Westerly Pullover - Knitting Pattern for Women in Tahki Yarns Cotton Classic by Tahki Yarns

Westerly Pullover – Knitting Pattern for Women by Susan Baron for Tahki Yarns

The Westerly Pullover is a women's knitted pullover sweater designed by Susan Baron and published by Tahki Yarns. Worked in a delicate mesh stitch with garter stitch accents, this intermediate-level pattern produces a relaxed, feminine silhouette with a flattering raglan sleeve construction. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is sized to fit a wide range of bodies, making it a versatile addition to any knitter's project queue.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a seamed, pullover sweater worked flat in separate pieces and joined. It features a raglan yoke, set-in sleeves with garter stitch cuffs, and a neckband finished in the round. The design is intended to be worn with 1–3 inches of positive ease, giving it a comfortable, slightly relaxed fit.

• Sizes available: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2X, and 3X
• Bust measurements: 34½ (39, 41, 45½, 50½, 55) inches / 87.5 (99, 104, 115.5, 128.5, 139.5) cm
• Finished length: 23 (24, 24¾, 25¾, 26¾, 27¾) inches / 58.5 (61, 63, 65.5, 68, 70.5) cm
• The sample shown is knitted in size Medium

Techniques Used

This pattern is classified as intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and stitch patterns but are ready to take on more structured garment construction. The sweater is worked flat (back and forth in rows) and then seamed together, a traditional construction method that produces a sturdy, well-structured finished fabric.

• Seamed construction: Pieces are worked separately and sewn together, which is ideal for maintaining garment shape and structure in cotton yarn
• Worked flat: All main pieces are knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round
• Raglan shaping: The yoke is shaped using paired decrease rows on both right-side and wrong-side rows, creating the characteristic diagonal raglan seam line
• Neckband worked in the round: A 16-inch circular needle is used to pick up and work the neckband as a seamless band
• Sleeve shaping: Sleeves begin with garter stitch cuffs on larger needles, then transition to the mesh stitch pattern on smaller needles with a decrease row to adjust stitch count
• Make 1 Left (M1L) increase: A lifted increase technique used for sleeve and body shaping

Stitches Used

The Westerly Pullover showcases a combination of stitch patterns that create textural contrast and visual interest across the garment. The primary fabric is an open mesh stitch, which gives the sweater a light, airy quality particularly well suited to the cotton yarn used.

• Mesh stitch: The main body stitch pattern, worked over a repeat that creates an open, lace-like fabric; gauge is measured in this stitch
• Garter stitch: Used for the sleeve cuffs, worked over 11 rows before transitioning to the mesh stitch; garter stitch adds a firm, non-rolling edge
• Knit (k) and purl (p): Fundamental stitches used throughout the pattern
• ssk (slip, slip, knit): A left-leaning decrease used in raglan shaping
• k2tog (knit two together): A right-leaning decrease used in raglan shaping and sleeve setup rows
• p2tog (purl two together): A purl-side decrease used in wrong-side raglan shaping rows
• yo (yarn over): Used as part of