Joelentine pullover by Sara Ottosson

Joelentine pullover

Knitting
April 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in texture pattern, unstreached, after blocking
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1258 - 2789 yards (1150 - 2550 m)
A-(B-C-D)-E-F-G-(H-I-J) with chest circumference of the garment approx. 90-(98-107-119)-130-140-149-(157-168-178) cm / 35.5-(38.5-42-46.75)-51.25-55-58.75-(61.75-66.25-70)”.
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Joelentine is worked top down in a rib based texture and intarsia. It is worked in pieces, but with no seaming. The sides and sleeves are assembled with a garter stitch panel using double sided modular knitting and the neckline gets a double folded neckband that’s cast off on the right side.

YARN
Merino by Svarta Fåret (100 sts ≈ 109 yds. / 50 g) or Double Sunday by Sandnes (108 sts ≈ 118 yds. / 50 g).

SIZES
A-(B-C-D)-E-F-G-(H-I-J) with chest circumference of the garment approx. 90-(98-107-119)-130-140-149-(157-168-178) cm / 35.5-(38.5-42-46.75)-51.25-55-58.75-(61.75-66.25-70)”.

Intended ease is 10 cm / 4” around the chest, see schematic and measurements in photo to the left.

YARN AMOUNT
Colour 1 (Svarta Fåret Merino, Laurel Leaf 221303): 7-(7-8-9)-10-11-12-(13-14-15) balls OR approx. 640-(700-770-900)-970-1060-1120-(1260-1340-1460) m ≈ 700-(765-842-985)-1060-1160-1225-(1378-1465-1597) yds.
Colour 2 (Sandnes Double Sunday, Cognac 2745): 4-(4-4-5)-5-6-6-(7-7-8) balls OR approx. 350-(370-420-480)-500-570-590-(650-700-760) m ≈ 383-(405-460-525)-547-624-645-(710-765-831) yds.

Colour 3 (Sandnes Double Sunday, That Orange Feeling 3819): 2-(2-2-2)-3-3-3-(3-4-4) balls OR approx. 160-(160-200-200)-220-220-290-(290-330-330) m ≈ 175-(175-220-220)-240-240-315-(315-360-360) yds.

NOTE: Yarn amount is calculated for the measurements seen in the schematic. If you think you want the body or sleeves longer, add at least one ball of yarn for colour 1 and 2.

YARN ALTERNATIVE
Other soft wool yarn in DK-weight.

GAUGE
19 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” on 4 mm (US 6) needles over texture pattern worked flat, after blocking.

NEEDLES
4 mm (US 6) (US 6) circular needle, 80 cm / 32” long. 

3,5 mm (US 4) (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm / 16” long, or other needle to work small circumferences with.
Two 3,5 mm (US 4) (US 4) DPNs (optional, the circular needle works as well).

TECHNIQUES
German Short Rows, intarsia, double sided modular knitting.

NOTIONS
2 removable markers, darning needle, scissors.

VIDEOS
Texture pattern: https://youtu.be/71G1LjaWo9o
Intarsia: https://youtu.be/rkuVQ-vB1RI
Double sided modular knitting: https://youtu.be/nQY4pvZDvyE