Brora Pullover Light

Pattern: Brora Pullover Light

Designer: Brianna Mason

Craft: Knitting

Made by: Wendy Staples

Size Made: Size 4

Yarn Used: Resilience Fingering - English Lavender held with Charming - English Lavender

Ravelry Link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gaon-cardigan-aran

Designer's Website: https://www.woolbirdknits.com/patterns/p/brora-pullover-light

Description Provided by Brianna Mason

This Light Edition of the Brora Pullover is a simple design, knitted in one piece from the top down in a circular yoke fashion. The paired back nature of this sweater allows the yarn’s characteristics to shine. The light yarn weight makes a breezy sweater perfect for year round wearing.

CONSTRUCTION
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The Brora Pullover Light is worked top-down in the round, beginning with a tubular cast on and 1x1 ribbed collar The stitches increase gradually and invisibly throughout the circular yoke. The sleeve stitches are placed on hold while the body is worked and finished with a split ribbed hem and tubular bind off. The sleeve stitches are placed back on the needles, gradually decreasing to the cuff and finishing with a ribbed cuff and tubular bind off, repeating for the other sleeve.

SUPPLIES
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1335 (1460) 1580 (1695) 1900 (2040) 2305 (2530) 2675 yards // 1220 (1340) 1445 (1550) 1740 (1865) 2105 (2315) 2445 meters of Mayflower Santiago (Renamed from New Sky Light), (50g, 328yd, 300m/ball), in color Winter Pear or similar DK weight yarn or yarns held together to meet gauge.

3.25mm(US3) 16” (40 cm) circular needles for cast-on
3.5mm(US4) 16” (40 cm) circular needles for neck
Set of 3.5mm(US4) Double pointed needles for cuffs
4mm(US6) 16” and 32” (40 and 80 cm) circular needles for yoke, body, hem, & sleeves

Notions: 2 stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, waste yarn, measuring tape or gauge ruler, row counter

SIZES
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1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9

Finished bust measurement: 40.5 (44) 48.75 (51.5) 56 (59.5) 64 (68.75) 72” [[103 (112) 124 (131) 142 (151) 163 (175) 183 cm]] Measure fullest point of torso and add recommended ease to find the ideal finished bust measurement

This pullover is designed with 10” (25 cm) of positive ease in the body. It is loose fitting at the bust and drapes straight down through the body. The sample pictured in this pattern is worn with 10” (25 cm) of ease.

GAUGE
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(4mm needle) 22 sts x 32 rows = 4x4” (10x10 cm) in stockinette stitch worked in the round & wet blocked

SKILLS
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This is a written pattern assuming foundational sweater knitting knowledge and is not intended to be beginner friendly. Supplemental research or practice to learn new skills may be required to complete this project.

This pattern requires a working knowledge of: knitting & purling both flat & in the round, german short row shaping, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, tubular cast on and bind off.

Circular needles are used to work flat and in the round throughout the project, starting with 16” (40 cm) for the cast-on. The sleeves are made with the 16” (40 cm) cable length, DPNS, or magic loop.

Cast-on, bind-off, and short row methods suggested in this pattern are able to be substituted with any other method.