Passade Pullover by Elizabeth Whittaker

Passade Pullover

Knitting
January 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needles; 58-st Cable Center chart = 10 1/2'' wide
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1075 - 1935 yards (983 - 1769 m)
35 ½ (39 ½, 43 ½, 48, 52, 56 ½, 60 ½, 65)" circumference at underarm
English
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The Passade Pullover begins with a ribbed hem that flows up the sweater, framing a sinuous cable motif, evocative of the decorative linework of art nouveau great Alphonse Mucha. The sweater is worked in pieces from the bottom up and seamed.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 3

Finished Size 35 ½ (39 ½, 43 ½, 48, 52, 56 ½, 60 ½, 65)“ circumference at underarm. Pullover shown measures 35 ½”; modeled with 2” of negative ease.

Yarn Brown Sheep Company Cotton Fleece (80% Pima cotton, 20% Merino wool; 215 yd 197 m/ 3 ½ oz 100 g): #CW117 Vintage Linen, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins.

Needles Sizes 5 (3.75 mm) and 6 (4 mm): straight. Size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 19 sts and 25 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles; 58-st Center Cable chart = 10 ½“ wide.

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NOTES

  • This pullover is worked back and forth in pieces from the bottom up and seamed.