• Bess, seen from the side, wears a light beige knit sweater - the Hypatia pullover. The sleeves feature a gathered seamed, creating pleats at the shoulder and upper arm.
  • Seen from an angle, Bess kneels on the floor, smiling at the camera. She wears a pink variegated sweater with pleated ruffle sleeves.
  • Seen up close, Bess wears a pink variegated sweater, knit with pleated ruffle sleeves.
  • Bess laughs, leaning against a wooden deck railing. She wears a hand knit sweater, made from pink variegated yarn. The sleeves of the sweater have been gathered at the top to create pleats.
  • Seen from behind, Bess stands in a backyard. She wears a pink variegated sweater, knit with gathered and pleated sleeves, with a pair of blue leggings.
  • Jen sits on a footstool, wearing a light beige sweater with blue jeans. The sweater is knit with a square neck, and pleated 3/4 length sleeves.
  • Bess stands, one hand in her hair, smiling. She wears a square neck sweater, knit from beige yarn, with blue jeans.
  • Bess kneels on a footstool, wearing a light beige sweater and blue jeans. The sweater is knit with a square neckline and 3/4 sleeves, with have been gathered at the top to create pleats.
  • Bess stands, looking off camera. Her light beige sweater is knit with a square neck and 3/4 length sleeves, which she's paired with blue jeans.
  • A person, seen from the neck down, wears a hand knit, blue and white striped sweater. The neckline is square and the sleeves are gathered at the top.
  • A person smiles at the camera, standing outside on a snowy day. Their sweater is knit in green yarn with a square neckline.
  • Seen from the side, a person wears a hand knit, green sweater, design with gathered sleeves, with a black skirt. They smile at the camera.
  • A person holds a mug, leaning forward towards the camera. They wears a sweater knit with blue and white stripes, featuring a square neckline and gathered sleeves, with orange-brown pants.
  • Ellen stands outside, smiling at the camera. She wears a blue sweater, knit with a square neck and gathered sleeves. The yarn has a slight halo to it, which shines in the sun.
  • Ellen sits outside near a garden, smiling at the camera. She wears a blue skirt with a hand knit sweater. The sweater is made with blue yarn, and has sleeves that are gathered at the top seams.
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Hypatia Pullover

Hypatia Pullover

$14.00 USD
$14.00 USD
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Hypatia - a puffed sleeve pullover sweater knitting pattern

Feel like yourself this Winter! Hypatia is a wardrobe staple with sassy femme flair to keep you both warm AND glamorous. 

The Hypatia Pullover can be worked as a sweatshirt or a t-shirt, with options to crop the body and shorten the sleeves as you desire. The sleeves are shaped using short rows, and whip stitches are worked during finishing to create the delicate gathers. Tubular cast-ons and bind-offs mean the ribbing is polished and perfectly squishy without losing its shape. Hypatia is worked in the round from the bottom up, and then the front and back are worked flat and seamed at the shoulders.

Construction

Hypatia is knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up with set-in sleeve construction. The body is knit in the round through the underarms, then the front and back are worked flat and seamed at the shoulders. The sleeves are picked up around the armhole. The cap is shaped with short rows and then the rest of the sleeve is worked in the round.

Optional Bust Shaping

Optional instructions for adding short rows for bust shaping, in three sizes, give you your best fit.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7] (8, 9, 10, 11)

Finished bust circumference: 34 (38, 42, 46) [50, 54, 58] (62, 66, 70, 74) inches / 86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117) [127, 137, 147.5] (157.5, 167.5, 178, 188) cm

Finished upper arm circumference: 7 (7, 7.25, 7.5) [8, 8, 8.5] (8.5, 9, 9, 9.5) inches / 18 (18, 18.5, 19) [20, 20, 21.5] (21.5, 23, 23, 24) cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to your actual upper chest measurement: 30 (34, 37.5, 41) [44, 48, 50.5] (54, 57, 60, 61.5) inches / 76 (86.5, 95.5, 104) [112, 122, 128.5] (137, 145, 152.5, 156) cm.

Upper chest is measured above the full bust, at an angle close to diagonal beneath the underarms, and straight across the back.

Hypatia is designed to fit with approximately 4 inches / 10 cm of positive ease at the fullest part of your bust.

If you need additional room for the bust, working the optional short row shaping will give you the best fit in the shoulders and armholes, while still making room for your chest. Short rows add length to the front only of the garment, so that the hem does not rise in the front.

Elizabeth is wearing size 2 with 4 inches / 10 cm of positive ease at the full bust. Her upper chest is 34 inches / 85 cm.

Yarn

Full length sample shown in Forest Lane Fiber Co. BFL DK

100% UK Bluefaced Leicester ; 246 yds / 225 m per 100 g skein. This is a non-superwash, worsted spun DK weight yarn. The final fabric is light and soft.

Yardage (shown in Pink Oysters, Pink Clouds): 963 (1220, 1364, 1348) [1477, 1605, 1734] (1862, 1991, 2119, 2247) yds / 846 (1115, 1247, 1084) [1350, 1467, 1585] (1702, 1820, 1937, 2054) m; 4 (5, 6, 6) [7, 7, 8] (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins.

Cropped sample shown in Berroco Remix Light

30% nylon, 27% cotton, 24% acrylic, 10% silk, 9% linen recycled fibers ; 432 yds / 395 m per 100 g skein. This is a wool-free, tweedy DK weight yarn.

Yardage (shown in Almond): 698 (885, 989, 977) [1071, 1164, 1257] (1350, 1443, 1536, 1629) yds / 638 (809, 904, 893) [979, 1064, 11249] (1193, 1319, 1404, 1489) m; 2 (3, 3, 3) [3, 3, 3] (4, 4, 4, 4] skeins. 

Gauge

21 sts and 32 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on size A needles. 7.5 sts and 6 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in 1x1 rib pattern on size B needles.

Needles

Size A: US 5 / 3.75 mm
Size B: US 3 / 3.25 mm

Notions

  • 4 Stitch markers
  • Tapestry needle
  • 2 Removable stitch markers

Techniques

  • Working German short rows
  • Long tail tubular cast-on
  • Sewn tubular bind-off
  • Seaming sleeve gathers

Credits

Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Elizabeth Margaret
Model: Elizabeth Margaret
Featured Test Knitters: Rebecca, Gillian, and Ellen

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