Moxie Pullover by Amy Christoffers

Moxie Pullover

Knitting
October 2013
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Light Fingering
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with yarn doubled & larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
900 - 1600 yards (823 - 1463 m)
34, 36, 37 ½, 39, 41, 42 ½, 45, 47 ¼, 49”
English
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This pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down in the round. The yoke is worked in a hybrid of ‘round’ yoke and raglan shaping with subtle neck shaping integrated into the yoke construction. The body and sleeves are separated and worked seamlessly to the cuff.

Why knit with fingering weight held double? Because of all the amazing custom marl combinations, I shared some of my favorites on the Savory Knitting blog. The colors I chose for my Moxie, Logwood + Bittersweet, are a perfect match for New England foliage, the brilliant orange Bittersweet is tempered just enough by the purple-y grey Logwood, proving that once again nothing does color the way nature does.

The pullover shown uses 2 strands of light fingering weight sock yarn held together throughout. You can substitute a heavy DK/Worsted weight yarn to get gauge using a single strand. If the marled look is not your preference the Swans Island Natural Colors Merino Worsted comes in all the same shades as the fingering weight and knits at exactly the right gauge.

Finished Measurements
34, 36, 37 ½, 39, 41, 42 ½, 45, 47 ¼, 49”

Shown with about 1” of positive ease

Materials
900 (975, 1050, 1125, 1200, 1300,1400, 1500, 1600) yards Worsted Weight yarn
or
1800 (1950, 2100, 2250, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3000, 3200) yards Fingering Weight yarn (yarn held double)

Shown here
Swans Island 100 %wool; 525yards/480m/100g skein color: Bittersweet and Logwood; 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins each

Needles
Neck, hem and cuff:
US 4/3.25mm: 16” & 24” circular needles for body and sleeves. 4 or 5 double pointed (DPN) needles for sleeve cuff
Body and sleeves:
US 6/4mm: 16” & 24” circular needles for body, 4 or 5 DPN for sleeves

Notions required
Stitch marker(s), waste yarn for holders, tapestry needle

Gauge
20 sts x 28 rows= 4” in Stockinette stitch with larger needle with yarn held double