Striped Pullover by Sheila Volpe

Striped Pullover

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
4.5 mm
642 - 771 yards (587 - 705 m)
56, 58, 61cm chest
English

This boatneck pullover is quickly and easily made, as all the pattern pieces are rectangles and the sleeves and neck require no shaping.

Sizes
To fit 56(58:61)cm chest
Length 28(33:38)cm
Sleeve seam 24(28:32)cm
Note Instructions for larger sizes are in brackets ( ); where there is only one set of figures it applies to all sizes.

Materials
100g of a double knitting yarn in main colour MC
50g in each of 2 contrasting colours A and B
50(50:100)g in contrasting colour C
One pair each 3.75 and 4mm knitting needles
2 buttons
4.50mm crochet hook

Tension
22st and 30 rows to 10cm over st st using 4mm needles

To save time, take time to check tension

Note To avoid having to darn in lots of loose ends do not break the yarn when a stripe is completed, but carry the yarns up the right-hand side of the work. Do not let the ends of the yarn become tangled.