Autumn Forager is a top-down circular yoke pullover where texture is the main attraction. Stripes of slipped stitch mock ribbing alternate with stripes of ruching for a highly textural effect. To further emphasize the billowy ruching, a fitted hem and cuffs were used to accentuate the extra volume in the body and sleeves.

Designer Jennifer Brou says, "yarn is hugely important to the design process. For me, texture, fiber content, and even color palette play an important role in making a design successful. I have been in love with Road to China Light since I first held a skein of this luxurious yarn. The softness and drape are absolutely perfect for a highly textural knit like the Autumn Forager. The color options for this yarn base are elegant and perfectly suited for a nature inspired design. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. Observing the dappled light on the forest floor, mushroom foraging, and gazing at hypnotic fireside flames are moments I look forward to. This design was inspired by the order and rhythm of pine needles and mushroom gills. These forms are replicated in a slipped stitch mock rib pattern and create the structure for this pullover. Wisps of smoke from a fire or steam from a hot cup of tea inspired the alternating billowy soft ruching. This sweater embodies fall, the orderly progression of the seasons, textures from earth and air, and the warmth and weight of a protective cocoon."

To make this luxurious top-down yoke pullover, the knitter begins working in the round and uses short rows to raise the back of the neckline. Increases are worked into the ruching bands to the body and sleeve separation point. The body is then knitted in the round to the hem. The sleeves are worked in the round to the cuff. The hem is fitted at the waist, and the cuffs are fitted at the wrist. Final decrease rounds in the ruching can be omitted for a looser fit.

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere, 145 m (159 yd) per 50 g hank) in Abalone and Peridot – 5 (5, 6, 7, 8) (9, 9, 9, 11) (11, 13) hanks of MC (shown in Abalone) and 6 (6, 8, 8, 9) (10, 10, 11, 13) (13, 15) hanks of CC (shown in Peridot).

Colors:

The photos show the Sweater in the shades Abalone (MC) and Peridot (CC).

Sizes and measurements:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) (10, 11)
Finished measurements
Garment chest circumference: 31.5 (35.75, 39.5, 43, 47.5) (51, 55.5, 59, 63.5) (67, 71.5)″ / 78.5 (89, 98.5, 107.5, 118.5) (127.5, 138.5, 147.5, 158.5) (167.5, 178.5) cm