Endways

Endways is an interesting word in Scots and northern English dialects. It can mean to progress, to flow, to make headway, and to achieve success. May your knitting progress smoothly through this pullover, with its many ends!

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball) 15-19 balls in palette preferred (see palette picking advice below)

Approximate minimum yarn usage:
All sizes: 3 balls for hem, cuffs and neckline
plus:
First size: minimum 12 ball palette (total 15 balls)
Second size: minimum 13 ball palette (total 16 balls)
Third size: minimum 14 ball palette (total 17 balls)
Fourth size: minimum 15 ball palette (total 18 balls)
Fifth size: minimum 16 ball palette (total 19 balls)

Needles and Notions
Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles of appropriate lengths for working body, yoke, and neckline
Spare gauge-size needle for working the three needle bind off
Gauge-size and below gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Stitch markers of two types, x and y
Waste yarn for holding stitches
Tapestry needle

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stockinette (in the round and back and forth)
Use 3.75mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
If your gauge has a tendency to draw in over small circumferences, you may need to go up a needle size for sleeves.

Sizes
Finished chest circumference: 122 (132, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5) cm / 48 (52, 58, 62, 66) in
This pullover is designed for an oversized, easy fit. Select a size above your actual measurements with at least 15cm / 6in and up to 50cm / 20 in positive ease.
Shown in the first, second and third sizes.

Pattern notes
This oversized, easy-to-wear pullover offers an interesting opportunity to play with colour over a sequence of regular two row stripes. The body is shaped to accommodate the modified dropped sleeve construction and, after dividing for the underarms, the front and back are worked separately back and forth. The back scye is worked longer than the front (to raise the fit around the neck and shoulders) and the shoulder slopes are shaped with a series of short rows which are worked back and forth in stockinette. After the shoulders are joined with a three needle bind off, stitches are picked up around the armscyes to work each sleeve from the top down. A few rounds of rib around the neckline completes the pullover. When one number is given it applies to all sizes.

With thanks to knitters Maylin, Karin and Alison and models Fenella, Iona, Kate C and Kendall