A seamless top-down sweater using carded yarn 🆓 Colmar Pullover by Un amour de laine
The Colmar Pullover is a lightweight and modern sweater, ideal for beginners who want to learn the top-down technique with circular needles. Designed by Virginie Mahon @un_amour_de_laine using Concept Reiki carded yarn, this pattern is seamlessly worked top-down in the round. Undoubtedly, this seamless top-down sweater is perfect for knitting in fall and winter and adding a staple with a modern twist to your wardrobe.
Colmar Pullover, a design by Un amour de laine
Virginie Mahon is the passionate designer behind Un amour de laine who combines natural generosity and a good dose of humor with meticulous attention to detail. This balance is reflected in her patterns: Timeless designs with an original flourish, designed for you to enjoy knitting and wearing them every day.
Concept Reiki 🧶 Color combinations
For this seamless top-down sweater, Virginie uses Concept Reiki, a carded yarn with a luxurious blend of Superfine alpaca, merino and polyamide. For the sleeves, she has used the color fuchsia 113 by Concept Reiki, which is currently discontinued. This is why, to help you choose your colors and knit your 100% YOU version of the Colmar Pullover, here are some color combination suggestions:
Free seamless top-down sweater pattern
A sweater seamlessly knit in the round from the neckline down, with raglan sleeves. A simple design with colorblock puffed sleeves, ideal to knit with carded yarn like Concept Reiki. Its lightweight and fluffy texture makes it a modern staple, available in sizes XS to 5XL.
Sizes and measurements
| Size | Width (flat) | Total length | Sleeve width | Length to underarm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a) XS | 46,5 cm | 54 cm | 19 cm | 38 cm |
| b) S | 50,5 cm | 55 cm | 21 cm | 37 cm |
| c) M | 55 cm | 55 cm | 23 cm | 35 cm |
| d) L | 58 cm | 56 cm | 24,5 cm | 35 cm |
| e) XL | 61,5 cm | 56 cm | 27 cm | 32 cm |
| f) 2XL | 65 cm | 57 cm | 28 cm | 32 cm |
| g) 3XL | 68,5 cm | 57 cm | 30 cm | 32 cm |
| h) 4XL | 72 cm | 58 cm | 32 cm | 32 cm |
| i) 5XL | 76,5 cm | 58 cm | 34 cm | 32 cm |
Materials
- 5.5-mm circular knitting needles
- 80 and 40-cm cords
- 8 stitch markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Balls of Concept Reiki (see table)
| Size | A Color 100 BODY | B Color 109 SLEEVE STRIPE | C Color 113 CUFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) XS b) S | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| c) M d) L | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| e) XL f) 2XL | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| g) 3XL | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| h) 4XL i) 5XL | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Stitches and techniques
- Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all sts. ▶️ SEE VIDEO
- Knit through the back loop (k tbl). ▶️ SEE VIDEO
- Make 1 left (M1L): with the left-hand needle, pick up the strand in between two stitches, from front to back and, with the right-hand needle, knit this strand through the back loop (twisted). ▶️ SEE VIDEO
- Make 1 right (M1R): with the left-hand needle, pick up the strand in between two stitches, from back to front and, with the right-hand needle, knit this strand through the front loop. ▶️ SEE VIDEO
- 1×1 twisted rib: k1 tbl, p1, repeat to end of round. ▶️ SEE VIDEO
- Double collar: fold the twisted rib neckband down and bind off each stitch by knitting it together with the corresponding cast-on stitch. ▶️ SEE VIDEO
Gauge swatch
14 sts x 22 rs = 10 x 10 cm or 4 x 4” in stockinette stitch
With 5.5-mm circular knitting needles
Abbreviations
- *…* rep: repeat instructions between asterisks
- BOR: beginning of the round
- dec: decrease(s)
- inc: increase(s)
- k: knit
- k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
- m: marker
- M1L: make 1 left increase
- M1R: make 1 right increase
- p: purl
- pm: place marker
- R and r(s): row(s) and round(s)
- sl BOR m: slip the beginning of the round marker
- sm: slip marker
- st(s): stitch(es)
- tbl: through the back loop
Notes
- This sweater is knit seamlessly top-down in the round.
- The yoke includes raglan increases.
- The neckband is worked in twisted rib and folded down to create a double collar.
- You split the sleeves and body after the yoke and knit them separately.
