Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Murray Hill Pullover Knitting

Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Murray Hill Pullover

Garment Overview

The Murray Hill Pullover is a sophisticated knitted sweater designed by Irina Poludnenko. This pullover features an elegant lace pattern throughout and is constructed using a bottom-up seamed method. The sweater is available in six sizes ranging from Small to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 35½ inches to 53¼ inches and lengths from 21 to 25 inches, making it a versatile design suitable for various body types and fit preferences.

Knitting Techniques

This pattern employs three primary knitting techniques to create its finished design:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the garment as it progresses and adjust length as needed before completing the neckline.
• Lace Patterning: An intricate lace pattern is integrated throughout the body and sleeves, created through strategic yarn overs and decreases that form decorative openwork.
• Seamed Assembly: Individual pieces are knitted separately in the round and flat sections, then seamed together using a yarn needle to create the finished garment structure.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The Murray Hill Pullover utilizes a variety of essential knitting stitches and abbreviations to achieve its design:

• Knit (K): The fundamental stitch used throughout the pattern.
• Purl (P): Used on wrong-side rows to create stockinette stitch foundation.
• Yarn Over (yo): Creates the decorative openwork characteristic of lace patterns by increasing stitches and forming eyelets.
• Knit 2 Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that reduces stitches by one.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease created by slipping two stitches knitwise individually, returning them to the left needle in turned position, and knitting them together through the back loops.
• Knit 3 Together (k3tog): A double decrease used in the lace pattern for shaping and creating larger openwork elements.
• Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit (sssk): A specialized double decrease technique involving three slipped stitches.
• Purl 2 Together (p2tog): A purl-side decrease worked through the front loops.
• Slip, Slip, Purl (ssp): The purl-side equivalent of ssk, creating a left-leaning decrease on wrong-side rows.

Lace Pattern Details

The pattern features a sophisticated 16-round lace repeat when worked in the round and an 8-stitch multiple plus 2 stitches when worked in rows. The lace pattern combines yarn overs with various decreases to create an elegant openwork design. The pattern includes specific instructions for adjusting the beginning-of-round marker placement to maintain pattern alignment. All wrong-side rows are worked as knit stitches when working in the round, or purl stitches when working flat, allowing the lace motifs to stand out against the stockinette background.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Murray Hill Pullover is designed to be knitted with Stacy Charles Fine Yarns RITRATTO, a luxury blend yarn composed of 53% viscose, 28% kid mohair, 10% nylon, and 9% polyester. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and contains 198 yards (180 meters) of yardage. The pattern calls for 4 to 6 balls depending on size, with the sample shown in color #150 midnight blue. This fiber blend creates a soft, lustrous fabric with excellent drape, ideal for showcasing lace patterns.

Tools and Notions

The pattern requires size 5 (3.75mm) circular needles in two lengths: one 32-inch (80cm) needle for working the body in the round and one 16-inch (40cm) needle for the neckline ribbing. Knitters should verify their needle size by checking gauge before beginning. Additional supplies include stitch markers to denote pattern repeats and beginning-of-round positions, a stitch holder for temporarily holding stitches, and a yarn needle for se