Kleio was the muse of history and the name means “to make famous” or “to celebrate.”

The Kleio pullover has a relaxed, boxy fit with dropped shoulders. It is knitted seamlessly top down. The piece is started at the back neck and then increased to the full width of the back. Then stitches are picked up along the sloped shoulders for the fronts. The front and back pieces are joined at the underarm and the body is then knitted in the round. The sleeve and the neckband stitches are picked up from the body and worked in the round.

The length of the body and sleeves are easily modified to suit your own body measurements. I recommend trying the sweater on every now and then while working on it to make sure you get the perfect length for your style.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 90 (101, 110, 121, 130) (141, 150, 161, 170) cm / 35.5 (39.75, 43.25, 47.75, 51.25) (55.5, 59, 63.5, 67) inches including the intended positive ease of 15 cm / 6 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 33 (33, 35, 35, 35) (37, 37, 37, 37) cm / 13 (13, 13.75, 13.75, 13.75) (14.5, 14.5, 14.5, 14.5) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 42 cm / 16.5 inches
Upper arm circumference: 36 (38, 40, 44, 48) (54, 56, 58, 60) cm / 14.25 (15, 15.75, 17.25, 19) (21.25, 22, 22.75, 23.5) inches

Yarn
Note: The pattern uses a strand of sport weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of worsted weight yarn. If you wish to work a worsted weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the sport weight yarn.

800 (880, 970, 1060, 1170) (1290, 1410, 1560, 1710) m / 870 (960, 1060, 1160, 1280) (1410, 1550, 1700, 1870) yards of sport weight yarn, AND 800 (880, 970, 1060, 1170) (1290, 1410, 1560, 1710) m / 870 (960, 1060, 1160, 1280) (1410, 1550, 1700, 1870) yards lace weight yarn.

Sample: 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Camilla Vad Alpacamerino 9/3 (50% alpaca, 50% merino wool; 300 m / 328 yards per 100g), shown in colorway 11, and 4 (5, 5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8, 9) balls of Gepard Garn Kid Seta Gepard Garn Kid Seta (70 % mohair, 30% silk; 210 m / 230 yards per 25 g), shown in colorway 422 Grey.

Needles:
For the ribbing:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

For the main part:
4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
4 mm / US 6 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge.

Gauge
18 sts and 25 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on larger needles, after blocking

Notions
1 stitch marker
4 locking markers
waste yarn
tapestry needle
blocking tools