The bold checkered fabric in this statement pullover comes from a double blend—not only are weaving and knitting techniques combined, it’s holding two yarns together that creates the colour effect. A fingering weight tweed yarn is worked in wide intarsia vertical stripes, while at the same time a strand of mohair is worked in horizontal stripes which lends coziness as well as clever colour variation.

The silhouette is boxy without being sloppy with neat set-in sleeves and Garter Stitch edgings. Construction is flat and in pieces: the front and back are worked bottom up and seamed, then sleeves are worked top-down to ensure the best match to the body stripes. Short rows at the shoulders make a neat finish. The colourwork pattern is both written and charted.

Size inclusive up to a 68.25” / 173.5 cm finished chest measurement. Designed to be worn with 2 ¾ to 3 ¼" (7 to 8 cm) positive ease in the chest; sample is 38" (96.5 cm); model is 32"(81.5 cm) chest.

Substitution Notes: Choose a fingering weight or sock yarn that knits up to 7-8 sts/inch (2.5 cm) on 2.25-3.25 mm (US 1-3) needles in a wool or wool blend paired with a laceweight mohair or mohair blend. If mohair is a problem, you could substitute with a sport weight yarn in four colours to create the gingham effect. Of course when substituting, you always want to swatch for gauge and to see if you like the hand of the resulting fabric you create.

I recommend a light and dark of each of the two yarns (fingering and mohair).

Techniques: Increases/decreases, German short rows, three needle bind off, bias bind off (explained), intarsia, holding two strands of yarn together, basic set-in sleeve sweater construction, seaming, worked flat, bottom up, top down sleeves, picking up stitches.

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