Staycation Pullover (colorwork)
Staycation Pullover (colorwork)
What’s better than a warm and comfy pullover for cozying up on brisk Fall and Winter days?
Staycation is a drop-shoulder sweater, knit from the top down, complete with two sleeve finishing options and sporting a garter ridge mock neck for ultimate warmth.
Featuring stripes of mosaic colorwork, this bulky weight sweater is quick to knit and fun to wear! Staycation is one of those sweaters you will want to grab for time and again.
Pattern Construction
Staycation Pullover is worked from the top down allowing you to try on as you go! Beginning from the shoulder seam, the back & front body are worked flat separately initially. After completion of the front neckline shaping, the front and back are joined together, and the remainder of the sweater is knit in the round. This pattern is designed to be worked using four colors of Bulky weight yarn.
Staycation Pullover features a cozy mock neck and offers two sleeve options – sleeveless or long sleeve. This colorwork for this design is achieved with a slip stitch pattern – no stranded colorwork.
Materials
Suggested Yarn: Knot House “Lickety Split”
3-ply SW Merino, Bulky weight 106 yards / 97 meters per 100 grams.
Required Yarn: (Light Bulky / Bulky)
Sleeve Option - Sleeveless
MC: 445 (480, 520, 575, 625) (705, 775, 850, 925) yards / 407 (439, 476, 526, 571) (644, 708, 777, 836) meters
CC1: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) (27, 30, 33, 37) yards / 15 (16, 18, 20, 22) (25, 28, 30, 34) meters
CC2: 24 (26, 28, 32, 35) (38, 41, 44, 48) yards / 22 (24, 26, 29, 32) (35, 38, 40, 44) meters
CC3: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) (27, 30, 33, 37) yards / 15 (16, 18, 20, 22) (25, 28, 30, 34) meters
Sleeve Option – Long Sleeve
MC: 710 (770, 835, 925, 1006) (1135, 1250, 1370, 1500) yards / 668 (704, 763, 870, 919) (1037, 1143, 1143, 1371) meters
CC1: 35 (38, 40, 45, 50) (55, 60, 65, 70) yards / 32 (35, 37, 41, 46) (50, 55, 59, 64) meters
CC2: 43 (46, 50, 56, 60) (70, 75, 84, 89) yards / 39 (42, 46, 51, 55) (64, 69, 77, 81) meters
CC3: 35 (38, 40, 45, 50) (55, 60, 65, 70) yards / 32 (35, 37, 41, 46) (50, 55, 59, 64) meters
Sizing Information
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Designed to fit with recommended positive ease of 4 – 12” / 10 - 30 cm.
Select a “Finished Bust” circumference size which is 4 – 12” / 10 - 30 cm larger than your actual bust measurement, per ease preference. #sizeinclusive
Note: Due to the nature of drop shoulder construction, the “sleeveless” option provides a cap or short sleeve. The higher the amount of positive ease, the lower the sleeve seam/edge will fall at the upper arm.
If you select a size with less than 5” / 13 cm positive ease you may need to work a longer armhole depth prior to joining front and back body, depending on broadness of your shoulders.
Fit Reference: Sample is size 3 and reflects 8.5” / 22 cm positive ease on 36” / 91 cm bust.
Finished Circumference at Bust
36.5 (40.5, 44.5, 48.5, 53) (58, 63, 68, 72)” / 93 (103, 113, 123, 135) (147, 160, 173, 183) cm
Shoulder to hem length
18 (19, 20, 21, 22) (23.25, 24.25, 24.75, 25.25)” / 46 (48, 51, 53, 56) (59, 61, 63, 64) cm
Upper Arm Circumference
12.5 (13, 13.5, 14.5, 15.5) (16.5, 17, 18, 19.5)” / 32 (33, 34, 37, 39) (42, 43, 46, 50) cm
Additional sizing information provided in the pattern
Suggested Needles & Notions
US 10.5 / 6.5 mm or size needed for gauge (16 or 24” & 32” / 41 or 61 & 81 cm) or longer circular needles as needed for size (main needles - body and collar)
US 11 / 8 mm or 1 size larger than main (32” / 81 cm) or longer circular needles (body)
US 10 / 6 mm or 1 size smaller than main (32” / 81 cm) circular (hem and cuffs)
DPNs in main and smallest size and/or circulars in preferred lengths needed for small circumference (sleeves)
Distinct BOR marker + 1 additional marker
(2) Removeable progress markers
Darning needle and scrap yarn to hold sts
Gauge Information
14 sts / 19 rows in stockinette stitch worked flat on size US 10.5 / 6.5 mm needle, post blocking
Special Techniques
German short row shaping
Pick up and knit
(Optional) Purlwise cast on