Mattie Pullover
Mattie is a top-down, seamless pullover with a burst of flowers around the yoke. The inspiration behind this sweater is my grandpa’s grandmother. It is a pullover version of my Mattie cardigan. My Mattie cardigan has a deep yoke. This version has a more traditional yoke depth, but still has plenty of flowers. With the shorter yoke depth I added short row, and the ribbing at the bottom as a split hem. I hope you love this version of Mattie and the story behind it. The flowers are a nod to my great-great grandmother who after a series of tragedies in her young life, she saw a field of sunflowers and felt that somehow everything was going to be alright. I hope this sweater gives you that strength as we all make our way through the difficult times and find the bright spots of life.
Materials
Yarn: Biches & Buches Le Petit Lambswool 50 g, 248 meters/270 yards
Main color: Green-Pink-Turquoise 5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) 50 g skeins
Contrast Color 1: natural 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) 50 g skein
Needles: 32 (32, 32, 32, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40) / 80 (80, 80, 80, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100) inch US 4/ 3.5mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge in colorwork and single color for the yoke and body. US 4/ 3.5mm 16-inch /40 cm circular needle for the first rows of the yoke and the sleeves. US 0/ 2 mm 16-inch /40 cm and 32-inch /80 mm circular needle for the neckband and ribbing US 0/ 2 mm DPNs/Flexiflips for the cuffs. Darning needle.
Gauge and Swatch
24 stitches and 31 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm in colorwork
23 stitches and 30 rounds = 4 inches or 10 cm in a single color
Please swatch in the round to determine needle size.
Note: Swatch in colorwork and single color. I used the same needle throughout the stockinette portion of the sweater.
Sizes:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
3-5 inches/ 7.5-12.75 cm inch positive ease
Finished Measurements
Chest: 34 (36, 38 ¼, 40 1/3, 43, 46, 48, 50 3/4, 52 7/8, 55 ½, 57 ¾, 60, 62) “
85 (90, 95, 100, 107, 114.75, 120, 127, 132.25, 139,5 144.50, 150, 154.75 cm
Yoke Depth: 7 (7 ½, 8, 8, 8 ½, 9, 9 ½, 10, 10 ½ 11,11 ½, 11 ½, 11 ½) “or 18 (19, 20.5, 20.5, 21.5 23, 24, 25.5, 26.5, 28, 29.25, 29.25, 29.25) cm
Body Length: 14 (14 ¼, 14 ½, 14 ½, 15, 15½, 16, 16, 16 ½, 16 ½, 17, 17, 17 inches / 35.5 (36, 37, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40, 42, 42, 43, 43, 43) cm from underarm to bind-off edge
Sleeve Length: 17 (17 ½, 17 ½, 18, 18 ½, 19, 19 ½, 20, 20, 21, 21 ½, 21 ½, 21½) inches/ 43 (44.5, 44.5, 45.5, 47, 48.5, 49.5, 51, 51, 53.5 54.6, 54.6, 54.6) cm for long sleeves and 16, (16 ½ , 16 ½, 17, 17 ½, 18, 18 ½ , 19, 19, 20, 20 ½, 20 ½, 20 ½) inches or 41.6 (42, 42 ,43, 44.5, 45.75, 47, 48.25, 48.25,50.8, 52, 52, 52) for bracelet length sleeves.
Skills used to make Mattie:
Long-tail cast on
knitting
purling
k1, p1 ribbing
backward look increase
stranded colorwork
catching floats
picking up stitches
ssk
k2 tog decrease
knitting in the round
knitting flat
