Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Aurora Pullover Knitting Pattern

Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Aurora Pullover

What is Being Made

The Aurora Pullover is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed by Andi Javori. This pullover features a classic crew neckline with a cowl construction and is available in five sizes ranging from Small to 2XL, with finished bust measurements from 39½ inches to 55½ inches. The garment is designed to fit with 5–7 inches of positive ease and lengths ranging from 22 to 26 inches, making it a versatile everyday sweater suitable for various body types and style preferences.

Techniques Used

The Aurora Pullover employs several key knitting techniques to create its finished structure:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing for easy length adjustments and straightforward shaping.
• Worked flat: The body and sleeves are primarily worked flat on straight needles, requiring seaming to join the pieces together.
• Worked in the round: The cowl neckline is worked in the round using a circular needle, creating a seamless, finished edge at the neck opening.
• Seamed construction: Pieces are joined together using seaming techniques, creating clean, professional-looking seams throughout the garment.
• Lace elements: The sweater incorporates lace patterning, adding visual interest and texture to the design.

Stitches Used

The Aurora Pullover utilizes a variety of fundamental and decorative stitches:

• Stockinette Stitch: The primary stitch pattern, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This creates the smooth, classic fabric that forms the foundation of the sweater.
• 1x1 Rib: Used for the cuffs, hem, and neckline ribbing. This elastic stitch pattern alternates knit and purl stitches to create a stretchy, fitted edge that helps the garment hold its shape.
• Eyelet Chevron Pattern: A lace stitch pattern featuring yarn overs and decreases that create an open, decorative chevron design. This pattern adds sophistication and visual movement to the sweater.
• Yarn overs (yo): Used throughout the lace pattern to create deliberate holes that form the eyelet details.
• Decreases: Techniques including knit two together (k2tog) and slip, slip, knit (ssk) are used to shape the garment and create the lace pattern.
• Make 1 increases (M1R and M1L): Right and left-leaning increases used for shaping the garment while maintaining pattern continuity.

Materials

The Aurora Pullover pattern calls for Stacy Charles Fine Yarns MEGAN, a premium blend yarn composed of 50% extra fine merino and 50% polyester. The yarn is available in 1.75-ounce (50-gram) skeins, each containing 154 yards (141 meters) of yardage. The sample shown is knitted in color #484 merlot, a rich burgundy shade. Yardage requirements range from 7 skeins for the smallest size to 11 skeins for the largest size, providing approximately 1,078 to 1,694 yards of yarn depending on the finished size.

The pattern requires US size 8 (5.0mm) knitting needles to achieve the specified gauge of 16 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch. A US size 8 (5.0mm) circular knitting needle measuring 16–24 inches is needed for working the cowl neckline in the round. Additional materials include stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming the finished pieces together.