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The Flippend Pullover

Ideal for getting dressed in the dark on a cold morning, or for looking your avant-garde best at a winter soirée, this 4-way reversible pullover can be worn upside down or back to front… because it is identical in each direction.

The wide cowl-neck doubles as a cinched hem, while the roomy bodice, sloping shoulders, and tapering sleeves create a fluid silhouette.

Whether you prefer to work top-down or bottom up, this design will ‘flippendly’ accommodate. Knit it in a solid colour to tone down the quirkiness, or in stripes to highlight the unusual construction details. Keep an open mind and enjoy!

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

SIZING
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
garment measures as follows around chest circumference -
90cm/ 36” (100cm/ 40”, 110cm/ 44”, 120cm/ 48”, 130cm/ 52”, 140cm/ 56”, 150cm/ 60”, 160cm/ 64”)
Pattern includes a schematic with detailed measurements.

GAUGE
Main Fabric:
17 sts x 23 rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in stockinette
Edgings:
22 sts x 30 rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in 2x2 rib

YARN
suitable for DK to Aran-weight yarns or equivalent
(approximately 150-200m per 100g/ 165-220y per 3.5oz)
requires 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) 100g/ 3.5oz skeins to complete
(if working stripes: equal amounts of each colour are needed)
designed with with Höner och Eir Nutiden (held double)

NEEDLES
Needle A: circular needle 5mm (US 8) in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge for main fabric
Needle B: circular needle 3mm (US 3) in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge for edgings

NOTIONS
tapestry needle, scrap yarn, st markers, measuring tape

SPECIAL SKILLS
unraveling sts

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NOTES

CONSTRUCTION
This garment is knitted seamlessly, in the round, from end to end (there is no ‘top-down’ or ‘bottom-up,’ because it is the same in both directions). After the main body of the pullover is completed, sleeves are picked up by unraveling stitches from scrap yarn, and worked top-down. If you have knitted socks or mittens with ‘peasant’ heels or thumbs, or if you have knitted the Ciorcal Cardigan the sleeves here are worked in the same manner.

SAMPLE INFO.
The striped sample is a Size 3, worn with 15cm/ 6” of ease, 5cm/ 2” of ease, and 20cm/ 8” of ease by the models. Knitted with Höner och Eir Nutiden yarn, held double, in the Mörker and Ljus colourways (striped option), 230g of each colour.

The blue sample (model’s own - Knittingmummy1965 ) is a Size 4, worn with 15cm/ 6” of ease. Knitted with Drops Air.

YARN RECOMMENDATIONS
Although this pattern will work in almost any standard yarn suitable for the stated gauge, for the slouchy/ drapey characteristic shown in the samples it is best to use a lightweight yarn that can be worked above gauge (in other words, a yarn that is at most a DK weight, but can be worked at a gauge of 17 sts, which is more typically used with Aran weight yarns). Rustic woollen spun yarns will work well in this regard. Also, consider the following:
. unspun yarns
. blown yarns
. fingering weight yarns held together with lace-weight mohair
. brushed alpaca yarns
. boucle yarns