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Apollo Sweater in Rowan Softyak DK

What is Being Made

The Apollo Sweater is an intermediate-level knitted pullover designed by Martin Storey. This garment features a classic sweater construction with raglan armholes and a crew neckline. The design is available in six sizes, with finished chest measurements ranging from 81–86 cm to 132–137 cm, making it suitable for a wide range of body sizes.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques. The sweater is constructed using raglan shaping, which involves decreasing stitches along the armhole lines to create sloped shoulders that meet at the neckline. The front and back pieces are worked separately before being joined, with decreasing used strategically to achieve the raglan silhouette. The pattern includes crew neckline shaping, which requires careful stitch management and finishing. Knitters will work flat pieces in rows, requiring attention to maintaining consistent tension and executing decreases accurately to ensure proper fit and garment symmetry.

Stitches Used

The Apollo Sweater primarily utilizes stockinette stitch as the main fabric, which creates a smooth, classic knit appearance. The pattern incorporates knit and purl stitches for construction and shaping. Decreasing techniques, including knit two together stitches worked through the back loop (twisted decreases), are used to shape the raglan armholes and neckline. These decreases are worked at regular intervals to create the characteristic sloped lines of raglan construction.

Materials

The Apollo Sweater is designed to be knitted in Rowan Softyak DK, a double knitting weight yarn. The yardage requirement varies by size, ranging from 13 to 20 balls of 50-gram yarn depending on which size is being made. The pattern shown was photographed in the colorway Submarine 251. Knitters will need one pair of size 3¼ needles and one pair of size 4 needles to complete this project, allowing for gauge adjustment and proper fabric drape throughout the garment.