Lemon Pullover in Adriafil Spice - Downloadable PDF

Lemon Pullover in Adriafil Spice – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Lemon Pullover is a women's knitted pullover (sweater/jumper) designed using Adriafil Spice yarn in Pale Yellow No. 25. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern that produces a relaxed, feminine garment with elegant textural detailing, including a distinctive centre motif panel and decorative ladder-stitch armhole shaping. The design is well-suited to intermediate knitters who are comfortable working from a chart and managing multiple stitch patterns simultaneously across a single row.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's pullover sweater worked in pieces — a Back and a Front — which are then seamed together. The garment features side splits at the hem, a centre motif panel on the front worked over 19 stitches, and carefully constructed armhole shaping that incorporates intentional dropped-stitch laddering for a decorative, open effect. The overall silhouette is classic and wearable, with the pale yellow colourway lending it a fresh, spring-ready aesthetic.

Sizes Available

• Italian sizing: IT 44 (42–46)
• US sizing: US 10 (8–12)
• UK sizing: UK L (M–XL)

The pattern is written for the middle size with smaller and larger adjustments given in parentheses, making it accessible across a range of body types.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Spice in Pale Yellow No. 25 — approximately 500 g required
• Needle size: Knitting needles No. 4 (metric 4 mm)
• Additional tools: A tapestry needle for seaming and finishing

Adriafil Spice is an aran weight yarn, which gives the fabric good stitch definition — ideal for showcasing the textural contrast between garter stitch borders, purled stitch fabric, and the charted centre motif. The aran weight also means the pullover knits up at a satisfying pace without sacrificing fabric drape.

Tension / Gauge

The stated gauge is 21 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm × 10 cm worked in purled stitch on No. 4 knitting needles. Checking tension before beginning is essential, particularly because the armhole shaping is calculated precisely over a set number of decrease rows and the centre motif is worked over a fixed stitch count.

Pattern Stitches and Techniques Used

• Garter Stitch: The foundational hem border and the side-split edging are worked in garter stitch (knit every row). Garter stitch provides a firm, non-curling edge that frames the body of the garment neatly at the lower hem and along the split openings.
• Purled Stitch: The main body fabric is worked in purled stitch — a reverse stocking stitch effect that creates a smooth, matte surface. This forms the backdrop against which the centre motif and armhole details stand out clearly.
• Centre Motif (chart-based, 19 stitches): The front of the pullover features a charted centre motif worked over 19 stitches. Knitters follow a provided diagram to work this decorative panel, which adds visual interest and a handcrafted focal point to the front of the garment.
• Armhole Shaping with Decorative Ladder Stitch: The armholes are shaped through a series of 28 paired decreases worked every 2 rows. The shaping technique is notably detailed: it incorporates p2tog (purl two together) decreases, yarn overs (yo), and intentional dropped stitches that are allowed to ladder back down to the beginning of the armhole. This creates a striking, open-work ladder effect along the armhole edge — a design feature rather than a flaw.