A relaxed, unisex pullover for the turning season. The Before Fall Sweater carries the colour of late-summer grass and the warmth of the season just ahead — an easy, familiar silhouette with a quieter kind of structure in the details.
Worked from the top down in Höner och Eir's unspun Nutiden held double, it is designed to become a dependable layer rather than a precious one: over a thin base layer on a cold walk, under a shell when the weather turns. Advanced-beginner friendly and a satisfying, forgiving knit.
Construction
Seamless, worked from the top down. A shaped, lightly structured raglan yoke, then body and sleeves knit in the round to your chosen length, finished with 1×1 ribbing bound off in pattern. Knit in the round throughout.
Sizing
9 unisex sizes, designed with 10–15 cm / 4–6" positive ease — choose a size 10–15 cm larger than your actual chest (sample: size 1 with 11 cm / 4.5" ease).
Finished chest circumference: 95, 102.5, 110, 117.5, 125, 132.5, 142.5, 150, 160 cm / 37.5, 40.25, 43.25, 46.25, 49.25, 52.25, 56, 59, 63 in.
Yarn
Höner och Eir Nutiden (unspun, in plates of ~100 g / ~530 m · 580 yds), held double · colourway ‘MasGULin’. Approx. 2065–4170 m / 2258–4560 yd (390–790 g · 4–8 plates) across sizes; meterages include a safety margin. Substitute any aran/worsted-weight yarn that meets gauge, unspun held double, or a DK + lace mohair combination.
Gauge
16 sts × 24 rnds = 10 cm (4") in stockinette on 4.5 mm (US 7), after blocking, worked in the round. 17 sts = 10 cm (4") in 1×1 rib on 3.5 mm (US 4), after blocking.
Needles & notions
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles (60–120 cm · 24–48") and/or DPNs. Stitch markers, stitch holders, tapestry needle, measuring tape, scissors.
Pattern specifications
Comprehensive charted and written instructions, a schematic with full measurements, metric and US throughout. Suitable for advanced-beginner knitters and up. English. Delivered as a high-resolution PDF — instant download after purchase. For personal use only.
Also available in The Before Fall Collection ebook — a cover-to-cover designed edition with all three patterns, an unspun-yarn guide and full photography, at ulvenknit.com.
