Orange Chups Pullover in Adriafil Bubble - Downloadable PDF

Orange Chups Pullover in Adriafil Bubble – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Orange Chups Pullover is a cosy, textured knitted pullover (sweater/jumper) designed for adults, available as a free downloadable PDF. It is worked in Adriafil Bubble yarn in Orange no. 42, a characterful aran-weight yarn that lends the finished garment a playful, tactile quality. The pattern is sized for a size 42 (with adjustments for sizes 40 and 44), making it accessible to a range of knitters who want a relaxed, wearable fit.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a classic pullover sweater with shaped armholes and shoulders. The garment is constructed in separate pieces — at minimum a back and a front — which are then seamed together. The combination of a simple edging in stock stitch and a decorative body in fancy rib stitch gives the pullover a structured yet interesting surface texture, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping techniques.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Bubble, Orange no. 42 — approximately 400 g required
• Needles: No. 5 (metric) knitting needles
• Notions: A tapestry needle with a rounded tip for seaming and finishing

Adriafil Bubble is an aran-weight yarn known for its soft, voluminous texture. Its substantial weight means the fabric knits up relatively quickly, and the yarn's body helps the fancy rib stitch pattern stand out clearly in the finished fabric.

Tension / Gauge

The stated gauge is 15 stitches and 22 rows to 10 × 10 cm, measured in fancy rib stitch on no. 5 needles. Achieving the correct gauge is especially important for this pattern, as the stitch count adjustments between sizes 40, 42, and 44 are closely tied to the repeat structure of the fancy rib stitch. Knitters are encouraged to work a tension swatch before casting on.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Stock stitch (stockinette stitch): Used for the lower border/edging of the garment (approximately the first 2.5 cm). Stock stitch is the most fundamental of knitting fabrics — knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side — producing a smooth, flat surface.
• Fancy rib stitch: The primary stitch pattern used across the body of the pullover. It is worked over a multiple of 6 stitches plus 5 and creates a distinctive textured effect through the use of passed (slipped) stitches combined with purl columns. The three-row repeat is as follows:
  • Row 1: p5, * 1 passed stitch without working, p5 *; repeat from * to *
  • Row 2: work all stitches as they present (knit the knits, purl the purls)
  • Row 3: repeat from Row 1
• Armhole shaping: Worked by binding off stitches at both sides over several rows — 4 sts, then 2 sts, then 1 st every 2 rows — creating a clean, tailored armhole curve.
• Shoulder shaping: Achieved through stepped bind-offs every 2 rows to create a slanted shoulder line. For size 42, this is 5 stitches bound off three times at each side; sizes 40 and 44 have their own specific bind-off sequences as noted in the pattern.
• Size adjustments within the fancy rib repeat: For size 40, the pattern begins and ends with 4 purl stitches instead of 5; for size 44, it begins and ends with 6 purl stitches instead of 5. This is a neat technique that keeps the visual balance of the