Baden Pullover by Nicole Reeves

Baden Pullover

Knitting
May 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in rev St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1526 - 2834 yards (1395 - 2591 m)
35 1/2 (39 1/2, 43, 47, 50 1/2, 55, 59)" circumference at underarm
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Bold cables zigzag up the front, back, and sleeves of the Baden Pullover. Stripes of seed stitch and reverse stockinette stitch add texture to the body, sleeve caps, and hems. This piece is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed after the knitting is complete.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 4

Finished Size 35 1/2 (39 1/2, 43, 47, 50 1/2, 55, 59)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 35 1/2”; modeled with 1/4” of negative ease.

Yarn Plymouth Yarn Select Worsted Merino Superwash (100% superwash fine Merino wool; 218 yd 199 m/3 1/2 oz 100 g): #35 Sage, 7 (8, 8, 10, 10, 12, 13) skeins.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); removable m; cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in rev St st; 10 sts of Cable chart = 1 3/8” wide.

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NOTES

  • This pullover is worked back and forth in pieces from the bottom up and seamed.

  • If decreasing stitches interrupts a cable, divide the remaining stitches as evenly as possible and cross the cable with remaining stitches as in the original cable.

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