About the pattern
I have a friend who is amazingly elegant. In fact, she would look elegant wearing a sack. Not only that, she is a genuinely lovely person, a talented viola player, and a keen learner knitter. I was inspired to design this garment by a jumper she was wearing which featured twisted stitches. The similarity ended there, but I thought that maybe I could design a pullover that would make me look elegant as well. The jury is out on whether I succeeded, but I do like the jumper I made.

The twisted stitches appear in saddles at the shoulders, down each side of front and back, and on the forearms. The shoulder and armhole shaping is a blend of saddle and raglan making a nice fit. The twisted stitches are also reflected in twisted rib at hems and neckline. The long sleeves have a little gather at the top and are full with fitted cuffs. I made a V neck because it works with a pretty blouse, and to complement the “v” effect of the twisted stitch panels. Now I just need the pretty blouse!

The pullover is worked top down, starting with two small pieces for the saddles. Stitches are picked up for front and back, and worked flat until joined in the round after the neck shaping. Body and sleeves are completed in the round.

As I was making the long sleeved pullover, it occurred to me that a short sleeved version in cotton or linen might be rather nice for summer (usually in our part of the world that’s maybe a day or two in July or August), so back I went to my LYS and found some lovely drapey cotton/linen blend yarn. I’ve not used cotton or linen much in the past so this was a nice adventure for me.

Finished measurements
Chest/Bust: 31[35, 39.25, 42.75, 46.75, 51.25, 55, 58.75, 62.75] inches/79[89, 99.5, 108.5, 119, 130, 140, 149.5, 159.5]cm
Length: 19.25[19.75, 20.25, 20.75, 20.75, 21.25, 21.5, 22.25, 22.75] inches/49[50, 51.5, 52.5, 52.5, 54, 54.5, 56.5, 57.5]cm

Materials
West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece DK, 100% Blueface Leicester wool, 246 yds/225 m per 100g skein, long sleeved version shown in colorway 1111 Foxglove.
45, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9 skeins.

King Cole Linendale Reflections DK, 57% cotton, 30% viscose, 13% linen, 131 yds/120 m per 50g skein, short sleeved version shown in colorway 5641 Ingleton.
67, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 skeins

Note that I used smaller needles with the King Cole yarn to achieve the same gauge of 22sts and 30r to 10cm/4 inches over stockinette stitch; please swatch.

You can use any DK yarn you like, but plain or only slightly variegated colours will work best with the twisted stitch pattern.