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TREILÍS PULLOVER

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A seemingly unlikely alliance between simplicity and drama, Treilís is a cable-knit jumper in its most basic form.

Worked top-down as a series of vertical panels with easy cable repeats, 
the design involves very little shaping or technical nuance of any kind. And yet, when it all 
comes together there is a synergy of exuberance and complexity.



The traditional Irish cable motif used in Treilís has long served as a Rorschach test of sorts - with representations of botanicals, stag’s antlers, and hearts, being variously ascribed to its
 symbolic narrative. For me, Treilís is a knitted ode to those wild garlands of ivy that cling
 to old trees in every patch of local woodland. Walking amidst 
these glorious organic sculptures, I too want to be like the tree - draped in ivy 
trellises in recognition of my rootedness.


{See Also: Treilís Hat}

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION


CONSTRUCTION
worked top down; flat through the Yoke and in the round for Bodice and Sleeves.

SIZING
Size 1 (2, 3, 4)
measures as follows around Bodice circumference:
94cm/ 37.5” (118cm/ 47.25”, 140cm/ 56”, 165cm/ 66”)

(additional sizing options are explained in the pattern)

GAUGE
22 sts x 28 rows/ rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in trellis cable motif
(note: pattern also explains how to alter gauge)

NEEDLES

circular needle, 4.5mm in diameter
or as needed to meet gauge

YARN

suitable for DK weight yarns or equivalent,
approximately 200m/ 100g
(note: pattern is adaptable to other yarn weights)

Designed with Wild Alpaca Wool
a farm to skein yarn blending local-to-me Alpaca fleeces with BFL sheepswool; the yarn is undyed and the taupe-grey colour is a natural blend of white, brown and grey alpaca wool
project requires 450g (600g, 750g, 900g)

NOTIONS

stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, measuring tape;
cable needle (optional)



TECHNIQUES

basic cables; picking up sts along edge;
provisional cast-on (optional)

SKILL LEVEL
The simple construction of this pullover means there is very little shaping. There is a small section with neckline increases, and it is fully charted. Otherwise you essentially just work the cables over and over.

STYLISTIC OPTIONS
neck finishing: crewneck, mock neck, tall neck
waist shaping: straight hem or cinched hem
sleeve shaping: wide cuff or cinched cuff
bodice length: cropped, or as preferable

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SAMPLES INFO.

grey/ taupe pullover
knitted with Wild Alpaca Wool
Size 2 using the gauge specified in pattern

mustard/ ochre pullover
knitted with Honer och Eir Nutiden held double
at gauge of 17 sts/ 10cm, following Size 1 stitch counts to achieve the equivalent of between Size 2 and Size 3
note that a Nutiden-specific supplement is included with this pattern download