In this article, I will tell you about one of the key elements of the Pym & Pullpy collection: the Pullpy Sweater.
This is a men's sailor's sweater in a completely new style and you will need a small amount of fingering yarn to knit this men's sweater, but it is also perfectly adaptable to a women's version.
The pattern is available here in the shop, on Ravelry
Pullpy Sweater, the updated men's striped sweater
1. The Story of Pullpy Sweater
As I explained to you in this blog post, about 6 months ago, I contacted Sylvain Daudier to close the previous project and as we have two rather indomitable creative spirits, the possibility of a new collaboration quickly came up.
It all started with two colors to match and ended with a complete collection of several patterns!
If you follow me on social media and are a loyal fan of my patterns, you know that I regularly offer patterns for men.
It is clear that men's sweaters are extremely rare in the world of knitting, or when they are present, they are quite classic; we have therefore decided to give a new look to a great fashion classic: the striped sweater.
2. Pullpy's color codes
The goal was to break the mold. First, by shaking up the classic color scheme of blue and white with a touch of red, opting for a petrol-green blue dotted with purple and rust, white dotted with black, and orange dotted with black to add depth to the striped sweater.
Then break the codes by inserting a softened motif of the sea monster found in mythology: the Kraken (elegantly named here Pullpy).
And of course, include a character who mirrors the Kraken, the intrepid sailor Pym, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's novel, The Adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket!
3. The construction of this sweater
This is a top-down sweater, starting with a few rows of two-tone ribbing. You'll then continue using the modified raglan method, which emphasizes the shoulders.
Then once the yoke is finished, you will separate the body and the sleeves.
The body is first knitted flat to make the Pullpy pattern in intarsia and some stripes and once the pattern is finished, you will join again in the round to finish the body in stockinette stitch.
The lower part of the body ends with two-tone ribbing identical to that of the collar.
You will then work the sleeves by playing with the stripes and finishing with a 1*1 ribbed cuff.
If you want to learn more about how to make seamless stripes, you can find a Jogless Stripes tutorial video below.
4. Where to buy the pattern?
The pattern is for sale here in my shop, on the site Ravelry in French and English, available for immediate download. It is available for sale on its own or as aebook.
5. Sizes available for this stylish sweater
Sizes
1 [2, 3] [4, 5] [6, 7]
The pattern is therefore available from 90 cm to 148.5 cm chest measurement (finished knitting) and the expected ease is 12 to 18 cm.
To understand the ease, I suggest you watch the video below:
6. The wool and materials needed to knit this sweater
The suggested wool is Vabagone Abri Fingering ball 400 m / 100 g (100% merino) in three colors
CC1: Tiger Scales color approximately 518 (613, 700)(796, 899)(974, 1076) m
CC2: Grumpy Neptune colorway approximately 498 (589, 673)(765, 864) (935, 1034) m
CC3: Linnet Head color approximately 70 (75, 80)(80, 85)(90, 95) m
The necessary equipment is as follows:
- 3.5 mm circ. needle 100cm long
- 1 short 3.5 mm circ. needle, 40 cm long or 5 double needles
- 3.5 mm DPNs for small circumferences
- 1 tapestry needle
- 4 markers
- scrap yarn to put the stitches on hold
7. Why Pullpy?
Finally, why did you name him Pullpy?
Pull Py? Does that ring a bell? It's a contraction of pull and poulpy (octopus).
Simple and effective (and I didn't come up with the name!)
I hope you'll love this sweater and that this article will make you want to knit it.
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See you soon,
Christelle
