Named for a comforting Breve coffee, the Breve Pullover is a top-down circular yoke sweater with a subtle cable twist detail that radiates throughout the yoke, sleeves and body. With it’s relaxed fit, ultra soft yarns, cozy turtleneck, and oversized hem ribbing, you’ll soon have a modern, versatile addition to your closet.

CONSTRUCTION
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The Breve Pullover is a worked top-down in the round, beginning with a tubular cast on and 1x1 ribbed turtleneck collar. The circular yoke is worked in a twist stitch pattern that creates subtle cables radiating from the collar through the sleeves and body. The sleeve stitches are placed on hold while the body is worked and finished with a ribbed hem and tubular bind off. The sleeve stitches are placed back on the needles, gradually decreasing to the cuff and finishing with a ribbed cuff and tubular bind off, repeating for the other sleeve.

SUPPLIES
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1085 (1210) 1345 (1470) 1640 (1795) 2005 (2180) 2325 yards // 992 (1106) 1230 (1344) 1500 (1641) 1833 (1993) 2126 meters of Mayflower Easy Care Classic 100% Merino (50g, 116yd/ball) in color 244 Nomad Trial, or similar DK/light worsted yarn.

Held with 1085 (1210) 1345 (1470) 1640 (1795) 2005 (2180) 2325 yards // 992 (1106) 1230 (1344) 1500 (1641) 1833 (1993) 2126 meters of Hobbii Diablo Mohair in color ‘10’ (25g, 246yd/ball) or similar laceweight yarn.

3.25mm(US3) 16” (40 cm) circular needles for tubular cast on edge.
3.5mm(US4) 16” (40 cm) circular needles for neck ribbing.
4mm(US6) DPNs, 16”, and 32” (60 & 80 cm) circular needles for yoke, body, hem, sleeves & cuffs.
Notions: 8 stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, waste yarn, measuring tape/gauge ruler, stitch/row counter, blocking mat

SIZES
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1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9
Finished bust measurement: 37.5 (41.25) 44.75 (48) 52 (56) 59.75 (63.5) 68” [[95 (105) 114 (121) 132 (142) 152 (161.5) 173 cm]]
Measure fullest point of torso and add recommended ease to find the ideal finished bust measurement

This pullover is designed with 5-8” (12-20 cm) of positive ease in the body. It is loose fitting at the bust and drapes straight down through the body. The sample pictured in this pattern is worn with 7.5” (19 cm) of ease.

GAUGE
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Worked in the round & wet blocked:

(4.0mm) 19 sts x 26 rows = 4x4” (10x10 cm) in stockinette stitch
(3.5mm) 19 sts x 26 rows = 4x4” (10x10 cm) in 1x1 ribbing

SKILLS
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This is a written pattern assuming intermediate sweater knitting knowledge and is not intended to be beginner friendly. Supplemental research or practice to learn new skills may be required to complete this project.

This pattern requires a working knowledge of: knitting & purling both flat & in the round, german short row shaping, increasing, decreasing, tubular bind off, mini cable stitch (twist 2 right).

Circular needles are used to work in the round, starting with 16” (40 cm) for the cast-on and switching to longer cable lengths as the yoke grows. The sleeves are made with the smallest cable length or preferred short circumference needles i.e DPNs or magic loop.

Cast-on, bind-off, and short row methods suggested in this pattern are able to be substituted with any other method.