Ideal Pullover by Meredith Collins

Ideal Pullover

Knitting
July 2024
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 23.5 rows = 4 inches
in Tick Stitch pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1314 - 1971 yards (1202 - 1802 m)
Finished Chest Circumference: 33¾ (37, 40½, 43¾) (47¼, 52¼, 55½, 59)”
English
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A six-piece capsule collection featuring our new-for-Fall yarn, Ideal (pronounced ee-DAY-al)!

Named after the Uruguayan term for the Polwarth sheep, Ideal is a worsted weight yarn crafted from 100% Uruguayan Polwarth wool.

Ideal is a 4-ply, worsted weight, non-superwash yarn that is sourced, spun, and hand-dyed in Uruguay.

We are curating an extensive color palette for Ideal, beginning with 20+ colors in both semi-solid and space-dyed shades.

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SIZES
Finished Chest Circumference: 33¾ (37, 40½, 43¾) (47¼, 52¼, 55½, 59)”
Length: 20½ (21¼, 21½, 21¾) (21¾, 22¼, 22¼, 23)” from back neck to lower edge, not including neckband

MATERIALS
Manos del Uruguay IDEAL (100% Uruguayan Polwarth wool; approx. 219 yds/100 g): 4 (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7, 7) sks MC, and
2 sks CC for all sizes.

Shown in E2058 Icarus (MC, gold) and E7210 Terere (CC, multicolor)

US 8/5 mm 16”, 24”, and 32” or longer (depending on size) circular needles and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge (see Notes)

Stitch markers (one in a unique color for BOR)
Scrap yarn for stitch holders
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
19 sts and 23½ rnds = 4”/10 cm in Tick Stitch pattern.

NOTES
This project is worked seamlessly from the top down. The piece begins at the neck edge and is worked back and forth in rows to shape the neck, then the stitches are joined in the round across the base of the front neck. The raglan yoke is worked down to the underarms in the tick stitch pattern, and then the piece divides for working the lower body and above-the-wrist sleeves separately in the round, also in tick stitch. The neckband is added during finishing.