Sandpoint Pullover - Sweater Knitting Pattern For Women in Tahki Yarns Classic Superwash by Tahki Yarns

Sandpoint Pullover – Sweater Knitting Pattern for Women by Tahki Yarns

The Sandpoint Pullover is a beautifully structured women's pullover sweater knitting pattern designed by Therese Chynoweth for Tahki Yarns. This intermediate-level pattern combines elegant cable work with delicate lace detailing to create a timeless, textured garment that works across a wide range of sizes. It is available as a downloadable PDF, making it immediately accessible for knitters ready to cast on.

Garment Overview

The Sandpoint Pullover is a classic fitted pullover sweater designed for women, offered in seven sizes ranging from XS to 3XL. The finished bust measurement spans from 31¾ inches (80.5 cm) to 57 inches (145 cm), with a recommended 2–4 inches (5–10 cm) of positive ease for a comfortable, flattering fit. The finished length ranges from 23 inches (58.5 cm) to 26 inches (66 cm) depending on the size chosen, giving the pullover a versatile, wearable length suitable for everyday wear.

Construction and Techniques

The Sandpoint Pullover is worked flat in separate pieces and then seamed together, making it a traditional construction method well-suited to knitters who enjoy the structure and finish that seamed garments provide. Seaming pieces together also adds stability to the fabric and helps the garment hold its shape over time.

The pattern makes extensive use of cable knitting techniques, which are a defining feature of the design. Two specific cable crosses are employed throughout:

• 2/3 LC (Left Cross): Two stitches are slipped to a cable needle and held in front, three stitches are knitted from the left needle, and then the two held stitches are knitted from the cable needle. This creates a smooth leftward twist in the fabric.
• 2/3 RC (Right Cross): Three stitches are slipped to a cable needle and held in back, two stitches are knitted from the left needle, and then the three held stitches are knitted from the cable needle. This produces a complementary rightward twist.

These cable crossings are integrated into the Main Pattern stitch, which is worked over a multiple of 14 stitches. The main pattern alternates cable twists with a lace motif featuring yarn-overs and decreases (ssk and k2tog), creating an elegant interplay of texture and openwork within the same panel. This combination of cables and lace within a single repeating pattern is what gives the Sandpoint Pullover its distinctive, sophisticated character.

Stitches Used

The Sandpoint Pullover draws on a focused but varied set of stitches and techniques that intermediate knitters will find both familiar and engaging:

• K1, P1 Ribbing – used for neckband and finishing details, worked over a multiple of 2 stitches
• Knit and Purl stitches – forming the structural fabric and the reverse stockinette columns that frame the cable and lace panels
• Cable crosses (2/3 LC and 2/3 RC) – the signature textural element of the design
• Yarn-overs (yo) – creating the lace eyelets within the main pattern
• Ssk (slip, slip, knit) – a left-leaning decrease used in the lace sections
• K2tog (knit two together) – a right-leaning decrease paired with the ssk to form symmetrical lace openings

The combination of wrong-side (WS) and right-side (RS) rows in the flat sections requires the knitter to read both sides of the fabric, with odd-numbered rows designated as WS rows where stitches are worked as they appear (knit over knit, purl over purl).

Gauge

Two gauges are specified for this pattern, reflecting the different stitch patterns used in the construction:

• 26½ stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in the Lace and Cable