Thistles may be known for their prickles, but in our beautiful Good Wool, Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Thistle Yoke Pullover is nothing but soft, woolly, goodness. 

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This clever top-down pattern starts with the two-color yoke, working sideways in German Short Rows to create a graphic thistle. After you graft the yoke together, you pick up stitches and knit the body and arms in the round. It’s all in a satisfyingly squishy garter stitch for a very lofty and cozy finish!

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We originally knit up the Thistle Yoke Pullover in Good Wool’s undyed palette, but we’ve since added gorgeous dyed colors to the collection, a meadow of beautiful tones as vibrant as fresh Fern Green or as soft and gentle as Periwinkle Gray… We hope you have a field day choosing!

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Designed for Purl Soho by Ainur Berkimbayeva.

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Materials

Ainur Berkimbayeva For Purl Soho: Thistle Yoke Pullover In New Colors | Purl Soho
  • Purl Soho’s Good Wool, 100% Andean highland wool yarn. Each skein of this sport weight yarn is approximately 383 yards/ 100 grams.
    • Main Color (MC): 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins; approximately 1080 (1210, 1375, 1545, 1705, 1870, 2045, 2170) yards required. We used Winter Grass for one version and Teal Twilight for the other.
    • Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein; approximately 190 (200, 215, 215, 230, 230, 245, 255) yards required. We used Fern Green for the Winter Grass version and Periwinkle Gray for the Teal Twilight version.
  • US 3 (3.25 mm), 16-inch circular needles
  • US 3, 32- or 40-inch circular needles (depending on size you are making)
  • A set of US 3 double pointed needles
  • A stitch marker
  • Stitch holders or scrap yarn
  • A Thistle Yoke Pullover Pattern

GAUGE

22 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in Garter Stitch

SIZES

34½ (38¼, 42½, 47, 51¼, 55¾, 60, 64¼)

To fit actual chest circumference of approximately 30–33 (34–37, 38–41, 42–46, 47–50, 51–54, 55–59, 60–63) inches, with 1–4 inch(es) of ease

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 34½ (38¼, 42½, 47, 51¼, 55¾, 60, 64¼) inches
  • Finished Length from Neck to Bottom Edge: 21¾ (22½, 23½, 24½, 25¼, 25¾, 26¾, 27) inches
  • Finished Sleeve Length from Underarm: 18 (18, 17½, 17½, 17, 17, 16½, 16) inches inches

Samples: The Winter Grass version is size 34½, worn with 2½ inches of ease and the Teal Twilight version is size 47, worn with 1½ inches of ease.

PATTERN

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The Thistle Yoke Pullover Pattern is available for purchase as a PDF download only.

Ainur Berkimbayeva For Purl Soho: Thistle Yoke Pullover In New Colors | Purl Soho
Ainur Berkimbayeva For Purl Soho: Thistle Yoke Pullover In New Colors | Purl Soho

LEARN ABOUT GOOD WOOL + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

Good Wool adds loads of character, beauty, and integrity to this knit! A sport-weight yarn whose lofty 2-ply spin can also bloom into a light worsted/ DK-weight yarn, Good Wool is made from 100% Andean highland wool, a toothy fiber with a deeply natural appeal. This yarn has a spectacular palette of complex and subtly varied colors, including 5 undyed shades. Very close to the hearts of our customers, Good Wool is a true knitter’s yarn!

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