Meissa Pullover by Amy Christoffers

Meissa Pullover

Knitting
October 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1000 - 2300 yards (914 - 2103 m)
34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70)”/ 86 (96.5, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157.5, 168, 178) cm
English
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The pullover is worked from the top down seamlessly. The neck is shaped with short rows. The body and sleeves are worked in the round.

The front features a charted star motif with eyelets and bobbles. Bobble notes: The 3-stitch method of bobble used in the sample creates a smaller bobble with a lower profile. The choice of yarn can affect the look of the bobbles and adjacent stitches. Please consider swatching a few bobble methods before you begin and substitute any bobble that you prefer.

There are two options for shaping the sleeves: the gathered cuff (shown in the lighter sample) has a wider sleeve with decreases concentrated at the cuff. The tapered sleeve (shown in the darker sample) has decreases distributed evenly down the length of the arm. The gathered cuff creates a more romantic silouette , and has the advantage of being better for layering over other clothes. The tapered cuff sleeve has a sportier look and the advantage of being easier to layer under other clothes. I could not decide which I prefer so now I have both.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70)”/ 86 (96.5, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157.5, 168, 178) cm Around chest at underarm
20 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30)”/ 51 (53.5, 56, 58.5, 61, 63.5, 66, 68.5, 71, 76) cm
Length from shoulder to hem
Gathered Cuff Sleeve (lighter version) shown in size 42, worn with approximately 6” of positive ease.
Tapered Sleeve (darker version) shown in size 38 with approximately 2” of positive ease.

MATERIALS

Yarn

Gathered Cuff Sleeve (light version) 1050 (1150, 1250, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1850, 2000, 2150, 2300) yards Sport weight yarn

Tapered Sleeve (dark version) 1000 (1100, 1200, 1350, 1500, 1650, 1800, 1950, 2100, 2250) yards Sport weight yarn

Shown here

Gathered Cuff Sleeve (Light version) in Knit Or Dye Chrysalis (Wool, Alpaca, Milkweed fiber; 350yd 320 m/100 g) Undyed: 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins.

Tapered Sleeve (Dark version) in Rauwerk Organic Merino Sport (100% Bavarian Merino Wool; 328y300m/100g) ‘Obsidian’ : 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins.

Needles

US 5/3.75mm: circular 16”/40 cm and 24”/60 cm or longer for body and a set of 4 or 5 DPN for sleeves.
US 3/3.25 mm: circular 16”/40 cm for neckband, circular 24”/60 cm or longer for hem, and a set of 4 or 5 DPN for sleeve cuffs.

Notions required

6 stitch markers: 1 to mark beginning of round, 3 for marking the raglans and 2 to mark the placement of the motif.
Waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle.

GAUGE

22 stitches x 30 rounds = 4” in Stockinette stitch on larger needles
Adjust needle size to obtain gauge

NOTES

The motif pattern is charted.

The Tapered Sleeve Sample was an earlier version of the pattern. It omits the short rows 5-20, these rows are worked as regular raglan shaping rounds.