Syncopated Ribs Knitting Pattern Download

Description

This designer likes to improvise on construction techniques to come up with unusual, but flattering, sweater designs. She worked this ribbed pullover in a single piece, beginning at the lower front, up and over the shoulders (with the sleeves shaped along the way), then down to the lower back. To break up the rigid vertical lines, she used carefully placed increases and decreases to tilt the angles of the ribs and shape the shoulders and sleeves. Stitches for the wide cuffs are picked up from the bottoms of the sleeves and worked downward.

Finished Size: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)” (86.5 [96.5, 106.5, 117, 127] cm) bust/chest circumference. Sweater shown measures 34″ (86.5 cm).
Yarn: Berroco Pleasure (66% angora, 29% merino, 5% nylon; 130 yd [119 m]/50 g): #8631 rich blue, 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins.
Yarn weight: #4 – Medium
Gauge: 16 sts and 23 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st; 28 sts of k4, p4 rib at center front and back = 6 ½” (16.5 cm) wide.
Needles: Size 10 (6 mm): straight and 16″ (40-cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); stitch holder; tapestry needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Fall 2004