I wanted to design a sweater for autumn which is truly in tune with the atmosphere of the season. The first things I thought of were wine and grape harvest. So I sat down and tried to create the texture. After a few tries, I managed to design the final version which can be seen on the sweater. I tried knitting bigger and fewer bobbles first but they didn’t look good plus I had to turn the work all the time to make them, which I didn’t like and I didn’t want other knitters to suffer either. The final version has quite a lot of bobbles but they don’t require turning the work – ensuring that knitting them stays fun.

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Finished measurements

Chest:
73.5 (83.5, 93.5, 103.5, 114, 124, 134) cm
28 3/4 (32 3/4, 36 3/4, 40 3/4, 45, 48 3/4, 52 3/4) "

Length:
54 (54.5, 55.5, 57.5, 59, 62, 63) cm
21 1/4 (21 1/2, 22, 22 3/4, 23 1/4, 24 1/2, 24 3/4) "

The pullover can be lengthened by 4 cm (plus you can add rows to the ribbing as well).

Shown in size S with 1.5 cm (1/2 in) negative ease

Yarn
weight: sport
fiber: 100% merino
amount: (for the original length)
830 (950, 1050, 1160, 1280, 1420, 1520) meters
915 (1045, 1155, 1280, 1410, 1565, 1680) yards

Yarn used
Lang Yarns Merino 150
100% merino
150 meters (165 yards) / 50 g
Colourway: 197.0164

Recommended and tested yarn alternatives
Madil Yarns Vanity
Mondial Sidney

Needles
3 mm (US 2 1/2) circular needle, 60 cm (24 “) long
3 mm (US 2 1/2) straight needles
3.5 mm (US 4) straight needles
or use needle size that gives you the correct gauge

Notions
Stitch markers
Cable needle
Yarn needle
Row counter (optional but recommended)

Gauge
24 sts / 32 rows = 10 cm / 4 “ in reverse stockinette stitch using 3.5 mm needles

Skill level
intermediate

Skills used
chart (written-out version as well)
increasing and decreasing
basic cables
seaming
setting in sleeves
picking up and knitting stitches

Construction
Back, front and sleeves are knitted separately and then sewn together.

Pattern details
colour-coded easy-to-read pattern instructions
instructions include both US and metric measurements
2 photo pages with shots of the pullover from different angles
easy-to-read chart, chart is also written out
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