Seed-Stitch Pullover by Toby Roxane Barna

Seed-Stitch Pullover

Knitting
December 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
34½ (39¼, 43¼, 48, 52, 56¼, 61)" (87.5 [99.5, 110, 122, 132, 143, 155] cm) bust circumference and 19 (20¼, 20¾, 21½, 22, 23¾, 23¾)" (48.5 [51.5, 52.5, 54.5, 56, 60.5, 60.5] cm) long from neck edge.
English

This easygoing sweater is knit entirely in seed stitch from the top down and features a graceful boat neckline and three-quarter-length sleeves. Five shades of purple blend perfectly for a gradient that is bold yet sophisticated. Increasing the needle size as the body is worked gives the pullover a gentle, flattering A-line shape without having to work any shaping!

FINISHED SIZES
34½ (39¼, 43¼, 48, 52, 56¼, 61)“ (87.5 99.5, 110, 122, 132, 143, 155 cm) bust circumference and 19 (20¼, 20¾, 21½, 22, 23¾, 23¾)” (48.5 51.5, 52.5, 54.5, 56, 60.5, 60.5 cm) long from neck edge.
Pullover shown measures 39¼“ (99.5 cm).

YARN
Worsted weight (#4 Medium).
Shown here: June Pryce Fiber Arts Greenwich Worsted (100% superwash merino wool; 218 yd 199 m/3½ oz 100 g): Just a Whiff (A), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s); Shrinking Violet (B), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s); Bring It On! (C), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s); Séance (D), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s); Witchy Woman (E), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skein(s).

NEEDLES
Size U.S. 7 (4.5 mm):16” and 24” (40 and 60 cm) circular (cir) and set of doublepointed (dpn).
Size U.S. 8 (5 mm): 24” (60 cm) cir and set of dpn.
Size U.S. 9 (5.5 mm): 24” (60 cm) cir and set of dpn.
Size U.S. 10 (6 mm): 24” (60 cm) cir and set of dpn.
Size U.S. 10½ (6.5 mm): 24” (60 cm) cir.
Size U.S. 11 (8 mm): 24” (60 cm) cir.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
Markers (m); waste yarn; tapestry needle.

GAUGE
20 sts and 36 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Seed st with size 7 (4.5 mm) needles.
18½ sts and 33 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Seed st with size 8 (5 mm) needles.

NOTES
• This sweater is worked in the round from the top down.
• Sleeve stitches are placed on holders while body is worked, then sleeve stitches are picked up and knit toward cuff.