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The Treelight pullover, inspired by light shining through a forest canopy, is knit seamlessly and in the round from the bottom up. With an easy chart and heavy worsted weight gauge, this pattern is great for beginners.
This is the third pullover that I’ve knit by Jennifer Steingass of Knit.Love.Wool. I had my eye on this pattern even before we purchased the Making Magazine No. 6 Black and White. Instead of the greyscale colours in the magazine, however, I wanted to add some actual colour to the yoke.
Most of the sweaters we’ve knit for our Etsy shop were in medium or large or extra large sizes, so I could model them. For this sweater, I decided to knit a smaller size, size 38. Luckily this still fits Tomiko, although with a bit of negative ease.
Due to my loose gauge, I used 2.5 mm and 3.0 mm needles. The bottom hem and cuffs have about 7 cm of garter stitch. The pattern includes short row shaping to raise the back neck for a better fit. The pullover also has waist shaping, but you could of course omit it if that’s your preference.
Once again, I used 100% Canadian wool yarn. The grey and dark purple is from Briggs and Little, the oldest woolen mill in Canada. The white and light purple yarns are from the Revolution Wool Co, a sheep farm right here in Ontario. The yarn is quite rustic and hard-wearing, meaning that the sweater should stand up to years of use. Both yarns are good examples of woolen-spun yarn, which traps extra air and adds warmth to the finished garment. In total, I used about 950 m of yarn for the sweater. Due to its small size, I was able to finish knitting this pullover in just under one month. I cast on on November 28 and cast off on December 27. Of course, I took a few more days to weave in all the ends and block the pullover.
I like the simple garter stitch hem and cuffs. Jennifer Steingass includes beautiful variations for hems. This sweater is knit bottom up. This allows you to work through all the stockinette body and sleeves before finishing up with the colourwork yoke. However, my preference is always to knit top down, as I like to admire the colourwork while knitting the plain stockinette.
Most of the colourwork yoke includes just two colours per round. Some rounds use three colours, so I found that a bit finicky to handle. However, the overall effect is beautiful and I’m happy with the colours I chose.
Check out the other pullovers I’ve knit by Jennifer Steingass:
Get the pattern for the Treelight pullover on Ravelry here.
Or you can buy this small Treelight pullover from our Etsy store here.
This is such a beautiful sweater. The color combo go well together and the details are subtle but perfect!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
That is a beautiful sweater, and the fact that you hand knit it, makes it better. This sweater looks very warm while being used dressy or casual for any occasion.
That is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.
Incredible detail!
Waaaw, such a nice knitwork!
This is such a beautiful pattern! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s
I love the colors you have chosen!
Thank you! Picking colour combos is one of my favourite parts of knitting!
Meinhilde, this is a gorgeous sweater. I cannot get over how beautifully you add all the details. The color palette gives the best warm and cozy vibes, too.
Shelbee
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I love this sweater so stylish and classic. You are so talented x x #MischiefAndMemories
I wish I were talented enough to pull off a project like this! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.
You can do it!
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So beautiful and would love to have this jumper. I don’t knit. Used to but not to a great standard and have forgotten how. Grey is flattering too and I love the inspiration #MischiefandMemories
Wow! That is such a great pull over, and I love the pattern! I have just started to get into fair isle knitting. Any tips for not getting all the yarn tangled up? You have also reminded me I have three skeins of yarn I want to crochet a sweater with. I wonder if I could finish before it’s spring….
Thank you! I try and keep my yarn tidy by designating one colour the ‘dominant colour’ and the other the ‘non dominant colour.’ You want to keep the dominant colour to the left of the non dominant colour at all times, which helps prevent the yarns from ever tangling. This gets much harder when using more than two colours though!
This is a beautiful sweater! I like it so much with the pop of purple in it. I picked this as one of my features for this week’s Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Link Party.
Thank you!
This is gorgeous, wow! Thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
What a pretty jumper! I agree that the pop of purple really sets it of, and the detailing makes it look so flattering. Another gorgeous make! Thank you for joining us for #MischiefAndMemories
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