The North Wind Pullover is a timeless, versatile sweater designed to keep you warm on crisp days. With its clean lines and classic shape, it’s a piece you’ll reach for again and again—whether worn casually with jeans or layered under a coat against the chill of the season. Several neck options—short, folded, funnel, or full turtleneck—let you tailor the pullover to your style and comfort, from light everyday wear to cozy winter layering. Named for the bracing winds of the north, it’s built to be both practical and enduring.

The pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down. It begins at the back neck, which is increased to the full width of the upper back before stitches are picked up for the shoulders and worked as the front. The yoke is shaped in the round, first by increasing stitches for the sleeves and later for both sleeves and body, giving the sweater a comfortable and well-balanced fit. At the underarms, sleeves and body are separated and finished individually in the round. The body and sleeve lengths are easy to adjust, and trying the pullover on as you go ensures the perfect fit.

You can knit the North Wind Pullover in a single strand of DK weight yarn for a classic, defined fabric, or hold fingering weight yarn together with silk mohair for a softer, haloed look with a touch of luxury.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 35.5 (39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25) (55, 59, 63, 67) inches including the intended positive ease of 15 cm / 6 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 (33, 33, 33, 35) (35, 35, 37, 37) cm / 13 (13, 13, 13, 13.75) (13.75, 13.75, 14.5, 14.5) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 44 cm / 17.25 inches
Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 37, 38, 41) (44, 47, 50, 53) cm / 13.5 (14.25, 14.5, 15, 16.25) (17.25, 18.5, 19.75, 20.75) inches
Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn
770 (850, 930, 1020, 1130) (1240, 1360, 1500, 1570) m / 840 (930, 1020, 1120, 1230) (1360, 1490, 1640, 1720) yards of DK weight yarn,
or 770 (850, 930, 1020, 1130) (1240, 1360, 1500, 1570) m / 840 (930, 1020, 1120, 1230) (1360, 1490, 1640, 1720) yards of fingering weight yarn and 770 (850, 930, 1020, 1130) (1240, 1360, 1500, 1570) m / 840 (930, 1020, 1120, 1230) (1360, 1490, 1640, 1720) yards of lace weight yarn (silk mohair, suri or cashmere).

Blue sample: 7 (7, 8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12, 13) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100 % Targhee-Columbia wool; 128 m / 140 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway Old World.

Green sample: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) balls of Knitting For Olive Merino (100 % merino; 250 m / 273 yards per 50 g), shown in the colorway Dusty Olive and 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) (6, 7, 8, 8) balls of Isager Silk Mohair (212 m / 232 yards per 25 g, 75% mohair, 25% silk), shown in the colorway 68.

Needles
For the ribbing:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

For the main part:
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
20 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on larger needles, after blocking. Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
4 stitch markers
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools