Men's Pullover

Knitting Needle Size 6 or 4 mm, 9 or 5.5 mm

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

GAUGE: 16 sts = 4"; 22 rows = 4" with larger needles in St st.

CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

To Fit Chest: 32-34 (36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50)"
Finished Chest Measurement: 41 1/2 (45 1/2, 49 1/2, 53 1/2, 571/2)"

BACK

With smaller needles and CB, cast on 75 (83, 91, 99, 107) sts. Work in ribbing as follows:

Row 1 (Right Side): K1, * P1, K1; rep from * across.
Row 2: P1, * K1, P1; rep from * across.

Rep Rows 1 and 2 for ribbing and work 6 rows CA, 2 rows CB, and 2 rows CA inc 8 sts evenly on last row, end Row 2 – 83 (91, 99, 107, 115) sts. Continue with CA only.

Change to larger needles and work in St st until 9 1/2 (10 1/2, 11 1/2, 12 1/2, 13 1/2)" from beg, end P row. K 4 rows. Begin Yoke Pat as follows:

Row 1 (Right Side): Knit.

Row 2 AND EVERY WRONG SIDE ROW: Purl.

Row 3: Knit.

Rows 5, 7 and 9: P3, * K5, P3; rep from * across.

Rows 11-14: Rep Rows 1-4.

Rows 15, 17 and 19: K4, P3, * K5, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts; K4.

Row 20: Purl.

Rep Rows 1-20 until 24 1/2 (25 1/2, 26 1/2, 27 1/2, 28 1/2)" from beg, end P row. K 4 rows.

Shape Shoulders
Working all in St st, bind off 9 (10, 11, 12, 13) sts beg of next 6 rows. Put rem 29 (31, 33, 35, 37) sts on a holder.


FRONT

Work same as Back until 22 (23, 24, 25, 26)" from beg, end P row.

Divide for Neck
Keeping continuity of pat, work across first 33 (36, 39, 42, 45) sts, turn and put rem sts on a holder. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row until 30 (33, 36, 39, 42) sts rem, then every right side row until 27 (30, 33, 36, 39) sts rem. Work even in pat until Front measures 24 1/2 (25 1/2, 26 1/2, 27 1/2, 28 1/2)" from beg, end P row.
K 4 rows.

Shape Shoulder
Working all in St st, bind off 9 (10, 11, 12, 13) sts beg of next 3 right side rows.

With right side facing, leave center 17 (19, 21, 23, 25) sts on a holder, join yarn to rem sts and work in pat to end. Complete to correspond to first side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES
With smaller needles and CB, cast on 33 (35, 35, 37, 37) sts. Work in ribbing same as for Back inc 14 (14, 16, 16, 18) sts evenly on last row, end Row 2 – 47 (49, 51, 53, 55) sts. Continue with CA only.

Change to larger needles and work in St st shaping sides by inc 1 st each end of 5th row, then every 4th row until there are 65 (69, 73, 77, 81) sts. P 1 row. K 4 rows. Beg Yoke Pat and inc 1 st each end of next row, then every 6th row until there are 79 (83, 87, 91, 95) sts, establishing pat on first Yoke Pat Row 5 as follows: K0 (2, 0, 2, 0), P3, * K5, P3; rep from * to last 0 (2, 0, 2, 0) sts, K0 (2, 0, 2, 0). Work even in pat until 19 (19 1/2, 20, 20 1/2, 21 1/2)" from beg, end P row. Bind off.

FINISHING

Neckband
Sew right shoulder seam. With right side facing, smaller needles and CA, pick up and K17 (17, 18, 18, 19) sts down left neck edge, K across sts on front holder, pick up and K17 (17, 18, 18, 19) sts up right neck edge, K across 29 (31, 33, 35, 37) sts on back holder inc 1 st at center – 81 (85, 91, 95, 101) sts.

Work in ribbing same as for Back, beg Row 2, working 1 more row CA, 2 rows CB, 6 rows CA, 14 rows CB. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Sew rem shoulder and neckband seam. Fold neckband in half to wrong side and loosely sl st in place.

Mark each side 10 (10 1/2, 11, 11 1/2, 12)" down from shoulder seams. Place center of sleeve top at shoulder seam and sew in place between markers. Sew side and sleeve seams.