This round-yoke pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down. Concentric rings of simple textured patterns separated by bands of garter stitch adorn the length of the yoke and body. Short rows are worked into the ribbed neckband and increases are concealed in the bands of garter stitch. There is an optional full bust adjustment when dividing the body and sleeves which moves the sleeves toward the back of the sweater making the front wider than the back. The body is worked without shaping from underarms to hem, with two length options. The short sleeves are completed with ribbing.

The inspiration for this design came from Brooklyn Tweed’s Dapple yarn; a blend of organic cotton and American merino wool. The exact ratio of cotton to wool varies as the yarn is spun and the different ways that each fiber takes dye creates the tonal color variations. To achieve the same gradient effect as the sample, start by arranging your skeins from light to dark. To blend the colors from one skein to the next I used helical knitting, alternating skeins every round in a spiral.

SIZING
1 2, 3, 4, 5 {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
Cosmos (blue gradient) sample is shown in straight Size 3. Petal (pink) sample is shown in cropped Size 3 with the Full Bust Adjustment. Both samples are modeled on a 38 inch/96.5 cm chest.
FINISHED BODY CIRCUMFERENCE
30½ 35, 39¼, 43¾, 48 {52¼, 56¾, 61, 65½, 69¾}inches/77.5 89, 99.5, 111, 122 {132.5, 144, 155, 166.5, 177} cm
OPTIONAL FULL BUST ADJUSTMENT
This modification will make the front of the sweater 3½ to 3¾ inches/9 to 9.5 cm wider than the back at the underarms. Directions are given in the “Divide Body and Sleeves” section of the pattern. The total body circumference will remain the same.
See schematic in photos for detailed measurements.

GAUGE
22 sts and 40 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in Patterns A, B, C, and D on larger needles, blocked.

MATERIALS
YARN
Full length version: approximately 910 1015, 1145, 1280, 1430 {1545, 1700, 1835, 2000, 2125} yds/829 925, 1044, 1167, 1303 {1408, 1549, 1672, 1823, 1937} meters of dk weight wool and cotton blend yarn.
Cropped version: approximately 780 865, 980, 1090, 1225 {1320, 1460, 1575, 1720, 1830} yards/711 788, 893, 993, 1116 {1203, 1331, 1435, 1568, 1668} meters
Samples used Brooklyn Tweed Dapple; 60% Merino & 40% Organic Cotton, 165 yards/151 meters per 50 g;
6 7, 7, 8, 9 {10, 11, 12, 13, 13} skeins for full length version (shown in Cosmos), 5 6, 6, 7, 8 {9, 9, 10, 11, 12} skeins for cropped length version (shown in Petal).

NEEDLES
Size A
US 5/3.75 mm or size needed to obtain gauge: 16 inch/40 cm circular for yoke, 32 inch/80 cm circular needle for body, and your preferred needle(s) for small circumference knitting for sleeves.
Size B
US 4/3.5 mm or 1 size/.25 mm smaller than gauge needle: any length circular needle for Tubular Cast On and your preferred needle(s) for small circumference knitting for sleeves.

NOTIONS
One stitch marker for marking BOR
Smooth waste yarn for holding sleeve stitches and working the Invisible Provisional Cast On
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and working the Tubular Bind Off

TECHNIQUES USED
Backward yarn over increase
German Short Rows
Invisible Provisional Cast On
Long-Tail Tubular Cast On
Right and Left leaning single decreases