Midgauge and Bulky 2-Piece Round Yoke Pullover

Download PDF Go to Machine Knitting Round Yokes Facebook Group

Second KnitALong. We added pattern on the sleeves and body.

This was the first KnitAlong pattern for round yoke pullovers. It did not include Fairisle pattern on the sleeves or bottom of body.

Sizes S-M-L-XL-XXL

Finished Width 36 (40-44-48-52) inches; 92 (102-112-122-132) cm

Suitable for any midgauge or bulky knitting machine; largest size requires 132 needles.

Materials
First KnitALong: 4 (5-5-6-6) balls Caron Simply Soft Tweeds in main color, and 1 ball contrast color. Each ball weighs 5 oz/140 grams and has approximately 250 yds/228 m. This yarn is slightly thicker and denser than solid color Simply Soft.

Second KnitALong: any worsted or aran weight yarn that will knit to gauge.

Gauge: 18 sts, 24 rows = 10 cm, or
4.5 sts, 6 rows = 1 inch in stockinet

This was the first pattern in the Fairisle round yoke series, and was for a KnitALong when the group was restricted to plastic bed knitting machines, such as the LK 150 and Brother KX 350. It is constructed the way hand knitting yoke patterns were typicaly made in the 20th century. Back and Front are shaped the same; there is no short rowing to raise the back neck, or lower the front. Yoke is made in two pieces, with seams on top of the shoulders.

The pattern is written in as a tutorial, and is too long for this website. Download a PDF file here.

Even though there is no current KnitALong running on the Facebook group for this pattern, many members are still knitting it, and you will find help and encouragement there. The direct link to Machine Knitting Round Yokes is here. You do need to ask to join as a member and agree to the rules, which are simply no selling or self promotion, and post only about round yoke garments (any style of round yoke is OK).