Trendsetter Yarns New York Get to the Point Pullover Pattern

Trendsetter Yarns New York Get to the Point Pullover

What Is Being Made

The New York Get to the Point Pullover is a knitted sweater designed by Barry Klein, featuring a striking color-blocked design with geometric intarsia patterning on the front. This pullover is available in four sizes: Small (34"), Medium (38"), Large (42"), and Extra Large (46"), with a finished garment width approximately 3 inches larger than the stated size for comfortable wearing ease. The design showcases a sophisticated combination of solid-colored back with a multi-color striped and intarsia front, creating visual interest and modern appeal.

Techniques Used

This pullover employs several advanced knitting techniques to achieve its distinctive appearance:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is worked from the cast-on edge upward, beginning with ribbed edging and progressing through the body before armhole shaping
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to finish the garment
• Intarsia colorwork: Multiple colors are worked simultaneously on the front piece, with yarns twisted at color changes to prevent holes and maintain fabric integrity
• Stripes: The front features horizontal color striping combined with geometric intarsia elements, creating a dynamic point-based design
• Seamed construction: Individual pieces (back, front, and sleeves) are seamed together after completion to form the finished pullover

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches executed with precision:

• Ribbed Stitch (Rib St.): An alternating knit and purl pattern (K1, P1) worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows, creating vertical elasticity. This stitch is used for the 1-inch ribbed edging at the cast-on edge, providing structure and stretch to the neckline, cuffs, and hem
• Stockinette Stitch (Stock St.): The primary stitch for the body, created by knitting across right-side rows and purling across wrong-side rows, producing the smooth, flat fabric characteristic of classic knitwear
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev. Stock St.): An inverted stockinette created by purling right-side rows and knitting wrong-side rows, potentially used for textural contrast in specific design areas

Materials and Tools

The New York Get to the Point Pullover is constructed using Trendsetter Yarns New York in three color combinations:

• Main Color (MC): New York #13, requiring 4 to 7 skeins of 50-gram weight depending on size
• Contrast Color 1 (CC1): New York #12, requiring 2 skeins of 50-gram weight across all sizes
• Contrast Color 2 (CC2): New York #1, requiring 2 to 3 skeins of 50-gram weight depending on size

Knitting needles in sizes US #5 and US #6 are required. The size #5 needle is used for the initial ribbed edging, while the size #6 needle is used for the main stockinette body. The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 26 rows over 4 inches when working New York yarn in stockinette stitch on a US #6 needle, making accurate gauge swatching essential before beginning the project.

Construction Overview

The back piece is worked as a single-color foundation in the main color, providing a solid base for the garment. The front piece incorporates the complex colorwork, beginning with a two-color stripe section and progressing to the intarsia point design where up to three colors are worked simultaneously. Armhole shaping is achieved through strategic bind-offs and decreases worked at regular intervals on both pieces. The pullover's structure relies on careful color management during the intarsia sections, with instructions to twist yarns at color changes to maintain fabric integrity and prevent visible holes in the finished garment.