Violet Pullover in Adriafil Sound - Downloadable PDF

Violet Pullover Knitting Pattern in Adriafil Sound – Free Downloadable PDF

The Violet Pullover is a beautifully structured women's knitted sweater designed using Adriafil Sound yarn. This free downloadable PDF pattern produces a classic pullover featuring a striking cable panel as its central design element, worked across both the front and back of the garment. The finished sweater has a clean, elegant silhouette with set-in sleeves, making it a rewarding project for knitters with some experience in cable techniques and yarn-over construction.

Garment Overview

The Violet Pullover is a long-sleeved, over-the-head sweater — a true pullover in the classic sense. It is available in three sizes: S, M, and L, with the sample garment shown in size S. The finished chest measurements are 78 cm (S), 90 cm (M), and 102 cm (L), and the finished lengths are 64 cm (S), 66 cm (M), and 67 cm (L), making this a mid-length pullover with a comfortable, wearable fit.

Techniques and Construction

The Violet Pullover is constructed in separate flat pieces — a back, front, and sleeves — which are then seamed together. The construction follows a straightforward top-down finishing approach, with each piece worked flat on straight needles. Key construction details include:

• Cable panel worked across the body and sleeves as the primary decorative stitch pattern
• Yarn-over (yo) columns integrated into the cable pattern to create open, elongated ladder-like spaces between cable crossings — a distinctive design feature of this pullover
• Dropped yarn-overs from the previous row, used deliberately to form the elongated stitch effect characteristic of this pattern's cable design
• Cable crossings worked by slipping 3 stitches to a cable needle, holding at the front of work, knitting 3 stitches, then knitting the held stitches — a classic front cable cross or left-leaning cable
• Armhole shaping achieved by binding off stitches at the beginning of rows at a specified length, with yarn-overs handled carefully during the bind-off to maintain pattern integrity
• Sleeve shaping worked with decreases and yarn-overs integrated into the first row to establish the cable pattern rhythm from the cast-on edge

Stitches Used

This pattern draws on a combination of classic knitting stitches and techniques. Knitters working the Violet Pullover will use:

• Stockinette stitch — used as the base fabric and for gauge measurement (approximately 18 stitches and 22 rows to 10 cm)
• Cable stitch — a 6-stitch cable cross (3 over 3) worked with a cable needle held at the front
• Double yarn-overs (2 yo) — worked in sequence and then dropped on the following row to create elongated, open columns within the cable repeat
• Purl stitches and purl-two-together decreases — used in the sleeve shaping row to integrate yarn-overs and maintain stitch count
• Selvedge stitches — maintained at the edges of each piece for neat seaming
• Knit and purl combinations — used throughout the cable pattern rows to frame and separate the cable panels

Cable Pattern Detail

The signature cable pattern of the Violet Pullover is worked over a repeating sequence. In Row 1, the pattern begins with 5 knit stitches, followed by a double yarn-over with the previous row's double yarn-over dropped, then a repeat of: 3 knit stitches, a 6-stitch front cable cross, a double yarn-over with drop, ending with 5 knit stitches. This creates a rhythmic, textured fabric with bold cable twists separated by open, airy columns — a sophisticated combination that gives the Violet Pullover its distinctive character. The pattern instructs knitters to repeat between asterisks throughout as indicated, making the repeat easy to follow once established.