- The hem of the body and sleeve cuffs are also knit in 1×1 twisted rib.
- On the round where you split for sleeves, remove all the markers except the BOR marker.
- In the pattern, the rounds are numbered and adapted to each size from a) XS to i) 5XL.
Collar and yoke
With color A, cast on 68 sts with 5.5-mm circular knitting needles. Join in the round and place the BOR marker.
Setup round
Sl BOR m, k3 tbl, pm, p1, work 8 sts in 1×1 twisted rib, pm, k3 tbl, pm, p1, work 18 sts in 1×1 twisted rib, pm, k3 tbl, pm, p1, work 8 sts in 1×1 twisted rib, pm, k3 tbl, pm, p1, work 18 sts in 1×1 twisted rib.
- Total: 68 sts with 8 m.
Continue working in the round until piece measures 8 cm.
Fold the collar down. (See video in Stitches and techniques)
Yoke increases
R1: sl BOR m, *k3 tbl, sm, k to next m, sm*, rep to end of r.
R2: sl BOR m, *k3 tbl, sm, M1L, k to next m, M1R, sm*, rep to end of r.
Repeat these 2 increase rounds until you have: a) 32, b) 38, c) 44, d) 48, e) 54, f) 58, g) 64, h) 68, i) 74 rounds.
In the end, you will have: a) 196, b) 220, c) 244, d) 260, e) 284, f) 300, g) 324, h) 340, i) 364 stitches.
Split body and sleeves
Sl BOR m, k3, place a) 41, b) 47, c) 53, d) 57, e) 63, f) 67, g) 73, h) 77, i) 83 sts on hold (=sleeve 1), cast on 8 sts, k a) 57, b) 63, c) 69, d) 73, e) 79, f) 83, g) 89, h) 93, i) 99, place a) 41, b) 47, c) 53, d) 57, e) 63, f) 67, g) 73, h) 77, i) 83 sts on hold (=sleeve 2), cast on 8 sts, k to end of r.
- Total: a) 130, b) 142, c) 154, d) 162, e) 172, f) 182, g) 192, h) 202, i) 214 p.
Body
Work in stockinette stitch until desired length minus 6 cm.
Dec r: *k a) 11, b) 12, c) 13, d) 14, e) 15, f) 16, g) 17, h) 18, i) 19, k2tog*, rep to end of r.
- [a) 120, b) 132, c) 144, d) 152, e) 162, f) 172, g) 182, h) 192, i) 204 sts]
Work in 1×1 twisted rib for 6 cm.
Bind off.
Sleeves
Return to sts left on hold earlier.
Pick up sts at the underarm corresponding to the sts cast on when splitting for sleeves; pick up 2 extra sts on each side to avoid holes.
- Total: 12 sts picked up.
- [Sleeve total: a) 53, b) 59, c) 65, d) 69, e) 75, f) 79, g) 85, h) 89, i) 95 sts]
Continue with color A: work in stockinette stitch until desired length minus 18 cm.
Cut yarn.
Change to color B: work in stockinette stitch until desired length minus 6 cm.
Cut yarn.
Change to color C: work in stockinette stitch until desired length minus 4 cm.
Cuff decreases
R1: *k2tog*, rep to end of r.
- [a) 27, b) 30, c) 33, d) 35, e) 38, f) 40, g) 43, h) 45, i) 48 sts]
R2: *k a) 3, b) 2, c) 1, d) 1, e) 1, f) 1, g) 1, h) 2, i) 2, k2tog*, rep to end of r.
- [a) 22, b) 23, c) 22, d) 24, e) 26, f) 27, g) 29, h) 30, i) 32 sts]
R3 (for sizes b, f, g, h, i): *k b) 10, f) 12, g) 14, h) 8, i) 10, k2tog*, rep to end of r.
- [a) 22, b) 22, c) 22, d) 24, e) 26, f) 26, g) 28, h) 28, i) 30 sts]
Work in twisted rib for 6 cm.
Bind off.
Repeat for the second sleeve.
Finishes
Cut yarn and weave in the loose ends. Block the garment to finished measurements.
Do you want to knit the Colmar Pullover?
Share your version of the #pullcolmar sweater knit in your choice of Concept Reiki colors on social media, mentioning @un_amour_de_laine and @katiayarns. If you have any questions during the process, do not hesitate to contact Virginie, the designer of the pattern, directly. Happy knitting!
