Another perfect piece for spring, the Yukiya Pullover features round yoke construction, elbow-length sleeves, and princess seams, which combine to give it a feminine feel. Worked in three colors, it showcases bands of alternating color and texture. The patterning is achieved by slipping stitches rather than stranding (as in fair isle), making the sweater a great project for people working their way up to stranded color knitting. The stitch patterns have short repeats and are easy to memorize, and with no long floats, tensioning is not an issue. Instructions are both written and charted. The pattern has been professionally tech edited to reduce the possibility for error, but if you have questions or believe that you have found an error, please contact me.

The sample is worked in Shalimar Yarns Paulie, a luxurious blend of merino wool, silk, camel, and cashmere, in a fingering weight, that comes in a beautiful array of colors.

required skills:
knitting in the round
increasing (make one)
decreasing evenly across a round (k2tog)
either grafting or seaming (underarms)

instructions are given for:
kitchener stitch (optional)

finished measurements
29 1⁄4 (32, 35 1⁄4, 38, 41 1⁄4, 44, 47 1⁄4, 50, 53 1⁄4, 56)”
74.5 (81.5, 89.5, 96.5, 105, 112, 120, 127, 135.5, 142) cm
bust circumference.

21 (22 1⁄2,22 3⁄4, 231⁄4, 24, 24, 24 3⁄4, 25 1⁄4, 25 3⁄4, 26 1⁄4)”
53.5 (57, 58, 59, 61, 61, 63, 64, 65.5, 66.5) cm long.

ease
The sweater is intended to be worn with zero or negative ease, but can be worn with positive ease as desired. The sample is modeled with no ease in size 32” /81.5 cm.

yarn
Shalimar Yarns Paulie, 420 yds / 384 m per3.5oz/100g; 60% Merino, 20% Camel, 10% Silk, 10% Cashmere.
3 (3, 3, 3 / 4, 4, 4 / 4, 5, 5) skeins in “Toast Points” (MC), 1 skein each in“Land Katie! Scarlett” (CC1 ), and “Glacier” (CC2).
Possible Substitutes: Shalimar Breathless, Homage, or Zoe Sock. Please check yardage per skein if substituting.

Sweater requires approximately 890 (1010, 1110, 1200 / 1310, 1410, 1540 / 1660, 1800, 1900) yds / 820 (920, 1020, 1100 / 1190, 1290, 1400 / 1520, 1640, 1740) m fingering weight yarn in MC; 40 (50, 50, 60 / 70, 70, 80 / 90, 100, 100) yds / 40 (40, 50, 50 / 60, 60, 70 / 80, 90, 90) m fingering weight yarn each in CC1 and CC2.

needles & notions
US 4 (3.5 mm) 24” / 60 cm circular needle.
US 5 (3.75 mm) 24” / 60 cm circular needle (see gauge notes).
US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” / 40 cm circular needle.
US 4 (3.5 mm) DPNs.
OR sizes necessary to make gauge.
locking stitch markers, 1 in main color,
4 in a contrasting color
waste yarn
darning needle

gauge
Stockinette gauge is taken after blocking, using smaller needle. It may be necessary to go up a needle size to achieve the correct gauge in French Weave and Woven Dots patterns.
24 sts, 36 rnds equal 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette.
28 sts, 51 rnds equal 4” / 10 cm in French Weave.
31 sts, 53 rnds equal 4” / 10 cm in Woven Dots.

construction
The sleeves and body are worked individually from the hems to the armhole. Underarm stitches are bound off or placed on waste yarn to be grafted later, depending on preference. The body and sleeves are then joined together on one needle and the yoke is worked circularly. The underarms may be seamed or grafted using kitchener stitch. No other finishing is required.