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Pumpkin spice pullover

marianne heikkilä

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I’ve always wanted to experience the real Halloween: tastes, festivities, zombies – the lot. In Finland we don’t celebrate Halloween. Not really. Just not part of our culture. For the kiddos we have the Easter when they go out knocking down doors demanding candy.

This year I had the opportunity to travel to the California, US to at least try the tastes. I visited a friend in late Autumn. Just before Halloween, so the tastes was all that was available. Pumpkin this, pumpkin that. Pumpkins! We only have pickled pumpkin salad here -> super rare (who, why or with what to eat it with?). I’ve always loved the Pumpkin Spice latte from Starbucks, kinda like a Chai Latte infused into Coffee. Sweet & Spicy, thou hold the whip cream, too much. Even Starbucks is rare here. Finland sucks – MAD!  joke!

Anyway. During my visit, I tried to consume as many pumpkin spice latte’s as possible, try out local pumpkin spiced food -> donuts, scones, bread, porridge?, marshmallows ..uuh yeah! 

then.. i got back home and saw on a local coffee shop window an add for pumpkin spice latte.. #fail 

Pumpkin Spice latte is the origin behind the colors for this pullover. Super boring – am aware. I dyed the MC my self from sport weight 100% superwash merino. The off-white is a furry alpaca&wool (90/10) by Gjestal.

This pullover is just one of many knits inspired from my trip to California. I’ll publish them as fast as I can knit them.

Notes

This is a very simple pullover worked from top down. Shoulders are worked with regular intervals. Keeping count is easy but important. Most complicated part in this knit might be the slipped-stitch color change.

This pattern is written clean from my notes, if you spot a mistake in language or something just feels wrong, please let me know thru here.

This is a written out pattern, and only in english & in metrics. 

Pattern begins

Cast on 120sts in the round on 2.75mm. Start with *k1tbl, p1* in the round for 14 rounds total.

Switch into 3.25mm needles and start with short-rows to shape the neck. Give a BOR at the very first.

  1. K24, w&t
  2. p to BOR, p24, w&t
  3. K to w&t, k5, w&t
  4. p to w&t, p5, w&t
  5. k to w&t, k5, w&t
  6. p to w&t, p5, w&t
  7. k to w&t, k5, w&t
  8. p to w&t, p5, w&t
  9. k to w&t, k5, w&t
  10. p to w&t, p5, w&t
  11. k to w&t, k5, w&t
  12. p to w&t, p5, w&t

Now beging knitting in the round again for 4 rounds.

Start increases

R1: *k5, M1L* to end (24sts increased stitch count is now 144)

R2-9: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R10: k7,M1L, *k6, M1L* 24 times Note! The last inc is 1st after BOR. (168sts)

R11-18: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R19: k10,M1L, *k7,M1L* 24 times. Note! the last inc is 3sts after BOR. (192sts)

R20-27: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R28: k13,M1L, *k8, M1L* 24 times. Note! the last inc is 5sts after BOR. (216sts)

R29-36: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R37: k15, M1L, *k9, M1L* 24 times. Note! the last inc is 7sts after BOR. (240sts)

R38-45: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R46: k19, M1L, *k10, M1L* 24 times. Note! the last inc is 9sts after BOR. (264sts)

R47-54: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R55: k22, M1L, *k11, M1L* 24 times. Note! 23rd inc is just after last st, 24th inc is 11sts after BOR. (288sts)

R55-64: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R65: k25, M1L, *k12, M1L* 24 times. Note! Last 2 inc are after BOR as follows: (slip marker) k1, M1L , k12, M1L. (312sts)

R66-70: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R71: k29, M1L, *k13, M1L* 24 times. Note! last 2 inc are after BOR as follows: (slip marker) k3, M1L, k13, M1L.

R72-76: knit all rounds, starting with the overlapping inc round as 1st round.

R77: k32, M1L, *k14, M1L* 24 times. Note! Last 2 inc are after BOR as follows: (slip marker), k5, M1L, k14, M1L

R78: knit to BOR, this rows starts with the overlapping with the last 2 increases.

Divide for Sleeves

k56 from BOR, place 68sts for hold, (using cable cast-on) cast on 6sts, PM, cast on 6sts, k112, place 68sts for hold, (using cable cast-on) cast on 6sts, PM, cast on 6sts, k56 to BOR.

Body

Knit all for 50 rows.

Now add CC and start with slipped stitch pattern as follows

  • With CC
    • R1: *k1, slip 3 wyb* around
    • R2: *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* around
    • R3-5: knit all
  • With MC
    • R6: *k1, slip 3 wyb* around
    • R7: *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* around
    • R8-10: knit all

Repeat these 10 rows 2 more times.

