Tokyo Pullover in Adriafil Mirage and Baroque - Downloadable PDF

Tokyo Pullover in Adriafil Mirage and Baroque – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Tokyo Pullover is a stylish knitted sweater designed for women, available in three sizes: 40, 42, and 44. This pattern is offered as a free downloadable PDF and uses two contrasting Adriafil yarns to create a sophisticated, textured pullover with structural interest. The combination of a dominant dark tone and a subtle accent colour gives the finished garment a refined, contemporary aesthetic.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pullover sweater — a classic over-the-head style jumper knitted in separate panels and seamed together. The construction includes a front body, back body, sleeves, and a distinctive side insert, which adds a shaped, architectural detail to the sides of the garment. This side insert is a notable design feature of the Tokyo Pullover, adding both visual interest and a tailored fit.

Yarn and Materials

• Adriafil Mirage in dark slate blue, shade no. 69 — approximately 400 g, the primary yarn used throughout the body and sleeves
• Adriafil Baroque in seagreen, shade no. 60 — approximately 25 g, used as a contrasting accent yarn
• Total yarn requirement: 425 g across both yarns
• Knitting needles size 4.5 mm (no. 4½) — used for all main knitted sections
• Crochet hook size 6.00 mm — used for finishing details
• Tapestry needle — used for seaming and weaving in ends

Both Adriafil Mirage and Adriafil Baroque are DK weight yarns, making this pullover a relatively quick knit compared to heavier-weight projects while still producing a garment with excellent stitch definition and drape.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Rib stitch 2/3 (2×3 ribbing) — the primary stitch pattern used across the body and sleeves, creating a stretchy, vertically textured fabric with excellent recovery and fit
• Rib stitch 2/2 (2×2 ribbing) — used specifically for the side insert panels, providing a slightly different texture to differentiate this structural element
• Shaping via increases — the sleeves and side inserts are shaped using incremental increases, including increases every 6 rows, every 4 rows, and every 2 rows, demonstrating a graduated shaping technique for a smooth, professional silhouette
• Decreases at centre — worked when joining sleeve sections to maintain the correct stitch count and shaping
• Two-part sleeve construction — each sleeve is begun in two separate sections starting from the right side, then picked up onto a single needle and worked together, a technique that creates a seamless-looking join and precise fit
• Crochet finishing — the included crochet hook suggests edging or finishing details are worked in crochet to neaten hems, necklines, or seams
• Seaming — the tapestry needle is used to join the separately knitted panels into the finished pullover

Construction Notes

The Tokyo Pullover is worked flat in pieces and then assembled. The sleeve construction is particularly interesting: each sleeve begins as two separate knitted sections, both cast on with 22 (24–26) stitches depending on the size, worked in rib stitch 2/3 for approximately 10 cm. The two parts are then picked up together onto a single needle and continued across all stitches with a central decrease, ensuring a neat join. Size-specific instructions adjust the starting stitch of the rib — size 42 begins with k2 and size 44 begins with p2, rather than the standard p3 — demonstrating careful attention to rib alignment across sizes.