Alina Pulli aus Ella Rae Rustic Silk - 16653 - Downloadable PDF

Alina Pulli – Knitted Lace Sweater Pattern in Ella Rae Rustic Silk by Sandi Prosser

The Alina Pulli is an elegant knitted pullover sweater designed by Sandi Prosser and published as a downloadable PDF pattern by Ella Rae. Worked in the luxurious Ella Rae Rustic Silk yarn, this garment combines delicate lace detailing with classic stockinette construction to create a refined, wearable sweater suitable for a range of occasions. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it an ideal project for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and are ready to explore lace techniques.

Garment Overview

The Alina Pulli is a fitted pullover featuring a lace eyelet panel as its central design element, complemented by smooth stockinette sections that frame and balance the openwork texture. The sweater is constructed with careful attention to shaping, including both increases and decreases worked into the body to achieve a flattering silhouette. The finished measurements accommodate a wide range of sizes:

• Bust circumference: 94 cm, 101.5 cm, 113 cm, 124.5 cm, 137 cm, and 150 cm (sizes XS through XXL)
• Length: 57 cm, 57 cm, 58.5 cm, 59.5 cm, 61 cm, and 61 cm
• Upper sleeve width: 30.5 cm, 30.5 cm, 33 cm, 35.5 cm, 38 cm, and 38 cm

This generous size range ensures that knitters of many body types can enjoy making and wearing the Alina Pulli.

Techniques and Construction

The pattern is worked flat and incorporates both written instructions and a Strickschrift (knitting chart) for the lace section. Knitters follow the chart rows carefully, working the lace repeat across the body of the sweater. The construction involves:

• Lace eyelet pattern (Lochmuster): The signature decorative element of the Alina Pulli. The lace section is worked over a set number of rows — 19 rows in one section and 27 rows in another — using a charted repeat that is worked across the row a specified number of times depending on the size being knitted. For example, the lace rapport is worked 14 (15, 17, 19, 21, 23) times across the row for sizes XS through XXL.
• Stockinette (glatt rechts): Smooth knit-on-right-side, purl-on-wrong-side sections frame the lace panels. A 9 cm section of plain stockinette is worked at a key point in the construction, beginning and ending on a right-side row.
• Shaping rows (Zunahme-R and Abnahme-R): Increase rows and decrease rows are worked on wrong-side (purl) rows, with stitches added or removed evenly across the row. For instance, 6 (6, 6, 6, 6, 8) stitches are increased in one shaping row to bring the stitch count to 99 (105, 117, 129, 141, 155) stitches, and a corresponding decrease row reduces the count to 93 (99, 111, 123, 135, 147) stitches.
• Chart reading: Knitters work specific edge stitches at the beginning and end of chart rows (e.g., the first 4 stitches and the last 5 stitches of the chart), with the central repeat filling the body of the fabric. This is a standard technique in charted lace knitting that ensures clean selvedges and pattern alignment.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (rechts stricken): The foundation stitch used throughout the stockinette sections and as part of the lace pattern.
• Purl stitch: Used on wrong-side rows in the stockinette sections.
• Yarn overs and decreases: The hallmark stitches of lace knitting, creating the eyelet openings (Lochmuster) that define the decorative panels of the Alina Pulli.