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Out where sunlight dances on golden fields, Alvord keeps you warm as the cool summer evening sets in. Inspired by the grab-and-go comfort of your favorite sweatshirt, this drop-shoulder pullover combines classic textures with modern tailoring. Alvord’s thick bands of familiar garter and simple seed stitch are gorgeous in one color and radiant in two, whether knit in Arbor’s saturated solids or the softly tonal hues of Dapple’s organic cotton and Merino wool blend. Make this breezy pullover all yours with the personalized fit of mix-and-match body and sleeve sizes.

Designer: Nomagugu Ndlovu

Collection: BT Summer

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Alvord

Textured Pullover

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  • Product description

    Out where sunlight dances on golden fields, Alvord keeps you warm as the cool summer evening sets in. Inspired by the grab-and-go comfort of your favorite sweatshirt, this drop-shoulder pullover combines classic textures with modern tailoring. Alvord’s thick bands of familiar garter and simple seed stitch are gorgeous in one color and radiant in two, whether knit in Arbor’s saturated solids or the softly tonal hues of Dapple’s organic cotton and Merino wool blend. Make this breezy pullover all yours with the personalized fit of mix-and-match body and sleeve sizes.

    Designer: Nomagugu Ndlovu

    Collection: BT Summer

    View The BT Summer Lookbook

    Share on social #AlvordPullover


  • Pattern materials

    YARN

    Brooklyn Tweed Dapple — 60% Merino Wool, 40% Organic Cotton (165 yards/151 meters per 50 grams)

    Single-Color Version

    • 7^ (9, 9^, 10) (11, 12, 13) (13^, 14^, 15, 16) skeins

    Two-Color Version

    • 4 (5, 5, 5^) (6, 6^, 7) (7^, 8, 8, 8^) skeins of Color 1 (C1); 4 (4^, 5, 5) (5^, 6, 6^) (7, 7, 7^, 8) skeins of Color 2 (C2)
    • Dapple sample photographed in colors Medallion (C1) and Plinth (C2)

    -OR-

    Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool(145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)

    Single-Color Version

    • 8^ (10, 11, 11^) (12^, 13^, 14^) (15, 16, 17, 18) skeins
    • Arbor sample photographed in color Mesa

    Two-Color Version

    • 5 (5^, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 10) skeins of Color 1 (C1); 4 (5, 5^, 6) (6, 7, 7) (8, 8, 8^, 9) skeins of Color 2 (C2)

    The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.


    YARDAGE

    Single-Color Version

    • 1155 (1340, 1480, 1585) (1725, 1870, 2015) (2145, 2285, 2400, 2520) yards [1056 (1225, 1353, 1449) (1577, 1710, 1843) (1961, 2089, 2195, 2304) meters] of DK weight wool or wool/cotton yarn

    Two-Color Version

    • C1: 615 (705, 775, 825) (905, 980, 1055) (1130, 1195, 1255, 1320) yards [562 (645, 709, 754) (828, 896, 965) (1033, 1093, 1148, 1207) meters]; C2: 550 (640, 705, 755) (820, 895, 965) (1030, 1095, 1145, 1205) yards [503 (585, 645, 690) (750, 818, 882) (942, 1001, 1047, 1102) meters] of DK weight wool or wool/cotton yarn


    NEEDLES

    Size A (for Main Fabric)

    • One 32"/80 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge
    • Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

    Size B (for Neckband)

    • One 16"/40 cm circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
    • Suggested Size: 3.75mm (US 5)

  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • This pullover is worked from the top down. The back is worked first to the underarm, with short rows to shape the shoulders (see Special Techniques: Short Rows: Wrap and Turn method). Stitches are picked up from the back shoulders for each side of the front and the fronts are worked separately to the end of the neck shaping, then joined and worked to the underarm. The back and front are joined and the body is worked circularly to the hem. Stitches are picked up from the armholes for the sleeves, which are worked circularly to the cuff.
    • This garment’s construction allows for a mixing-and-matching of body and sleeve sizes to tailor fit; see Schematic for dimensions.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11)

    • 37½ (42½, 46½, 50½) (54½, 58½, 62½) (66½, 70½, 75¼, 78½)" [95.5 (108, 118, 128.5) (138.5, 148.5, 159) (169, 179, 191, 199.5) cm] circumference at chest
    • Alyssa is 5'8”/173 cm tall with a chest circumference of 33”/84 cm and is wearing the Dapple Two-Color Version sample in Size 2 with 9½”/24 cm positive ease, and the Arbor Single-Color Version sample in Size 3 with 13½”/34.5 cm positive ease.

    Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.


    GAUGE

    • 20 stitches & 36 rows/rounds = 4"/10 cm in Alvord Pattern with Size A needle(s), after blocking

  • Techniques

    Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

  • Pattern Updates

    30 May 2023: Version 1.1

    On page 7, the instructions for Short Rows 5 & 6 have been updated to "Repeat Short Rows 3 & 4."

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