Yoke pullover

Yoke pullover



Inspired by the fifties: the pullover knit in gray tweed yarn, sports a Norwegian pattern yoke and mock turtleneck.

Size: Man's Medium 

Materials: Lana Grossa

"Royal Tweed" (100% Merino Wool fine, yardage = 100 m/50 g) 500 g dark gray heather (#14).

"Medio" (53% Wool, 47% Acrylic, yardage = 90 m/50 g) 150 g olive/lime green/mustard/turquoise/dark red (#25).

Knitting needles one pair each sizes US 7 and 9 (4.5 and 5.5mm), one long circular needle each sizes US 8 and 9 (5 and 5.5mm), one short circular needle size US 7 (4.5mm).

Rib Pat: K2, P2 Rib.

Stockinette st: Knit on RS rows, purl on WS rows; in rnds, knit every rnd.

Jacquard Pat A: Worked in rnds in St st following Chart A, when changing colors, twist yarns on WS to prevent holes in work, carry yarns loosely across WS.

Jacquard Pat B: Worked in St st in rows following Chart B.

Gauge:

St st with "Royal Tweed" and US 8 (5mm) needle: 15 sts and 20 rows = 4 x 4"/10 x 10 cm. 

Jacquard Pat with US 9 (5.5mm) needles: 15 sts and 17 rows = 4 x 4"/10 x 10 cm.

Back: With US 7 (4.5mm) needles and "Royal Tweed", cast on 82 sts and work in Rib Pat for 2 3/4"/7 cm. Change to size US 8 (5mm) needles and cont in St st as foll: 2 rows with "Royal Tweed", inc 1 st on the first row = 83 sts, then change to US 9 (5.5mm) needles and work in Jacquard Pat B for 9 rows (= k1, work 8-st rep 10 times, end with the st after the rep, k1), then change to US 8 (5mm) needles and work over all sts in "Royal Tweed", inc 1 st on first row = 84 sts. Work even until piece measures 15 1/2"/39 cm from beg. For the armhole shaping, dec 1 st each side on next row, then every 2nd row twice more = 78 sts. When piece measures 16 1/2"/42 cm from beg, place sts on a holder.

Front: Work same as Back.

Sleeves: With "Royal Tweed" and US 7 (4.5mm) needles, cast on 42 sts and work in Rib Pat for 2 3/4"/7 cm. Change to US 8 (5mm) needles and cont in St st as foll: 2 rows with "Royal Tweed" inc 1 st on first row = 43 sts, then change to US 9 (5.5mm) needles and work 9 rows in Jacquard Pat B (= k1, work 8-st rep 5 times, end with the st after the rep, k1). Change to US 8 (5mm) needles and "Royal Tweed" and cont in St st, inc 1 st on the first row = 44 sts. At the same time, inc 1 st each side every 8th row 4 times and every 6th row 8 times = 68 sts. Work even until piece measures 19 1/4"/49 cm from beg. For the cap shaping, dec 1 st each side on next row, then every 2nd row twice more = 62 sts. Place sts on a holder. 

Yoke: With "Royal Tweed" and US 9 (5.5mm) circular needle, k sts from holders, dec first and last st of each piece, as foll: 78 from Back (=76 sts), 62 sts from Sleeve (= 60 sts), 78 sts from Front (=76 sts), 62 sts from Sleeve (= 60 sts) = 272 sts. Knit 1 rnd. Then work in Jacquard Pat A, and after rnd 36 there are 102 sts on needle. Change to US 8 (5mm) circular needle and with "Medio" cont in St st for 8 rnds.

Next rnd: *K1, k2tog; rep from * around = 68 sts. Knit 10 rnds with "Medio". Change to "Royal Tweed" and knit 1 rnd, then with "Royal Tweed" and US 7 (4,5mm) needles, for the collar, work in Rib Pat for approx 3 1/4"/8 cm. Bind off in rib.

Finishing: Sew side and sleeve seams.