Rain Calling Pullover

This pullover is a sort of Easter egg, a mystical totem of a gardener, who hopes for the rain and good harvest with the pattern of sun elements and rakes, which bring rain. Worked top down seamless in the round, this design features round yoke decorated with “rain drops” of wrapped knit stitches and a colourwork section on the bottom of the body.

The pattern instructions are calculated for nine sizes with ca. 10-12 cm /4-4.75 in of positive ease.

Yarn — Any worsted/aran weight yarn. Main colour: ca. 210 [250, 295, 340, 385] [425, 470, 515, 560] g of Nutiden yarn, single ply pre-yarn 100% Swedish wool; approx. 470—500 m (515—550 yds) per 100—120 g plate, held double, shown in shade Rose Hip (orange); Contrasting colour: ca. 15 [20, 30, 40, 55] [70, 80, 90, 100] g held double, shown in shade With Seed (dark brown).

Gauge — 16 sts and 22 rows in 10 cm (4 in) measured over stockinette stitch and 15 sts and 20 rows across colourwork in the round after blocking on 4.0 mm (US 6) needles.