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Annie Pullover in Adriafil Memphis

What is Being Made

The Annie Pullover is a knitted sweater designed in a classic pullover style, available in size 46 (with smaller sizing options of 42-44). This garment features a structured silhouette created through strategic shaping at the sides and raglan armholes, making it a versatile wardrobe staple. The pullover is finished with a decorative button detail and elastic ribbed borders for a polished, professional appearance.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several fundamental shaping and construction techniques to achieve its fitted design. Decreasing is used strategically at the side seams to create a tapered waist, with stitches decreased at regular intervals to shape the garment body. Increasing is then applied to add fullness across the bust area, creating a feminine silhouette. Raglan shaping is used for the armhole construction, a classic technique that decreases stitches at the ends of rows to create diagonal lines from the underarm to the neckline. The pattern also incorporates casting on to establish the foundation stitches and uses a tapestry needle for finishing and seaming the completed pieces together.

Stitches Used

• Elastic Rib (K1/P1 Rib Stitch): Used for the borders at the beginning and ending of the garment, this alternating knit and purl pattern creates a stretchy, textured edge that helps the fabric cling to the body and prevents curling
• Purled Stitch: The primary stitch used throughout the body of the sweater, creating a smooth, uniform texture across the main fabric
• Knit Stitch: Used in combination with other stitches, particularly in the ribbed sections and to complete the elastic rib pattern

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Annie Pullover is designed to be knitted with Adriafil Memphis yarn in the striking shade of shocking pink (color no. 60). The pattern requires 500 grams of yarn, providing sufficient yardage for the complete garment across all available sizes. The yarn weight is worsted weight, a medium-weight yarn that knits at a moderate gauge, making it suitable for creating structured garments with good drape and durability.

Two sizes of knitting needles are required: size 4 needles are used for the ribbed borders, which create a tighter gauge and help define the edges, while size 4½ needles are used for the main body of the sweater worked in purled stitch. The gauge is measured at 20 stitches and 27 rows per 10x10 centimeter square when working with the size 4½ needles in purl stitch, establishing the foundation for accurate sizing.

Additional finishing materials include 1 large fancy button in matching color to coordinate with the shocking pink yarn, and a tapestry needle for weaving in yarn ends and seaming the garment pieces together.

Pattern Construction Details

The Annie Pullover is constructed using the classic method of knitting separate pieces that are later seamed together. The back piece is initiated by casting on 115 stitches (or 99-107 stitches for smaller sizes) using the smaller needles, establishing the foundation with 2 rows of elastic rib followed by additional ribbing rows. Once the ribbed border reaches 2 centimeters in height, the knitter switches to the larger needles and continues in purled stitch, decreasing 9 stitches evenly across the first row to achieve the proper gauge and fabric density.

Shaping progresses through the body with decreases made at both ends of the work, positioned 5 stitches in from the edges, occurring every 8 rows for a total of 5 decrease rounds. This creates the tapered waist characteristic of the design. As the work reaches 27 centimeters (or 25-26 centimeters for smaller sizes) from the border, the shaping reverses with increases added at the ends every 8 rows for 3 rounds, restoring fullness for the bust area. Raglan armhole shaping begins when the work measures 37 centimeters (33-35 centimeters for smaller sizes) from the cast-on edge, with 5 stitches bound off at each end to initiate the diagonal raglan lines that characterize this classic sweater style.