Pullover with a Round Yoke Worked Top Down
How to knit the pullover with a round yoke:
Size: US 8–10 / UK 12–14.
Materials:
360 g yarn (100% camel hair, 90 g/250 m); straight needles and circular needles US 6 / UK 8 (4 mm) and US 2.5 / UK 12 (3 mm).
Ribbing Pattern: work *1 purl stitch, 1 knit stitch*, repeat throughout.
Yoke Pattern:
Work according to the chart, which shows only odd-numbered rounds.
On even rounds, knit all stitches and yarn overs.
Gauge: 20 sts × 26 rows = 10 × 10 cm.
Yoke:
With circular needle 4 mm cast on 84 stitches and work 14 pattern repeats in the round from top down in the yoke pattern, starting with 1 repeat = 6 stitches.
Work 78 rounds, increasing for the yoke expansion 2 stitches in each pattern repeat as shown in the chart = 252 stitches; 1 repeat = 18 stitches.
Divide into front and back 4 repeats each and increase 2 stitches on both sides for the sleeves = 76 stitches, sleeves = 50 stitches each.
For the armholes cast on 7 stitches on both sides of the front, back and sleeves in one round; place the 64 sleeve stitches on hold.
Join the front and back stitches (= 90 stitches each) to work in the round and continue in stockinette stitch = 180 stitches.
Front and Back:
At 27 cm from the armhole decrease evenly 8 stitches = 172 stitches.
With circular needle 3 mm work 8 cm in ribbing and bind off.
With needle 4 mm work in stockinette stitch.
For sleeve shaping decrease 1 stitch on both sides every 10th round 8 times = 48 stitches; when working in the round mark 1 stitch as the imaginary seam and work the decreases on both sides of it.
At 33 cm from the armhole decrease evenly 4 stitches = 44 stitches.
With needle 3 mm work 6 cm in ribbing and bind off all stitches.
Finishing:
Sew the armhole seams and the sleeve seams.
For the neckband pick up 84 stitches along the neckline with circular needle 3 mm, work 7 cm in ribbing, fold the neckband in half to the inside and sew it to the neckline.
