This pullover is worked from the top down, beginning at the back shoulders. The back is worked to the armholes, then placed on hold while the front is picked up from the back shoulders and worked to the armholes. Then the back and front are joined and the body is worked to the bottom edge, with waist and hip shaping. The armholes and neck edges are ribbed so that they lie flat, and the center front neck edge has a single cable cross at the base to anchor the neck. You may work an optional single crochet edging along the armholes and back neck.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Skills Used: Knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing

Optional Techniques: Single crochet edging

Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium) (Large, 1X, 2X) (3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)

Finished Measurements: 26.25 (30, 34, 38.5) (42.25, 46, 50) (54.5, 58.25, 62, 66)“ bust; intended to be worn with approximately 2” ease

Materials: Sport weight silk/cotton blend yarn: 525 (600, 680, 775) (860, 945, 1020) (1125, 1235, 1320, 1435) yards. Model knit in Knit One Crochet Too Cozette (62% silk / 30% cotton / 8% polyamide; 50 grams / 255 yards): color #745 Orchid.

Needles and Notions: Size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needle, 24” long or longer, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size D/3 (3.25 mm) crochet hook (optional) for armhole and neck edging; stitch markers in 2 colors; cable needle, waste yarn

Gauge: In Stockinette stitch, 25 stitches and 33 rows = 4”/10 cm.

If you like the style of this pattern but would prefer to work it from the bottom-up, check out my South Shore Bottom-Up Tank pattern.

If you are unfamiliar with working a sweater from the top-down, my 2-part tutorial gives you everything you’ll need to know to do it successfully.

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