Aquarius Sweater in Adriafil Mistero - Downloadable PDF

Aquarius Pullover Knitting Pattern in Adriafil Mistero Stripes & Stitches — Pattern Summary

The Aquarius Pullover is a beautifully textured, chunky-weight knitting pattern designed by Adriafil and worked in their distinctive Adriafil Mistero Stripes & Stitches yarn. This is a beginner-friendly sweater pattern available as a downloadable PDF, making it an ideal project for knitters who are building confidence with garment construction while still wanting a visually striking, tactile result. The combination of a bold Astrakhan stitch border and classic stocking stitch body gives this pullover a luxurious, fashion-forward appearance that belies its accessible skill level.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a pullover sweater (also called a jumper) featuring a distinctive textured hem border and a smooth stocking stitch body. The garment is shaped with raglan sleeves, a classic construction method that creates a diagonal seam running from the underarm to the neckline, providing a comfortable, relaxed fit across the shoulders. The Aquarius Pullover is sized for:

• IT 46 (42–44)
• US 12 (8–10)
• UK L (S–M)

This makes it a versatile pattern suitable for a range of body types, with the primary size and smaller alternate sizes provided throughout the instructions.

Materials Required

Yarn

The pattern calls for Adriafil Mistero Stripes & Stitches in colourway 92. The quantities required are:

• 10 balls for the largest size (IT 46 / US 12 / UK L)
• 8 balls for the smallest size
• 9 balls for the middle size

Adriafil Mistero Stripes & Stitches is a chunky-weight yarn celebrated for its self-striping and self-patterning properties, meaning the yarn creates colour variation and visual interest automatically as you knit, without the need to change yarns or carry multiple strands. This makes it particularly appealing for beginner and intermediate knitters who want a dynamic, multi-tonal result with minimal technical complexity.

Needles and Notions

• Knitting needles: No. 7 (UK 2) — used throughout the entire pattern for both the textured border and the main body
• Tapestry needle — required for seaming the finished pieces together

Tension / Gauge

The stated tension is 14 stitches and 20 rows to 10 x 10 cm worked in stocking stitch on No. 7 needles. Checking your tension swatch before beginning is strongly recommended, especially for garment knitting, as even small variations can significantly affect the finished dimensions of the sweater.

Techniques Used

Raglan Shaping

The Aquarius Pullover uses raglan armhole shaping, a technique in which decreases are worked at regular intervals on both sides of the body and sleeve pieces simultaneously. This creates the characteristic diagonal lines that travel from the underarm up to the collar. Raglan construction is popular in beginner and intermediate patterns because it eliminates the need for complex set-in sleeve shaping while still producing a well-fitted, professional-looking garment.

Decreasing

Decreases are used in two key places in this pattern: during the transition from the Astrakhan stitch border to the stocking stitch body (where 14 stitches are decreased evenly across the first row of stocking stitch), and throughout the raglan shaping sections on the back, front, and sleeves.

Seaming

Because the garment pieces — back, front, and sleeves — are worked separately and then joined, a tapestry needle is required for seaming. This is a fundamental garment-finishing technique in which the knitted panels are sewn together using mattress stitch or a similar method to create invisible or near-invisible se