Vineland Top-Down Pullover #B124

Vineland is worked from the top down, beginning at each back shoulder, then stitches are cast on for the center back neck, and the back sides are joined and worked to the armholes. Stitches for the front are picked up from the back shoulders and the front is worked in a similar manner down to the armholes. The back and front are joined and the body is worked in the round to the bottom edge, with waist and hip shaping. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row sleeve cap shaping. To minimize pooling when working with a semi-solid yarn, you might want to work with 2 balls of yarn, changing balls every few rounds by loosely twisting the yarns once around each other once at the color change.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Skills Used: Increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, working in the round, German Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)

Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium) (Large, 1X, 2X) (3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)

Finished Measurements: 26 (30, 34, 38) (42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)" bust; intended to be worn with approximately 2" ease

Materials: Sport weight wool yarn: 1070 (1175, 1335, 1580) (1745, 1860, 2050) (2115, 2230, 2430, 2610) yards. Model knit in Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter Sport (100% merino superwash; 4 ounces / 344 yards): color #13 Eat Me, Drink Me.

Needles and Notions: Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 12" or 16" and 24" long or longer, and one set of double-pointed needles, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles, 16" and 24" long or longer, and one set of double-pointed needles; stitch markers in 2 colors; cable needle

Gauge: 24 stitches and 36 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch, using larger needle

If you are unfamiliar with working a set-in-sleeve sweater from the top-down, my 2-part tutorial gives you everything you'll need to know to do it successfully.