Massachusetts Ave Pullover by Hanna Maciejewska

Massachusetts Ave Pullover

Knitting
August 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in rev St st on larger needle
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
984 - 1476 yards (900 - 1350 m)
32 (36.5, 41, 44.5, 48)" bust circumference
English
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The Massachusetts Ave Pullover sports cascading smocked cables that form diamonds filled with garter stitch and texture. Worked from the top down, the pullover features set-in sleeves and a neckline shaped with short-rows.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 32 (36.5, 41, 44.5, 48)“ bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 41”; modeled with 9” of positive ease.

Yarn Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok (100% highland wool; 123 yd / 1.75 oz): #1315 red rock, 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins.

Needles Sizes 7 (4.5 mm) and 8 (5 mm): 32” circular and set of double-pointed. Size 7 (4.5 mm): 16” circular. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; waste yarn for provisional CO; cable needle; stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Gauge 18 sts and 25 rows = 4” in rev St st on larger needle.

Notes The front and back of this pullover are worked from the top down flat to the underarm and then joined, and the body is worked in the round. Stitches for the sleeves are picked up around the armhole and the sleeves are worked in the round from the top down with a short-row sleeve cap.