Brigitte Pull in Adriafil Chance - Downloadable PDF

Brigitte Pull in Adriafil Chance

What Is Being Made

The Brigitte Pull is a knitted pullover sweater designed in a classic crew-neck style. This downloadable PDF pattern provides instructions for creating a fitted pullover using Adriafil Chance yarn, available in size 42 (44-46). The garment is suitable for intermediate knitters looking to create a sophisticated, textured sweater with decorative stitch patterning.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern calls for 300 grams of Adriafil Chance yarn in the écru (cream) colorway, number 12. Adriafil Chance is a sport weight yarn that provides excellent drape and a refined finish. You will also need size 4 knitting needles and a wool needle with a rounded tip for finishing and weaving in ends.

Primary Knitting Techniques

The Brigitte Pull employs several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques to create its finished structure and decorative elements:

• Stockinette Stitch (Maglia Rasata Diritta): The base fabric is worked in stockinette stitch, which creates the smooth, classic knit appearance that forms the foundation of the sweater.
• Yarn Overs and Decreases: The pattern incorporates yarn overs (both single and double yarn overs) paired with decreases to create the characteristic zigzag motif. These techniques add visual interest and texture while maintaining stitch count.
• Directional Shaping: The zigzag pattern shifts progressively across the fabric from row to row, creating a diagonal movement that travels toward the right side of the garment.
• Purl Rows: Even-numbered rows are worked in reverse stockinette (purl) stitches, which allows the yarn overs from the previous row to create defined eyelet details.

Stitches Used

The Brigitte Pull utilizes a focused selection of essential knitting stitches to achieve its design:

• Knit Stitch (Maglia Diritto): The primary stitch that forms the stockinette base and creates the smooth right-side fabric.
• Purl Stitch (Maglia Rovescio): Used on wrong-side rows to maintain stockinette stitch structure and to work over yarn overs from the previous row.
• Yarn Over (Gettato/Doppio Gettato): Both single and double yarn overs are employed to create the eyelet details within the zigzag pattern. A double yarn over involves wrapping the yarn twice around the right needle, creating a larger opening.
• Simple Decrease (Accorciamento Semplice): A basic decrease stitch that reduces stitch count and works in conjunction with yarn overs to shape the zigzag motif.
• Knit Two Together (Due Maglie Insieme a Diritto): Used in later rows to further shape and refine the diagonal pattern as it progresses across the garment.

Pattern Structure and Repeat

The zigzag motif is worked over a 35-stitch repeat and creates a dynamic, moving pattern across the sweater body. The pattern shifts one stitch to the right every two rows, creating a continuous diagonal flow. The motif begins at row 1 and continues through row 38, with specific shaping instructions introduced at row 39 to begin finishing the garment sections. This structured approach ensures consistent patterning while allowing for proper garment construction and fit.