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Notes
The Purbeck Pullover, published in Knitscene Winter 2014, was the very first sweater pattern I ever wrote. I still love the sweater, but the pattern and fit needed a facelift. This newer version still features the cowl neck and drop hem that I love, but simplifies the design a bit with a solid yarn color and no body ribbing. The fit is improved, with a wider neck opening and more size options. The sweater still has a great deal of ease in the chest (4-8 inches) with much less (1-3 inches) in the upper arm for a cozy sweater that flatters. And knit in this lovely Alpaca/Merino/Silk blend yarn, you’ll never want to take it off!

Sizes
Finished chest measurement: 36.5 (39, 41.5, 43.5, 49, 53.5, 57.5)” / 92.5 (99, 105.5, 110.5, 124.5, 136, 146) cm. Sweater is designed to be worn with approximately 4-8” / 10-20.5 cm of positive ease. 39” pictured
Yarn
The Fibre Company Terra (40% Baby alpaca, 40% Merino wool, 20% Silk; 98 yds / 90 m per 1¾ oz / 50g skein)

11 (11, 12, 13, 14, 14, 16, 17) skeins or 985 (1020, 1155, 1200, 1340, 1485, 1620) yards of heavy worsted or aran weight yarn

Needles
US size 8 (5 mm) circular, 24-32” / 60-80 cm length
US size 8 (5 mm) DPNs
US size 8 (5 mm) circular, 16” / 40 cm length
US size 7 (4.5 mm) circular, 16” / 40 cm length

Notions
markers
stitch holders or scrap yarn
tapestry needle

Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows to 4” / 10 cm over stockinette after blocking