“Mandry” pullover is worked seamlessly from the neck down. First, the Back Yoke is worked, the stitches for the Fronts are picked up along the shoulder line and the two halves of the Front worked, then the neckline is shaped, and the Fronts are joined. Back and Front are joined after armhole shaping has been completed, then the Body of the sweater is worked in one piece in the round to the desired overall length. Then, the sleeves are worked from the armhole down, a subtle sleeve cap is added through short row shaping. The garment is finished by working the neckline edging.
Sizes available:
kids: 12 mos; 18 – 24 mos; 3 yrs (4 yrs; 5 yrs; 6–7 yrs) (8–9 yrs; 10–12 yrs; 12–14 yrs)
adults: 32 (34; 36; 38) (40; 42; 44) (46; 48; 50) (52; 54;56) (58; 60; 62)
Yardage:
kids: 1330; 1615; 1900 (2185; 2565; 2945) (3325; 3515; 3800) m
adults: 6552 (7020; 7488; 7956) (8424; 8892; 9360) (9984; 10608; 11232) (12012; 12792; 13416) (14040; 14820; 15132) m
Needles and Materials:
– Giza Filati Biagioli Modesto (54% cashmere, 36% silk, 10% linen; 1,560 m / 100 grams 1,706 yds / 3.5 oz– 5 strands held together;
– 3.25 mm US3 needles or other size to obtain gauge;
– 2.75 mm US2 needles for button bands
– stitch markers, stitch holder, spare circular, extra cords or a piece of auxiliary yarn, tapestry needle.
Difficulty level:
Medium (co, k, kfb, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, bo, M1R, M1L, RLI, LLI)
Pattern is distributed in PDF file format and is available in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
