Sunchokes Pullover by Moira Engel

Sunchokes Pullover

Knitting
January 2019
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needle.
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1434 - 2390 yards (1311 - 2185 m)
33 (37, 41, 45½, 49½, 54)" circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 37"; modeled with 3" of negative ease.
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The Sunchokes Pullover has a funnel neck with an I-cord tie to keep the wearer warm in the great outdoors. The tonal wool yarn and cabled front and back panels make a super-cozy sweater. Sunchokes is worked back and forth from the bottom up in separate pieces and seamed.

Difficulty Level Intermediate

Yarn Weight 5

Finished Size 33 (37, 41, 45½, 49½, 54)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 37”; modeled with 3” of negative ease.

Yarn Cascade Yarns Eco+ Peruvian Tones (100% Peruvian highland wool; 478 yd (437 m)/8¾ oz (250 g)): #02 sycamore, 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): straight, 16” circular (cir), and set of doublepointed (dpn). Size 8 (5 mm): straight. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); stitch holders; cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 19 sts and 25 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles.

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NOTES

  • This pullover is worked back and forth from the bottom up in separate pieces and seamed.

  • When working German short-rows, count each double stitch as a single stitch.