The Glencoe Pullover is an all-over stranded colourwork pullover with a 80s inspired oversized fit. The largest sizes have a modified dropped shoulder construction for a better fit. The pattern is calculated to have around 25 cm of positive ease, with large sleeves to complement the silhouette. All the colourwork is knitted in the round and steeking is used to make that possible. The body is worked bottom-up, adding steek bridges for the sleeves and the neck where necessary. After cutting the steeks, the sleeves are worked top down and the collar is added. The pattern is calculated to fit standardized women’s sizes.

Pullover Sizes:
There are nine sizes in total, and the pullover is meant to have 25 cm (10 in) of positive ease. The finished pullover measurements are:
Bust: 100 (110) 120 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) 180 cm / 40 (44) 48 (52) 56 (60) 64 (68) 72 in
Shoulder to shoulder: 50 (55) 60 (65) 70 (70) 72 (74) 76 cm / 20 (22) 24 (26) 28 (28) 28,8 (29,6) 30,4 in
Keep in mind the positive ease is based on bust measurements and that the pullover is specifically designed with 25 cm of positive ease; choosing a smaller size than normal may cause some fit issues.

Suggested Gauge:
The gauge for the colourwork design is 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in) = 24 sts x 28 rows on 3.25 mm needles. Keep in mind this gauge is achieved after blocking the swatch/pullover.

Suggested Needles:
3.25 mm (US3): 40 cm (16 in) circular, 80/100/120 cm (32/40/47 in) circular and double-pointed needles
3 mm (US2.5): 40 cm (16 in) circular, 80/100/120 cm (32/40/47 in) circular and double-pointed needles

Suggested Yarn
Any non-superwash heavy fingering-weight yarn in four complementing colours. For the sample Rauma Garn Finull (50 gr = 175 m) was used.

Yarn Used
Main Colour: 160 (175) 190 (200) 220 (230) 245 (260) gr of Rauma Garn Finull in Svart 436
Contrast Colour 1: 110 (125) 130 (140) 150 (160) 170 (180) 195 gr of Rauma Garn Finull in Koksgrå Melert 414
Contrast Colour 2: 90 (100) 105 (110) 120 (130) 135 (145) 155 gr of Rauma Garn Finull in Mørk Grå Melert 405
Contrast Colour 3: 80 (90) 95 (100) 110 (115) 125 (130) 140 gr of Rauma Garn Finull in Grå Melert 404

Techniques used
Stranded colourwork knitting, steek bridges and steeking and reinforcing steeks, working with colour dominance, catching (or trapping) floats, casting on, casting off, three needle bind-off, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, folding and sewing down the collar.

Notions
Stitch markers, leftover yarn, tapestry needle, embroidery scissors

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sizes 6, 7, 8 and 9 are insufficiently test knitted. If you wish to test knit one of these sizes for me (and get the pattern in that size for free) send an email to info@ellisknitwear.com