Ropemaker Pullover by Ashley Rao

Ropemaker Pullover

Knitting
August 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Moss st on larger needle; 28 sts and 32 rows = 4" in Honeycomb patt on larger needle.
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1750 - 3150 yards (1600 - 2880 m)
37 (41, 45, 48, 53, 56)" bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 37", modeled with 1" of positive ease.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Designer Ashley Rao

Finished Size 37 (41, 45, 48, 53, 56)“ bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 37”, modeled with 1” of positive ease.

Yarn Brown Sheep Company Top of the Lamb Sport (100% wool; 350 yd 320 m/4 oz 113 g): #240 fawn, 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins.

Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm): 32” circular (cir). Size 4 (3.5 mm): 16” and 32” cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.

Gauge 22 sts and 32 rows = 4” in Moss st on larger needle; 28 sts and 32 rows = 4” in Honeycomb patt on larger needle.

In the Ropemaker Pullover, matched shaping in the honeycomb panel and the moss-stitch panels moves a mirrored 4/4 cable seamlessly from front to back, outlining saddle shoulder, collar, bodice, and kangaroo pocket.