Center Point Popover Pattern Download
Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Center Point Popover defies convention and is “sweater” in a whole new language! Roomy and cropped with an extreme drop-shoulder construction, the Center Point Popover is a marvelous meld of math and design. To work the Center Point Popover, you knit the front and back separately, from the center point out, then join them and shape for the hips and shoulders. You pick up for the sleeves and work them in the round, stopping soon after for short sleeves or continuing in 2×2 rib for long ones. Next, work the neckband and be done, or keep going with a big, cozy hood! For a year-round sweater with a lovely drape, knit this in our wonderful Tulip Cotton, or for a woolly, warm, and cozy version, try knitting it in our gorgeous Linen Quill Worsted! For more information, including materials, gauge, and sizes, please click Product Details, below.
Product Details
Materials
- Purl Soho’s Tulip Cotton, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 131 yards/ 100 grams. We used the color Blue Spruce.
- Short Sleeve Without Hood: 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13) skeins; approximately 820 (950, 1105, 1250, 1400, 1580) yards required
- Short Sleeve With Hood: 10 (10, 12, 13, 14, 15) skeins; approximately 1185 (1310, 1470, 1615, 1765, 1945) yards required
- Long Sleeve Without Hood: 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins; approximately 1060 (1185, 1345, 1485, 1635, 1820) yards required
- Long Sleeve With Hood: 11 (12, 14, 15, 16, 17) skeins; approximately 1425 (1555, 1710, 1855, 2005, 2185) yards required
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- Purl Soho’s Linen Quill Worsted, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen. Each skein is 164 yards/100 grams. We used the colors Pale Oats and Turmeric Yellow.
- Short Sleeve Without Hood: 4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins; approximately 650 (755, 880, 990, 1110, 1255) yards required
- Short Sleeve With Hood: 7 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins; approximately 1015 (1125, 1260, 1380, 1510, 1665) yards required
- Long Sleeve Without Hood: 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins; approximately 905 (1015, 1150, 1270, 1400, 1555) yards required
- Long Sleeve With Hood: 8 (9, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins; approximately 1220 (1330, 1465, 1585, 1715, 1870) yards required
- US 4 (3.5 mm), 16-inch circular needles
- US 5 (3.75 mm), 16-inch circular needles
- US 5, 32-inch circular needles
- A set of US 5 double pointed needles
- Stitch markers, including one unique
Gauge
18 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches in pattern stitch (knit 2 rows, purl 2 rows) on larger needles, after blocking
Sizes
NOTE Please visit our Understanding Ease + Selecting A Size tutorial for tips! Also note, this design is very roomy through the bust, so in this case, choose size based on hip measurement.
40½ (45¾, 51, 56½, 61¾, 67)
To fit actual hip circumference of approximately 31–36 (37–42, 43–47, 48–52, 53–57, 58–63) inches with approximately 4–9 inches of positive ease
- Finished Hip Circumference: 40½ (45¾, 51, 56½, 61¾, 67) inches
- Finished Length From Back Neck To Bottom Edge:
- Tulip Cotton version: 16¼ (17½, 19, 20¼, 21½, 23) inches
- Linen Quill Worsted version: 15¼ (16½, 18, 19¼, 20½, 22) inches
- Finished Short Sleeve Length From Underarm: 2¼ inches
- Finished Long Sleeve Length From Underarm: 13½ inches (adjustable)
Sample: The Tulip Cotton sweater shown here is size 51, worn with 7½ inches of ease. The Linen Quill Worsted sweaters shown here is size 40½, worn with 4½ inches of ease.
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Tulip Cotton
Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Center Point Popover used 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13) skeins of Tulip Cotton in Blue Spruce for the Short Sleeve Without Hood version; 10 (10, 12, 13, 14, 15) skeins for the Short Sleeve With Hood version; 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) for the Long Sleeve Without Hood; and 11 (12, 14, 15, 16, 17) skeins for the Long Sleeve With Hood to fit an actual hip circumference of approximately 31–36 (37–42, 43–47, 48–52, 53–57, 58–63) inches with approximately 4–9 inches of positive ease. (Note that this design is based on hip measurement.) To use Blue Spruce for your version, add your skein count to your order!
