The Pollinators Pullover was inspired by our important honey bee population that we depend on for pollination. I loved the original motif in my Honey Folk design so much I couldn’t resist creating a new sweater featuring it! The Pollinators Pullover is a drop shoulder sweater featuring geometric honeycomb motifs created from twisted stitches with the occasional garter filled hexagon for interest. The Pollinators Pullover is knit up in Wing & A Prayer Farm’s Peter Pan & Fam aran weight yarn which makes for quick knitting. The twisted st pattern makes for an addictive knit and the body’s boxy fit and fitted sleeves makes this sweater easy to wear and style!

This pattern contains charts

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
34.25 (37.75, 41.25, 44.5, 48) (51.5, 55, 58.25, 61.75, 65.25)” / 87 (96, 105, 113, 122) (131, 139.5, 148, 157, 165.5) cm bust circumferenceDesigned to fit with 2- 4” / 5-10 cm positive ease in bust

Materials:
Wing & A Prayer Farm Peter Pan & Fam Aran weight (100% Cormo Wool, 210 yards / 100 g)Approximately 665 (740, 830, 915, 1005) (1095, 1190, 1285, 1385, 1490) yards / 608 (677, 759, 837, 919) (1001, 1088, 1175, 1266, 1362) meters
OR 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins

Gauge:
14 sts and 21 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st worked in the round and blocked

Needles:
Size 8 (5 mm) 32-40” / 81.5-101.5 cm circular needles for the body, and additional needle(s) of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves and 16” / 40.5 cm circular needle for the neckline

Notions:
Stitch marker for BOR
Spare needles or waste yarn/stitch holder
Tapestry needle

CONSTRUCTION NOTES:
The Pollinators Pullover is knit from the bottom up in the round. The front and back yokes are knit separately, flat, and feature shoulder shaping and a crew neckline. The yoke halves are seamed at the shoulders. Sleeves are picked up and worked in the round outward from the body; the collar is picked up and knit outwards from the bound off neckline edges.