When you knit a sweater from the top down, every junction is an opportunity to make a design decision, from shaping to sizing to styling. In knitting our Twisted Rib Pullover, all of these little decisions left a trail of thoughtful details.

Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho

The trail has you work the turtleneck and raglan yoke, complete the body and split the side seams, shape the front edge and leave the back boxy. Then, you will have to do what I couldn’t: Decide on a sleeve length, cap, elbow, or long. Or you can do what I did, and knit all three!

Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho

Our Twisted Rib Pullover is in simple twisted rib stitch, which makes a distinctive and sturdy fabric, flat on the wrong side and wonderfully ridged on the right side. And in our 100% merino Worsted Twist the rib takes on a crisp definition, while the sweater itself is as soft and cozy as anything!

Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho

With its three sleeve lengths and classic split hem, the Twisted Rib Pullover is my new uniform. The short sleeve version is ushering me into fall, while I know before too long I’ll be cozy in long sleeves, and then cap sleeves for spring. The only real decision is which to knit first! -Laura

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Update: New Colors

September 24, 2021
Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho

Even classics need to be brought up to date, and here, we are happy to report that the Twisted Rib Pullover is now sized for everyone with a 26½- to a 65½-inch chest circumference. More sizes, more people knitting, more joy!

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.

Share your progress and connect with the community by tagging your pics with #PurlSoho, #PurlSohoBusyHands, #PurlSohoTwistedRibPullover, and #PurlSohoWorstedTwist. We can’t wait to see what you make!

Materials

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In addition to a Purl Soho Twisted Rib Pullover pattern, you’ll need…

  • Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist, 100% merino wool. Each skein is approximately 164 yards. (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.)
    • Long Sleeve Sweater: 7 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins. Approximately 1025 (1120, 1265, 1390, 1525, 1645) yards required. We used Oyster Gray.
    • Short Sleeve Sweater: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins. Approximately 960 (1050, 1195, 1310, 1445, 1565) yards required. We used Tabby Gray.
    • Cap Sleeve Sweater: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins. Approximately 760 (820, 945, 1035, 1150, 1240) yards required. We used Rose Granite.
  • US 7 (4.5mm), 32 or 40-inch circular needles, depending on sweater size
  • US 7, 16-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 7 double pointed needles
  • 4 stitch markers including 1 of a unique color or shape for end-of-round
  • A removable stitch marker
  • 2 stitch holders
  • A few yards of scrap yarn and size I crochet hook, for Provisional Cast-Ons

Gauge

20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches in Twisted Rib

To make a flat swatch of Twisted Rib…

Cast on an even number of stitches.

Row 1 (right side): * K1 through the back loop (tbl), p1, repeat from * to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): * K1, p1 tbl, repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for pattern.

Sizes

NOTE For help picking a size, please check out our Understanding Ease + Selecting Size Tutorial!

35¼ (38½, 41½, 44¾, 48, 51¼)

To fit actual chest circumference of 29¼-31¼ (32½-34½, 35½-37½, 38¾-40¾, 45¼-47¼) inches, with 4-6 inches of positive ease.

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 35¼ (38½, 41½, 44¾, 48, 51¼) inches
  • Finished Length from Shoulder to Front Bottom Edge: 24¼ (24¾, 26¼, 26¾, 28¼, 28¾) inches
  • Finished Length from Underarm to Back Bottom Edge: 16 (16, 17, 17, 18, 18) inches
  • Finished Length from Underarm to Cuff:
    • Long Sleeve Option: 16½ (16½, 17, 17½, 18, 18) inches
    • Short Sleeve Option): 7¼ (7¼, 7¼, 7¾, 7¾, 7¾) inches
    • Cap Sleeve Option: ½ inch
  • Finished Armhole Length: 8¼ (8¾, 9¼, 9¾, 10¼, 10¾) inches

SAMPLES: The three samples pictured here are Size 38½ inches, shown with 6 inches of ease.

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Pattern

Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho

Our Twisted Rib Pullover pattern is available as a PDF download.

Twisted Rib Pullover | Purl Soho