Trendsetter Yarns F Fleur - Eyelet Triangle Swing Side Pullover

Trendsetter Yarns F Fleur Eyelet Triangle Swing Side A-Line Pullover

What Is Being Made

This is a women's pullover sweater featuring a distinctive A-line silhouette with eyelet lace triangle details on the sides. The design creates a flattering swing shape that widens from the bust to the hip, offering approximately 3 inches of positive ease at the bust and 8 inches at the hip. Available in four sizes—Small (34"), Medium (38"), Large (42"), and Extra Large (46")—this pullover is worked from the bottom up in separate pieces that are seamed together.

Techniques Used

This sweater employs several intermediate knitting techniques to achieve its elegant aesthetic:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is knitted from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length and straightforward gauge checking throughout the project.
• Lace knitting: Decorative eyelet lace patterns are integrated into the side panels, creating visual interest and a lighter fabric weight in those areas. The lace angles toward the armholes, adding dimension to the A-line shaping.
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted on straight needles in flat rows rather than in the round, making this pattern accessible to knitters who prefer traditional flat construction.
• Seamed construction: The back, front, and sleeves are knitted separately and then seamed together, providing clean finishing and structural integrity.
• Shaping with decreases: Strategic decreases at the side edges create the A-line silhouette, while armhole and neckline shaping are achieved through bind-offs and decreases worked at regular intervals.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental and decorative stitches to create texture and structure:

• Stockinette Stitch: The primary fabric stitch, worked as knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows. This creates a smooth, classic base that showcases the yarn and provides a neutral backdrop for the lace details.
• Right Lace Stitch: A repeating eyelet pattern worked as K1, K2-tog, K1, Yarn Over across the row, creating a diagonal lace effect that angles toward the right armhole.
• Left Lace Stitch: A mirror-image eyelet pattern worked as Yarn Over, SSK, K1 across the row, creating a diagonal lace effect that angles toward the left armhole. The combination of right and left lace stitches frames the center stockinette section.

Materials and Gauge

The pattern is designed to be worked with Trendsetter Yarns Fleur (#1779) in the specified color way, using US #9 needles. The recommended gauge is 16 stitches and 22 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch, which should be verified on a gauge swatch before beginning the project. Fleur is a worsted-weight yarn sold in 100-gram balls, with yardage requirements varying by size (5, 6, 7, or 8 balls depending on the finished size selected).

Design Details

The back piece begins with a cast-on of 92 to 116 stitches depending on size, divided into three sections: 37 stitches of right lace stitch, a center stockinette section of 18 to 42 stitches, and 37 stitches of left lace stitch. As the piece is worked upward, the lace patterns gradually transition to stockinette stitch by working one fewer repeat of the lace on each right-side row, with the freed stitches incorporated into the center stockinette section. This creates a visual progression where the eyelet details fade as the piece rises toward the armhole. Simultaneously, decreases at the beginning and end of every third right-side row (worked 9 times total) create the A-line side shaping. The front is worked similarly to the back until the armhole depth reaches 4.5 to 6 inches, at which point the center 20 stitches are bound off for the neckline and both sides are shaped with additional bind-offs and decreases to create a finished neck opening. The finished armhole depth ranges from 8 to 9.5 inches depending on size.