnd: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Rep last rnd until collar measures 8 inches from cast-on.

Change to larger circular needle.

Shape yoke and begin Granite Stitch pattern:
Set-up Round 1: K1, p1, k1, (p3, k1) 8[8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10] times, p1, k1, pm for raglan, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, pm for raglan, k1, p1, k1, [p3, k1] 8[8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10] times, p1, k1, pm for raglan, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1. 37[37, 37, 41, 41, 45, 45] sts each for Front and Back and 7 sts for each Sleeve.

Set-up Round 2: *K1, p1, k1, (p3, k1) to 2 sts before m, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more.

These 2 rows establish the first 2 rnds of the Granite st pattern, with 3 sts in rib either end of Front and Back and 2 sts in rib either end of sleeves.

Set-up Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, p1, k1, p1, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 96[96, 96, 104, 104, 112, 112] sts.

Set-up Round 4: *K1, p1, k1, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more.

Inc rnd: *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 8 sts inc'd.

Next rnd: *K1, p1, k1, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more.
Rep last 2 rnds 1[4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 1] time(s) more. 112[136, 152, 168, 176, 200, 128] sts.

Work foll 4 rnds 8[6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 0] times in total:
Rnd 1 (Inc Rnd): *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 8 sts inc'd.
Rnds 2-4: *K1, p1, k1, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more.

176[184, 184, 200, 200, 224, 128] sts.

Work foll 2 rnds 3[6, 10, 10, 13, 12, 28] times in total:
Rnd 1 (Inc Rnd): *K1, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, M1P, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, M1P, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more. 8 sts inc'd.
Rnd 2: *K1, p1, k1, work Granite st to 3 sts before m, k1, p1, k1, sl m, p1, k1, work Granite st to 2 sts before m, k1, p1, sl m; rep from * once more.

200[232, 264, 280, 304, 320, 352] sts after these rnds are completed; 65[73, 81, 87, 93, 99, 107] sts each for Front and Back and 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69] sts for each Sleeve.

Work 1 round in patterns as established.

Divide body and sleeves:
Next rnd: Patt to m, sl m, place next 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69] sts on holder for sleeve, remove m, using backwards loop method CO 5[5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8], pm for side 'seam,' CO 6[6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9] sts, pm, patt to m, sl m, place next 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69] sts on holder for sleeve, remove m, using backwards loop method CO 5[5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8], pm for side 'seam', CO 6[6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9] sts, pm, join once more for working in the round. 152[168, 184, 204, 216, 232, 248] sts.

Work in patt as set until body measures approx. 15 inches from underarm or approx. 4 inches shorter than desired total length to back hem, ending after Round 2 or 4 of Granite St.

Change to smaller circular needle.

Divide body for split hem:
Next row [RS]: (K1, p1) to side 'seam' m (removing markers), k1, turn.

Next row [WS]: Sl 3 sts wyif, (k1, p1) to side 'seam' m (removing markers), turn.

Continue only on these 77[85, 93, 103, 109, 117, 125] sts only for back hem. Place remaining sts of round on holder, if desired.

Back hem:
Next row [RS]: Sl 3 sts wyib, rib as est to end.

Next row [WS]: Sl 3 sts wyif, rib as est to end.

Repeat last 2 rows 11 times more. BO sts using sewn tubular bind off or stretchy bind-off of your choice.

Front hem:
With WS facing, return held 75[83, 91, 101, 107, 115, 123] sts for Front hem to smaller circular needle. Pick up and knit 1 st from WS of last st of Back Hem, turn.

Next row [RS]: (P1, k1) to last st, p1, pick up and knit 1 st from WS of first st of Back hem. 77[85, 93, 103, 109, 117, 125] sts on needles.

Next row [WS]: Sl 3 wyif, rib as est to end.
Next row [RS]: Sl 3 wyib, rib as est to end.
Repeat last 2 rows 7 times more. BO using a sewn tubular bind off or stretchy bind off method of your choice.

SLEEVES
With larger DPNs, join yarn to center of underarm and pick up and knit 6[6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9] sts, patt across 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69] held sts of first sleeve, pick up and knit 5[5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8] to center of underarm. Join to work in the rnd and pm for beg of rnd. 46[54, 62, 68, 74, 78, 86] sts.

Next rnd: P6[6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9], patt 35[43, 51, 53, 59, 61, 69], purl to end.

Cont in reverse St st, rib, and Granite st as set for 10 rnds more.

Dec rnd: P1, p2tog, patt to last 2 sts, ssp. 2 sts dec'd.

Work even in patt for 23[11, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6] rnds.

Rep Dec rnd. 2 sts dec'd.

Rep last 24[12, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7] rnds 1[5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9] times more. 40[40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 64] sts.

Work even until sleeve measures 14 inches or approx. 4 inches shorter than desired length.

Cuff:
Change to smaller DPNs.
Rib rnd: *K1, p1; rep from * to end of rnd.
Rep last rnd 23 times more. BO all sts as for hem.

Repeat for other sleeve.

FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Block to measurements.

Amy Christoffers is the Design Director at Berroco, the author of New American Knits and the designer of Savory Knitting patterns.