by Jared Flood
Explore tone and texture with the Shadow Stripe Pullover! Elegantly shaped epaulets anchor the easy-fitting drop-shoulder silhouette, worked top-down in intriguing Shadow Garter Stitch accentuated by Tones Light’s light-and-dark color palette and lofty woolen-spun construction. Customize with your choice of stripe pattern in two to four (or more!) colors, hem treatments, and body and sleeve lengths in mix-and-match sizes.
Construction
This garment is knit from the top down with a unique construction beginning with architectural ribbed epaulets at the shoulders. R and L Epaulets are worked separately and joined together to form a foundation epaulet piece; the Front body and Back body are picked up separately and worked flat directly down from this piece to the knitter’s choice of Semi-Cropped, Classic, or Tall body lengths. After completion of the body, sleeves are picked up from the sides of the body and worked flat top-down to the knitter’s choice of Short, Half, or Long sleeve lengths. After the sleeves are completed, the garment resembles a “+” shape. Then the garment is folded in half (forming a “T” shape) and finished with two easy seams, one at each side of the garment.
Working a garment top-down makes fit customization much easier for sleeve and body lengths: the garment can be loosely pinned together along the side and sleeve seams and tried on as it is being worked — allowing for sleeve and body lengths to be checked for fit before binding off.
This garment’s construction allows for a mixing-and-matching of body and sleeve sizes to tailor fit; see Schematic for dimensions.
Finished Dimensions
SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)
37 (41, 45, 49) (53, 57, 61) (65, 69, 73, 77)“ [94 (104, 114.5, 124.5) (134.5, 145, 155) (165, 175.5, 185.5, 195.5) cm] circumference at chest. See Schematic for additional dimensions.
Cadence is 5’8”/172.5 cm tall and is wearing the 2 color sample in Size 3 with 7¾”/19.5 cm positive ease.
Sunra is 6’2”/188 cm tall and is wearing the 3 color sample in Size 4 with 11”/28 cm positive ease.
Molly is 5’6”/167.5 cm tall and is wearing the 3 color sample in Size 4 with 15”/38 cm positive ease.
Yarn
Brooklyn Tweed Tones Light — 100% Columbia Wool (225 yards/206 meters per 50g skein)
Two-Color Version:
Color 1 (C1): 5 (5, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7) (7, 8, 8, 8) skeins
Color 2 (C2): 4^ (5, 5^, 5) (6, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7, 7) skeins
Two-color sample in Melba Overtone (C1) and Melba Undertone (C2) shown in Semi Cropped length with Half Sleeve and Garter Stitch Trim variations.
Three-Color Version:
Color 1 (C1): 5 (6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 7) (8, 8, 8, 9) skeins
Color 2 (C2): 3 (3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3^) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins
Color 3 (C3): 2 (2, 2, 2^) (3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins
Three-color sample in Baseline Undertone (C1), Zest Undertone (C2), and Zest Overtone (C3), and shown in Classic Tall length with Long Sleeve and Ribbed Trim variations.
The marked skein counts “^” are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.
Potential yarn substitutes include Peerie. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.
Yardage
In fingering weight wool yarn:
Two-Color Version:
Approximately 1005 (1070, 1150, 1220) (1305, 1370, 1450) (1525, 1600, 1675, 1745) yards 919 (978, 1052, 1116) (1193, 1253, 1326) (1394, 1463, 1532, 1596) meters of C1
Approximately 880 (940, 1005, 1065) (1145, 1195, 1265) (1335, 1400, 1465, 1525) yards 805 (860, 919, 974) (1047, 1093, 1157) (1221, 1280, 1340, 1394) meters of C2
Note: Yardage listed is the estimated maximum amount needed per size to make the core pattern garment variation in 2 colors with a classic length torso and long sleeves. Exact yardage may vary according to chosen body and/or sleeve length and stripe variations.
Three-Color Version:
Approximately 1060 (1135, 1215, 1290) (1380, 1445, 1530) (1610, 1690, 1770, 1845) yards 969 (1038, 1111, 1180) (1262, 1321, 1399) (1472, 1545, 1618, 1687) meters of C1
Approximately 460 (490, 525, 555) (595, 625, 660) (695, 730, 765, 795) yards 421 (448, 480, 507) (544, 572, 604) (636, 668, 700, 727) meters of C2
Approximately 365 (390, 415, 440) (475, 495, 525) (550, 580, 605, 630) yards 338 (357, 379, 402) (434, 453, 480) (503, 530, 553, 576) meters of C3
Gauge
6 stitches & 12 rows (4 ridges in Shadow Garter Stitch) per inch
24 stitches & 48 rows (16 ridges in Shadow Garter Stitch) per 4”/10 cm
Needles
Size A (for Main Fabric)
32”/80 cm circular needle
Suggested size US 5 (3.75 mm)
Size B (for Ribbing)
16”/40 cm & 32”/80 cm circular needles
2 sizes smaller than main needle; for working ribbed epaulets and trims
Suggested size US 3 (3.25 mm)
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Casting On
Joinery Bind Off
Sewn Bind Off
Seaming 101
Blocking 101
Skill Level
2 out of 5: Adventurous Beginner
