Terminillo Pullover in Adriafil Fumetto - Downloadable PDF

Terminillo Pullover in Adriafil Fumetto – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Terminillo Pullover is a chunky-weight knitted sweater designed for a relaxed, textured finish. This free downloadable PDF pattern is published by Adriafil Yarns and is worked in their Fumetto yarn, a chunky-weight yarn used here in colour no. 37. The design features a rich combination of knit, purl, and cable panels arranged across the body, giving the finished pullover a classic, structured appearance with plenty of visual interest.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pullover sweater — a garment knitted in the round or in flat pieces and seamed. The Terminillo Pullover is sized for a 48 (46) chest measurement, making it a great project for knitters looking to create a substantial, cosy winter garment. The construction begins at the lower border and works upward, with stitch panels established early and maintained consistently throughout the body.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Fumetto in colour no. 37 — approximately 550 g required
• Knitting Needles: sizes no. 5 (for the border) and no. 6 (for the main body)
• Double-tip cable needle for working the cable panels
• Tapestry needle for seaming and finishing

Adriafil Fumetto is a chunky-weight yarn well suited to bold stitch patterns. Its weight and texture allow cables and knit-purl combinations to stand out clearly, making it an excellent choice for a statement pullover like the Terminillo.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting — the pieces are worked back and forth in rows
• Cable knitting — a 6-stitch right-cross cable is worked using a double-tip cable needle, crossing stitches on row 7 of each cable repeat
• Gauge swatching — essential for achieving the correct fit; the pattern specifies a gauge of 15.5 stitches and 18.5 rows over 10 x 10 cm using needle no. 6
• Border finishing — garter stitch is used at the cast-on edge to create a neat, non-curling border approximately 1.5 cm deep
• Needle switching — the pattern moves from smaller (no. 5) to larger (no. 6) needles after the border, a common technique to keep ribbed or garter borders slightly tighter than the main fabric

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch — worked at the lower border for stability and texture
• Knit stitch — used in vertical panels across the body to create raised, smooth columns against the purl background
• Purl stitch — used in panels to create a recessed background that makes the knit and cable panels pop
• Cable stitch (6 stitches wide) — a right-cross cable worked over a 9-row repeat: rows 1, 3, and 5 are worked in knit stitch on the right side; even rows are purled on the wrong side; on row 7, three stitches are held to the wrong side on the cable needle, the next three stitches are knitted, and then the held stitches are knitted — creating the characteristic rope-like twist; the repeat begins again from row 1 on row 9

Stitch Panel Layout

The body stitches are carefully arranged across the cast-on of 96 (88) stitches to create a balanced, symmetrical pattern. The layout alternates panels of purl stitches, knit stitches, and 6-stitch cables, repeated across the width of the back. This combination of vertical knit columns, recessed purl fields, and bold cable twists gives the Terminillo Pullover its distinctive, structured texture — reminiscent of classic Aran-influenced knitwear but worked in a faster