Cut MC and continue with CC as follows:

  • *k1, slip 3 wyb* around
  • *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* around

Now, continue knitting in stockinette stitch for 40 rows.

Start ribbing – front

Knit to the 1st side-marker (leave the rest of the sts on hold, those are the back ribbing), now add 2.75mm needles to the knit by starting the ribbing from the 1st side-marker by (RS) *k1tbl, p1* to 2nd side-marker, turn and knit (WS) *k1, p1tbl* to first side marker. Repeat these RS and WS rows for the total of 30 rows (15 repeats). BO. (Note! I used “invisible ribbed bind off, check out  the guided video, link above!)

Ribbing back

Take the sts from hold and start with 2.75mm needles to knit the same (RS) *k1tbl, p1* to turning point and (WS) *k1, p1tbl* for total of 30 rows (15 repeats of RS & WS rows). BO (Note! I used “invisible ribbed bind off”, video link above)

Sleeves (Both)

Pick up and knit the 68sts from hold (for the right sleeve) at the end pick up 6sts from the cast-on edge of the body, PM (BOR), pick up another 6sts and close the sleeve to knit in the round. (80sts)

Knit 13 rows.

Start decreases on the sleeves as follows:

k1, ssk, k to 3sts from BOR, k2tog, k1 (78sts)

Repeat decreses every 14th row for 2 more times. (72sts)

Knit 8 rows.

  • Add CC
    • k1, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat to 1sts before BOR, k1
    • k1 *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* repeat to 1 sts before BOR, k1
    • knit 3 rows
  • With MC
    • k1, ssk, k2, *k1, slip 3 wyb*repeat to 5sts before BOR, k2, k2tog, k1 (72sts)
    • k4, *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* repeat to 4sts from BOR, k4
    • knit 3 rows
  • With CC
    • k4, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat until 4sts from BOR, k4
    • k4, *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1*, repeat until 4sts from BOR, k4
    • knit 3 rows
  • With MC
    • k4, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat until 4sts from BOR, k4
    • k4, *k2, slip 1, k1* repeat until 4sts from BOR, k4
    • knit 2 rows
    • k1, ssk, k to 3sts from BOR, k2tog, k1 (70sts)
  • With CC
    • k3, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat until 3sts from BOR, k3
    • k3, *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* repeat until 3sts from BOR, k3
    • knit 3 rows
  • With MC
    • k3, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat until 3sts from BOR, k3
    • k3, *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* repeat until 3sts from BOR, k3
    • knit 3 rows and cut MC at the end
  • With CC
    • k3, *k1, slip 3 wyb* repeat to 3sts from BOR, k3
    • k3, *k2, slip 1 wyb, k1* repeat to 3sts from BOR, k3
    • knit 3 rows

continue knitting in the round with only CC, starting with a decrease round as follows:

k1, ssk, k to 3sts from BOR, k2tog, k1 (68sts)

Repeat the decreases every 11th round for 2 more times (64sts). Then repeat the decreases every 6th round for 4 times (56sts).

Knit 1 row.

Sleeves RIGHT ribbing & thumb

change into 2.75mm.

k1tbl, p2tog, *k1tbl, p1* repeat to 3sts from BOR, k2togtbl, p1. (54sts)

*k1tbl, p1* in the round for 25 rows.

start the thumb hole for right-sleeve

  • RS R1: *k1tbl, p1* to 15sts before BOR, turn work
  • WS R2: *p1tbl, k1* to turning point, turn
  • RS R3: *p1,k1tbl* to turning point, turn

Repeat rows R2-R3 further 3 times ending with R3 (RS). Knit R2 once more. After this, turn to work in RS again ana continue with *p1, k1tbl* for 12 rows. BO. (I used “invisible ribbed bind off, check out a guided YouTube-video, link above.)

Sleeves LEFT ribbing & thumb

change into 2.75mm.

k1tbl, p2tog, *k1tbl, p1* repeat to 3sts from BOR, k2togtbl, p1 (54sts)

*k1tbl, p1* for 25 rows

start the thumb hole for left-sleeve

  • RS R1: *k1tbl, p1* for 15sts, ending with k1tbl, turn work
  • WS R2: *p1tbl, k1* to turning point, turn
  • RS R3: *p1, k1tbl* to turning point,turn

Repeat rows R2-R3 further 3 times ending with R3 (RS). Knit R2 once more. After this, turn to work in RS again and continue in *p1, k1tbl* for 12 rows. BO. (I used “invisible ribbed bind off”, link to video above)

Block the knit & enjoy

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