Plymouth Yarn Magnolia Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Plymouth Yarn Magnolia Pullover

Garment Overview

The Magnolia Pullover is a women's seamless knit sweater designed by Quaker Hill (Pattern No. 3409). This pullover features a classic silhouette with a curved front neckline and is available in five sizes ranging from Small to XXL, with finished chest measurements from 34½" to 51". The garment is designed to be worn with 0–2" of positive ease at the chest for a comfortable, relaxed fit. Back neck length ranges from 24½" in the smallest size to 30½" in the largest size.

Construction Technique

The Magnolia Pullover is worked seamlessly from the top down and constructed entirely in the round using circular needles and double-pointed needles. This top-down, in-the-round construction method eliminates the need for seaming and allows the knitter to try on the garment as it progresses, making fit adjustments straightforward. The pattern begins at the neckline with a raglan setup that establishes the shoulder shaping and sleeve placement.

Knitting Stitches and Techniques

The primary stitch used throughout the body is stockinette stitch (st st), which creates a smooth, classic fabric. The raglan shaping is achieved using strategic increases worked on each side of marked raglan lines. The pattern employs two directional increase techniques:

• m1R (make one right): An increase worked by placing the left needle from back to front into the bar between stitches and knitting this new stitch
• m1L (make one left): An increase worked by placing the left needle from front to back into the bar between stitches and knitting through the back loop

The neckline shaping involves a 12-row curved front neck section that raises the back neck appropriately. Garter stitch (alternating knit and purl rounds) is used as a stitch pattern element. The pattern also incorporates short-row shaping techniques, indicated by wrap and turn (w&t) abbreviations, which add dimensional shaping to the neckline curve.

Materials and Gauge

The Magnolia Pullover is designed to be knitted with Plymouth Yarn's Quaker Hill yarn in color 6 Taupe. Yardage requirements range from 5 skeins (500g total) for the smallest size to 8 skeins (800g total) for XXL. The recommended gauge is 22 stitches and 30 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch after blocking, worked on US Size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

Needles and Notions

This pattern requires US Size 6 (4mm) circular needles in multiple lengths to accommodate the different stages of construction: a 32" to 40" circular needle for the body and yoke, a 16" circular needle for the neckline, and double-pointed needles for the sleeves. Additional notions include 9 stitch markers plus 1 stitch marker in a contrasting color to mark the beginning of rounds, and 2 stitch holders for holding stitches.

Pattern Structure

The pattern is written for the smallest size with larger sizes indicated in parentheses throughout. Where only a single number appears, that instruction applies to all sizes uniformly. The raglan setup round establishes 8 marked raglan stitches (2 stitches on each side of 4 raglan lines) with the remaining stitches distributed as 36 stitches for the front, 36 stitches for the back, and 16 stitches for each sleeve, totaling 112 stitches at the beginning of the yoke shaping.