Stripes are an iconic pattern in Finnish design. While gathering inspiration for her Ripple Stripes sweater, Fiona Alice kept coming back to a striped pattern called Piccolo by the fashion brand Marimekko, which features small, painterly vertical stripes. Fiona wanted a pattern that would clearly read as stripes from a distance but, upon closer inspection, would also reveal movement and texture. She eventually settled on Barbara G. Walker’s Ripple Stripes pattern, which adds visual interest and is interesting for the knitter to repeat.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Recommended ease: 8–9” / 20.5–23 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 41.5 (45, 49, 52.75, 56.5) (60.25, 64, 67.75, 71.5)“ / 105.5 (114.5, 124.5, 134, 143.5) (153, 162.5, 172, 181.5) cm.
Back Length (excl. collar): 25.5 (26.5, 27.25, 28.25, 29) (29.5, 30.5, 31.25, 32.25)” / 65 (67.5, 69, 72, 73.5) (75, 77.5, 79.5, 82) cm. 
Length from Underarm to Hem (adjustable): 16.5” / 41.5 cm.
Upper Arm Circumference: 17 (17.5, 18, 18.5, 19) (19.5, 19.75, 20.25, 20.75)“ / 43 (44.5, 45.5, 47, 48.5) (49.5, 50, 51.5, 52.5) cm. 
Sleeve Length (adjustable): 18” / 45.5 cm. 
Back Neck Width: 8.5” / 21.5 cm.  

MATERIALS
Yarn:
MC is worked with two yarns held together, Laine x Novita DK & Edith. CC is worked with one yarn, Laine x Novita DK.

MC 1: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8) skeins of Laine x Novita DK by Novita (70% Falkland Wool, 15% Bluefaced Leicester, 15% Bluefaced Kerry Hill, 246 yds / 225 m – 100 g), in the colourway 3651 Pine Forest. 

Or approx. 930 (1005, 1061, 1165, 1280) (1410, 1553, 1706, 1875) yds / 850 (920, 970, 1065, 1170) (1290, 1420, 1560, 1715) m of DK-weight yarn.

MC 2: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) balls of Edith by Novita (70% mohair, 30% silk, 229 yds / 210 m – 25 g), in the colourway 3761 Grove.

Or approx. 930 (1005, 1061, 1165, 1280) (1410, 1553, 1706, 1875) yds / 850 (920, 970, 1065, 1170) (1290, 1420, 1560, 1715) m of any similar lace-weight yarn.

CC: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins of Laine x Novita DK by Novita (70% Falkland Wool, 15% Bluefaced Leicester, 15% Bluefaced Kerry Hill, 246 yds / 225 m – 100 g), in the colourway 4071 Tender Fog. 

Or approx. 131 (137, 148, 164, 175) (197, 219, 240, 262) yds / 120 (125, 135, 150, 160) (180, 200, 220, 240) m of DK-weight yarn.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Tukuwool DK by Tukuwool, Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn or Gilliatt by De Rerum Natura (for Laine x Novita DK) and Tukuwool Silk Mohair by Tukuwool, Tilia by Filcolana or Silk Mohair by Isager (for Edith).

Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles (for collar and cuffs) and US 8 / 5 mm 40–48” / 100–120 cm circular needles (for body, sleeves and hem).

Notions: 2 stitch markers, 4 locking stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.

GAUGE
17 sts x 26 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in Ripple St Patt, after blocking.

22 sts x 24 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 7 / 4.5 mm needles in Full Twisted Ribbing, after blocking.

NOTES
This boxy, relaxed pullover is worked from the top down. First, starting with the back neck, stitches are cast on and then increased to the needed width and worked until the underarm is reached. Next, stitches are picked up from each side of the back to create the right and left shoulders separately, while also shaping the neck. Once the neck opening is shaped, the two sides are joined. The front and back are worked separately until the length reaches the underarm, where they are then joined and worked in the round until the side slits are reached. The body is finished with a hem of Half Twisted 1 x 1 Ribbing. Stitches for the collar are picked up and worked in the same Half Twisted Ribbing. The sleeves are picked up from the body and worked in the round. The cuffs feature Full Twisted 1 x 1 Ribbing, so when they are turned back, the same pattern can be seen from the wrong side.

The stripes that are featured throughout the pullover were found in Barbara G. Walker’s Treasury of Knitting Patterns and are called Ripple Stripes. These undulating stripes are made by slipping and knitting stitches for a few rows or rounds. Only one colour is carried at a time, making it a simple and easy stripes pattern to work flat or in the round.