Follaje Pullover by Melissa J. Goodale

Craft: Knitting

Follaje is a drop shoulder sweater that is worked flat from the bottom up then seamed; sleeves are picked up around the sleeve opening and knit in the round down to the ribbed cuff. Decreases are fully fashioned; they face the opposite direction from most ‘standard’ patterns.

Sample was knit with three alternating skeins, which prevented striping and pooling. Sweater body was cast on using a tubular cast-on; this cast-on gives the cleanest look to the attached i-cord edges used on the ribbing panels and is strongly recommended.

Cowl and sleeves were bound off using a tubular bind-off as this cast-off allows the outer edge of the cowl to stay flat and the sleeves to match the body ribbing and cowl. Wrap and turn short rows were used; any other short row method of choice may be substituted.

Yarn Used:

3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins Malabrigo Sock, #805 Alcaucil (MC)

1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins Malabrigo Sock, #138 Ivy (CC)

Finished Measurements:

Bust: 29 (33½, 37½, 42, 46, 49½, 53½)″ / 73.5 (85, 95.5, 106.5, 117, 125.5, 136)cm

Length: 21¾ (22¼, 22¾, 23¼, 24¼, 25¼)″ / 55 (56.5, 58, 59, 61.5, 64, 66.6)cm

Notions:

Removable stitch marker (1)

Tapestry needle

Stitch holder

Needle size

US 2 - 2.75 mm

US 4 - 3.5 mm

US 6 - 4.0 mm

Yardage

1760 - 2640 yards (1609 - 2414 m)

Sizes available

XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL)