Roma Pullover in Adriafil Carezza - Downloadable PDF

Roma Pullover in Adriafil Carezza – Pattern Summary

The Roma Pullover is a knitted women's pullover designed for size 44, worked in Adriafil Carezza yarn in beige (shade no. 86). This is a free downloadable PDF pattern that combines knitting and crochet techniques to create a textured, elegant aran-weight sweater complete with a separately worked crochet belt. The design features decorative pointed motifs on the sleeves, giving the garment a distinctive and eye-catching finish.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 250 g of Adriafil Carezza in beige, shade no. 86 – an aran-weight yarn worked both single and doubled depending on the section of the pattern
• Knitting needles: Size 5.5 mm (no. 5½) and size 10 mm (no. 10)
• Crochet hook: Size 3.50 mm
• Tapestry needle for seaming and finishing

Garment Construction Overview

The Roma Pullover is constructed in separate pieces – a back, a front, two sleeves, and a belt – which are then seamed together. A key feature of this pattern is that the yarn is used at different weights throughout: worked single for finer stitch detail and doubled for the neckline ribbing, adding structure and warmth where needed.

Back

The back is worked upward from the cast-on edge. The pattern does not specify the exact cast-on stitch count in the extracted text, but construction follows standard pullover shaping. The piece is worked to a total length that accommodates the neckline and shoulder shaping described in the front section instructions.

Front

The front is worked in the same manner as the back until the piece measures 38 cm from the pick-up of stitches. At this point, neckline shaping begins: the 20 centre stitches are bound off, and the two sides are then worked separately. Decreases are worked centrewise, 1 stitch inside the edge, every 2 rows, 7 times. After a further 9 cm from the beginning of the neckline, the remaining 16 stitches on each shoulder are bound off.

Sleeves

The sleeves are a particularly distinctive element of the Roma Pullover. Each sleeve begins with three separately worked decorative points, following chart "B". Each point is worked individually using knitting needles no. 5½ with the yarn worked single, casting on just 3 stitches and shaping according to the chart. Once all three points are complete, their stitches are picked up together onto a single needle and the sleeve body is continued in knit stitch.

When the sleeve measures 34 cm from the pick-up of stitches, armhole shaping begins. Decreases are worked at both sides, 1 stitch inside the edge, every 2 rows, 18 times. After 17 cm from the beginning of the armhole shaping, the remaining 9 stitches are bound off.

Belt

The Roma Pullover includes a separately crocheted belt worked with the 3.50 mm crochet hook. An 8-stitch chain is cast on, and working from chain 4, treble crochet stitches are worked into each base chain, producing 6 trebles per row. The belt is worked back and forth in treble crochet, with each row beginning with 3 chains to replace the first treble. The belt is worked until it measures 120 cm, at which point the yarn is broken off and the ends are secured.

Neckline Finishing

After one shoulder seam is sewn, the neckline is finished by picking up 82 stitches around the neckline using knitting needles no. 10 with the yarn worked doubled. This combination of larger needles and doubled yarn creates a substantial, structured neckband finish appropriate