Jojô Tricot For Purl Soho: Easy As Pie Pullover
Not prone to burnt crusts or seepy fillings, Jojô Tricot’s Easy As Pie Pullover is, in fact, easier than pie!
The simplicity of this design is a sure recipe for success. You just knit the back and front separately, with no shaping at all, join them at the shoulders and sides, and then either call it done for a vest version, or pick up for the sleeves and work a couple inches of ribbing for short sleeves or keep going for long ones.
Easy but far from boring with an all-over seersucker stitch framed by 1×1 ribbing and now things really get cooking! Paula Leme, the designer behind Jojô Tricot, is expert at basic constructions with these kinds of irresistible details.
Paula knit up her Easy As Pie Pullover in our new Partridge, a wonderful choice both for its incredible feeling and also because its single-ply structure softens the stitches for an overall cozy feeling. One hundred percent merino wool, Partridge is a toasty worsted weight and comes in lots of lightly heathered colors, including this sweet-as-pie Lilac Morning!
Designed for Purl Soho by Jojô Tricot.
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Materials
Purl Soho’s Partridge, 100% merino wool. Each skein is 131 yards/ 100 grams. We used the colors Lilac Morning and Heirloom White.
- Long Sleeve Version: 6 (7, 8, 8) (10, 11, 12, 13) skeins; approximately 745 (865, 930, 1045) (1205, 1330, 1485, 1645) yards required
- Short Sleeve Version: 4 (5, 6, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10) skeins; approximately 505 (605, 660, 765) (905, 1020, 1150, 1295) yards required
- Sleeveless Version: 4 (5, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9, 10) skeins; approximately 460 (560, 610, 715) (850, 960, 1090, 1230) yards required
You’ll also need…
- US 10 (6 mm), 32- or 40-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
- US 9 (5.5 mm), 16-inch circular needles, for Short and Long Sleeve Versions only
- US 9, 32- or 40-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
- A set of US 9 double pointed needles, for Long Sleeve Version only
- A set of US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed needles, for Long Sleeve Version only
- Stitch markers, including 4 removable, or scrap yarn
- Stitch holders or scrap yarn
- An Easy As Pie Pullover Pattern
GAUGE
14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in Seersucker Stitch, using larger needles
23 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in 1×1 Rib, unstretched and using smaller needles
SIZES
41½ (46½, 51, 55½) (60, 64½, 69, 73½)
To fit actual chest circumference of approximately 24-32 (29-37, 34-42, 38-46) (43-51, 48-56, 53-61, 58-66) inches, with 8-16 inches of positive ease
- Finished Chest Circumference: 41½ (46½, 51, 55½) (60, 64½, 69, 73½) inches
- Finished Sleeve Length, Short Sleeve Version: 2 inches
- Finished Sleeve Length, Long Sleeve Version: 14 inches
- Finished Length From Shoulder To Hem: 15 (16¼, 16¼, 17½) (19¼, 20¼, 21½, 22¾) inches
Samples: The sweaters shown here are the short and long-sleeve versions and are size 46½, worn with 12½ inches of ease.
Pattern
The Easy As Pie Pullover is available for purchase as a PDF download only.
I see that one photo is the long sleeved version, is the other photographed item the short sleeve? And then should I assume that sleeveless would be without the horizontal ribbing?
Hi Eileen,
Thanks for writing in! That is correct, the purple version is the long sleeve, the white version is the short sleeve, and we do not have the sleeveless photographed, but it would be without the horizontal ribbing.
I hope this helps!
Gianna
Is this top down or bottom up. I know you have to sew it together but if we are kniting top down we can make it any length we want, right?
Hi Mary,
Thanks for writing in. This sweater is knit flat in panels (except for the sleeves), so it’s actually neither top-down nor bottom-up! The back and front are knit separately and then seamed together. And you can absolutely make it any length you want by working the seersucker stitch for a longer or shorter distance. Hope this helps!
All the best,
Lili
Hi there,
I’m wondering how to do the gauge swatch? It calls for 14 stitches in seersucker stitch, but that doesn’t match up to the pattern for seersucker (which is worked in multiples of 4 + 1). Should I work it over 13 stitches instead?
Thanks for your help!
Beth
Hi Beth,
Thanks for reaching out! Actually, for a gauge swatch, you will want to cast on more stitches than for the 4″, this will help to get an accurate measurement! For this pattern, I would suggest casting on 17 stitches, this will give you a bit of a buffer so that you can measure your 4″. I would also suggest checking out our wonderful tutorial, All About Gauge, it is an excellent resource to use!
I hope this helps, happy knitting!
Gianna
Thanks so much!
Hello! 23 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in 1×1 Rib, unstretched and using smaller needles. Does smaller needle mean Size 7 or size 9 when talking about long sleeve version?
Hi Alexandra,
Thanks for checking in about this! I’ve confirmed with our design team that the 1 x 1 rib gauge is meant to be achieved with the size 9 needles. This is because most of the sleeve is knit with the size 9’s, and only the very end is knit with the size 7’s (and only for the long sleeve version)!
All the best,
Lili
Thank you!
Good day! I was hoping you would have an alternate yarn to use with this as I prefer not to knit with animal-derived yarns. Is there a cotton yarn that would work in this pattern?
Cheers,
Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Thanks for reaching out. Tulip Cotton would be a great plant-based alternative for this pattern! It’s also a worsted weight yarn, so you’ll easily be able to achieve the gauge of the pattern.
As always though, we recommend knitting a gauge swatch before casting on your project, especially when you are substituting yarns. You may need to size up or down your needles in order to get the correct gauge! If you would like to learn more about this, we have a handy tutorial called All About Gauge. Hope this helps!
All the best,
Lili
Fantastic – thanks so much!
Is there any way to V neck this pattern? I like it so I got the yarn and the pattern but I also really like v necks or at least a lower collar. If not V neck then making it wider maybe? Whatever ideas you have to give my neck a little more room would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hi Shen,
You could definitely add a v-neck to this pattern, but it will take quite a bit of modification. If you’re up for that though, I think it would be an exciting challenge! Here’s basically how I’d recommend going about the modifications:
When you’re knitting the front panel of the sweater, stop at the point where you’d like the lowest part of the neck to hit. Then, divide your stitches into a right and left side. Knit each side separately to the full height of the front panel (as indicated in the pattern) while working a decrease stitch along the neck edge every few rows. You’ll probably also want to add a ribbed edge to the neckline after you’re done to match the rest of the edges in the pullover.
Please let us know how it goes if you try this!
All the best,
Lili