Otto’s Place Pullover

Otto’s Place Pullover was Inspired by architectural details on a commercial building built by Otto Sallman in historic Galena, Illinois in 1899. This easy-fit, lightly cropped pullover is knit in the round from the bottom up and features bands of stranded colorwork at the hem, sleeve cuffs and neckline. The body is completed with a 1/1 half-twisted rib worked down from a provisional cast on with an i-cord bind off. The modified drop shoulder sleeves are knit down from picked-up stitches along the arm holes and finished with an i-cord bind-off. The scoop neck is finished with 1/1 half-twisted rib and an i-cord bind off.

Sizes

1(2,3,4)(5,6,7)(8,9,10) with finished bust circumferences of 36.5(39, 42, 44.5)(47, 49.5, 52)(55, 57.5, 60) inches / 92.5(99, 106.5, 113)(119.5, 125.5, 132)(139.5, 146, 152.5) cms.

Finished measurements show in pattern instructions are chest circumference, length to underarm, armhole depth, neck opening width, shoulder width, sleeve length and wrist circumference.

Yarn

The sample pullover is knit in Kelbourne Woolens “Scout” (100% Corriedale/Merino wool; 274 yds / 100 g) in the following colors:

Driftwood heather: 5(5, 5, 6)(6, 7, 7)(7, 8, 8) skeins
Charcoal heather 1 (1, 1, 2)(2, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2) skeins

Gauge

Be sure to swatch to match gauge and adjust your needle size accordingly. Gauge is 24.5 sts and 36 rounds to 4 in / 10 cm in stockinette st with US 5/3.75 mm needles.