Abril Pullover

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DESCRIPTION
A swingy a-line sweater that is fitted through the sleeves and is worked completely seamless! You have to love short rows to knit this one :).

Designed by Claudia Q for Eweknit

EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Intermediate

TECHNIQUE USED
Long-tail cast on
Working wrap and turn short-rows Working in the round
Knitting and purling
Increasing and decreasing
Cable cast on method
Working with DPNs (optional) picking up and knitting stitches Binding off

MATERIALS
Yarn
Woolfolk Sno
(Fingering weight; 100% superfine merino wool; 223 yards / 200 meters per 50g)
5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins in colour 1 + 2

Or

Knitting for Olive Merino

(Fingering weight; 100%  merino wool; 273 yards per 50g)

5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins

Or

Madeline Tosh Merino Light

(Fingering weight; 100% merino wool; 420 yards per 100g)

3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins 

Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 32” / 80 cm long (or longer for larger sizes), and a set of Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) or needle in your preferred style for working small circumferences in the round
3.25 mm (US 3) circular needle, 16” / 40 cm for neckband
or needles required to obtain correct gauge
Notions
stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle

GAUGE
25 sts & 34 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette / Stocking stitch in the round, blocked

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X) To be worn with 0-2” / 0-5 cm positive ease. Shown in size S.
See finished measurements below.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 331⁄4 (361⁄2, 401⁄4, 44, 48, 52, 561⁄4)” / 84.5 (93, 102, 112, 122, 132, 143) cm
Body Length to Underarm (front): 141⁄2 (141⁄2, 15, 151⁄4, 151⁄2, 151⁄2, 16)′′ / 37 (37, 38, 39, 39.5, 39.5, 40.5) cm Sleeve length to Underarm: 161⁄2 (161⁄2, 17, 171⁄2, 171⁄2, 18, 18)” / 42 (42, 43, 44.5, 44.5, 46, 46) cm
Upper Arm: 111⁄4 (12, 121⁄2, 131⁄2, 143⁄4, 16, 171⁄4)” / 28.5 (30.5, 32, 34, 37.5, 40.5, 44) cm
Armhole Depth: 61⁄2 (63⁄4, 71⁄2, 8, 81⁄4, 9, 91⁄2)” / 16.5 (17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24) cm
Neck Width: 71⁄4 (71⁄2, 71⁄2, 8, 81⁄4, 81⁄2, 9)” / 18.5 (19, 19, 20, 21, 21.5, 23) cm

PATTERN NOTES
This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. First the back is cast on, short rows are worked to shape shoulders, and back is worked to underarms. Fronts are picked up from back and the shoulders and neckline are shaped. The front and back are then joined and the body is worked in the round with short rows shaping the back hem. Sleeves are picked up from armholes, with the caps being shaped with short rows, and then are worked in the round. Sleeve instructions are written to use DPNs, however an alternate method of working small circumferences can be used, such as Magic-Loop, or a short circular needle for the larger sizes.