Tahki Yarns Unity Pullover Knitting Pattern

Tahki Yarns Unity Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Unity Pullover is a classic pullover sweater designed by Rosemary Drysdale, available in six sizes ranging from Small to 3X. This garment features a sophisticated color-blocking design created through intarsia knitting, combining two coordinating shades of yarn to produce a striking visual pattern across the front and back of the sweater.

Garment Specifications

Finished Measurements:

• Bust circumference: 36 to 56 inches (91.5 to 142 cm) depending on size
• Length: 21½ to 24 inches (54.5 to 61 cm) depending on size

Knitting Techniques

The Unity Pullover employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques to achieve 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 easily adjust length if desired
• Worked Flat: The main body pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, creating distinct front and back panels that are later seamed together
• Intarsia Colorwork: Two colors of yarn are worked simultaneously in distinct sections, with each color maintained in its own area to create the color-blocked effect without carrying yarn across the back
• Seamed Construction: Completed pieces are joined using the three-needle bind-off technique, which creates a strong, decorative seam while binding off simultaneously
• Shaping: The sweater includes strategic decreases at the armholes and neckline to create proper fit and garment shaping

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch: The primary stitch throughout the body, creating a smooth, classic fabric
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch: Used in specific sections for textural contrast and visual interest
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease used for armhole and neckline shaping
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease that mirrors k2tog for balanced shaping
• Three-Needle Bind-Off: A specialized finishing technique that joins two pieces while binding off edges in a single step

Materials and Yarn

The Unity Pullover is designed to be knitted with Tahki Yarns TARA TWEED, a durable blend of 80% wool and 20% nylon. This fiber content provides warmth, elasticity, and durability suitable for a pullover sweater.

Yarn Requirements by Size:

• Small: 4 balls in color #21 mushroom tweed (A) and 3 balls in color #24 dark mushroom tweed (B)
• Medium: 5 balls in color A and 4 balls in color B
• Large: 5 balls in color A and 4 balls in color B
• XL: 6 balls in color A and 5 balls in color B
• 2X: 6 balls in color A and 5 balls in color B
• 3X: 7 balls in color A and 5 balls in color B

Each ball contains 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and yields 122 yards (113 meters) of yarn.

Needles and Tools

• One pair of size 8 (5mm) straight needles for working the main body pieces flat
• One size 8 (5mm) circular needle, 24 inches (60 cm) long, for knitting the neckband
• Stitch holders for temporarily holding stitches during construction
• Stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming pieces together

Gauge

Achieving proper gauge is essential for this project. Knitters should work a gauge swatch and aim for 16 stit