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FLINT
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Sporting the proportions of a classic baseball t-shirt whilst luxuriating in the 
texture of a sumptuous yarn, this two-tone design is as familiar as it is striking.



You can knit it flat in pieces (fl), or seamlessly using intarsia (int). The Flint 
Pullover is ready for action - be it out in the field, at the local cafe, or in your own back yard. 


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MATERIALS & INFORMATION 




CONSTRUCTION
This pullover is worked top-down. The pattern provides instructions for multiple ways of knitting the yoke:
. 2-colour yoke worked in intarsia,
. 2-colour yoke worked flat in pieces, or
. single-colour yoke worked in the round
The bodice and sleeves are then continued top-down in the round, identically for all 3 versions.

SIZING
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
mesures as follows around chest circumference:
78cm/ 31.5” (85cm/ 34”, 93cm/ 37.5”, 100cm/ 40”, 106cm/ 42.5”, 115cm/ 46”, 121cm/ 48.5”, 130cm/ 52”, 140cm/ 56”, 152cm/ 61”)


FIT
designed to be worn with zero to 10cm/ 4” of ease around the chest; also suitable for a more relaxed fit if preferred

GAUGE

24 sts x 32 rows/ rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in stockinette for main fabric


YARN

designed with Stolen Stitches Nua Sport

suitable for sportweight yarns
approximately 300-350m/ 100g


YARN QUANTITIES
assuming 3/4 sleeves, project requires
C1: 200g (200g, 250g, 250g, 300g, 300g, 350g, 350g, 400g)
C2: 150g (150g, 200g, 200g, 250g, 250g, 250g, 300g, 300g)

for short sleeves, subtract 50g C2 from these quantities;
for long sleeves add 50g C2 to these quantities

If worked in a solid colour, project requires a total of
350g (350g, 400g, 450g, 450g, 500g, 550g, 600g, 650g)

NEEDLES

circular needle, 3mm in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge for main fabric


NOTIONS

stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, measuring tape



SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

provisional cast-on (for underarms);
picking up stitches along selvage edge

intarsia (OR basic hand-stitching, if opting for pieced version)

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SAMPLE INFO
cover sample shown in Size 2, with intarsia yoke,
and 3/4 sleeves with turned-edge cuffs
knitted with Stolen Stitches Nua Sport
, in the colourways Unexpected Macaw (9804) and Broken Tiles (9814)

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INTARSIA GUIDANCE

Please be aware, this pattern briefly explains how to work intarsia, but does not include intarsia lessons! If you are completely unfamiliar with the technique, you will need to learn the basics before trying the intarsia version of the yoke.

Carol Feller offers an excellent free intarsia tutorial here, which will enable you to understand the technique.

Note that you will not need to read intarsia charts for this pattern. Because the colour transitions in Flint always happen in the same place and are extremely obvious, charts are not needed. Therefore, this is actually a great pattern to try intarsia for the first time, since you only have to worry about colour management without also having to pay attention to charts.

In addition to written instructions, helpful diagrams are provided to help you visualise the colour layout and knitting direction.

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PIECED YOKE GUIDANCE

If intarsia is not for you, this pattern provides alternative instructions for working the yoke in pieces, then assembling them to continue in the round. In its finished state, the yoke will look identical regardless of which version you opt for, so it is only a matter of which method you prefer working.

Basic hand-stitching skills, or knowledge of mattress stitch, will be needed for the pieced option.