Cezanne Pullover in Adriafil Quarzo - Downloadable PDF

Cezanne Pullover in Adriafil Quarzo – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Cezanne Pullover is a sophisticated hand-knitted pullover pattern designed to showcase the rich texture of Adriafil Quarzo yarn. Released as a free downloadable PDF, this pattern produces a structured, elegant sweater featuring a striking combination of cable panels and crossed stitch motifs worked in a carefully planned colour-change sequence. The design is offered in multiple sizes, making it a versatile project for knitters who enjoy technique-rich, visually rewarding garments.

What Is Being Made

The finished object is a pullover sweater — a classic, over-the-head style jumper with shaped armholes and shoulder shaping. The garment is worked flat and features a ribbed lower edge, a textured body with repeating cable and crossed stitch panels, and a structured neckline. The colour-change sequence gives the pullover a gradient or colour-block effect, adding visual interest beyond the texture alone.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Adriafil Quarzo, a worsted weight yarn, used in three colours
• Colour breakdown: 150 g in colour no. 62, 150 g in colour no. 70, and 150 g in colour no. 65 — totalling 450 g
• Knitting needles: size 5 mm straight needles
• Additional tools: Two-tip (double-pointed or cable) needles for working the cable sections

Adriafil Quarzo is an Italian worsted weight yarn known for its smooth, consistent texture and excellent stitch definition — qualities that make it particularly well suited to cable and crossed stitch patterns, where clarity of detail is essential to the finished look.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• K1/P1 Rib: The lower edge is worked in a knit 1, purl 1 rib for 14 rows (approximately 7 cm), creating a neat, elastic border that keeps the hem from flaring
• Cable Stitch Panels: Repeating 6-stitch cable panels run vertically up the body of the pullover, creating the classic twisted rope effect characteristic of traditional cable knitting. Cables are formed by holding stitches on a cable needle and crossing them over one another at regular intervals.
• Crossed Motif Panels: Alternating with the cables are 16-stitch crossed motif panels, adding a more complex, lattice-like or diamond texture to the fabric. Crossed stitches involve knitting into stitches out of sequence to create a twist without a cable needle, or using a similar crossing technique for a different visual effect.
• Purl Stitch Columns: Small sections of purl stitches — 2 (0–4) stitches at each side — frame the pattern repeat, providing a clean edge and separating the textured panels from the selvedge
• Colour Changes: The pattern introduces deliberate colour transitions — beginning with colour no. 62, switching to colour no. 70 at 16 (15–17) cm from the cast-on edge, and then transitioning to colour no. 65 after a further 22 (21–23) cm
• Armhole Shaping: At 41 (39–43) cm from the cast-on edge, armholes are shaped by casting off 5 stitches at each end, followed by decreases of 1 stitch every 2 rows, 9 times, worked 2 stitches in from the edge for a clean, seam-friendly finish
• Shoulder Shaping: After 18 (17–19) cm of armhole depth, shoulder shaping is achieved by casting off 6 (5–7) stitches at each end every 2 rows, repeated 3 times, creating a neat diagonal shoulder line
• Neckline: The remaining