Sylvester Tweed Pullover
The naming idea for this one is a bit of a wander. The slip stitch pattern is kind of tweedy, Tweety was the bird from Looney Tunes, and Sylvester was the cat always trying to catch Tweety. So Sylvester is the pullover trying to be tweed?
Sylvester Tweed continues my exploration of slip stitch patterns. It combines colour and texture in an easy to memorize 2 stitch repeat, delivering great results whether done in one solid colour and one colour-changing yarn or in two solid colours.
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Sylvester Tweed is worked top-down. The fronts and back are worked separately to the underarm, then joined in the round to the hem. The back yoke is worked first. The back neck width is cast on, then increases occur until the cross back width is reached. The left and right front are picked up from the back yoke shoulder edge, creating a diagonal seam on the back shoulder, sometimes called a European Shoulder.
The sleeves are picked up from the armhole edge, and the shoulder cap shaped with short rows. The sleeve is then knit top-down and in the round to the cuff.
Sizing
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Finished Measurements (Chest/ Full Bust)
34 (37, 40.25, 43, 46.5, 49.5) (53, 55.75, 59, 62, 65.5) inches, OR
85 (92, 101, 108, 116.5, 123.5) (132, 139, 148, 155, 163.5) cm
See Size Chart at end of photos for more details on measurements for each size.
Recommended Ease at Upper Chest 3 - 5”
(7.5 - 12.5 cm)
The garment is shown in Size 3 with 4” (10 cm) ease.
For a better fit, the front of Sizes 7 - 11 are larger than the back.
Gauge
On US Size 6 (4 mm) needles in the round (after blocking):
23 sts/ 42 rows in 4” (10 cm) in Slip Stitch Pattern
23 sts/ 34 rows in 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette
Yarn
MC Yarn (Solid Colour)
Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Spinster’s Daughter, 100% Superwash Wool, sport weight, 300 yards (274 meters) per 75 g skein, OR
Any sport (or heavy fingering) weight yarn with similar properties that knits up to gauge.
Yards: 1009 (1058, 1129, 1225, 1308, 1409) (1528, 1591, 1680, 1816, 1941), OR
Meters: 921 (966, 1031, 1118, 1194, 1286) (1396, 1453, 1534, 1658, 1773)
Shown in Eclipse.
CC Yarn (Solid or Colour-Changing Yarn)
Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool, 100% superwash wool, sport weight, 200 yards (183 meters) per 50g skein, OR
Any sport (or heavy fingering) weight yarn with similar properties that knits up to gauge.
Yards: 344 (365, 397, 438, 472, 510) (545, 574, 609, 654, 694), OR
Meters: 316 (334, 364, 401, 433, 468) (500, 526, 559, 600, 636)
Shown in Mississippi Masala.
Techniques Used
Slip-stitch knitting
German Short Rows
Long-Tail Cast-on
Purlwise Increases (m1Rp & m1Lp)
Stretchy Bind-off