Alchemist Pullover builds on everything we loved about the Slipover: seamless lines, sculpted shoulders, and that perfect mix of structure and softness. Knit in DK weight from the top down, it’s the kind of sweater you finish and immediately want to wear out the door.

Ours is shown in Yarn Nouveau’s DK Merino, color Dark Forest; a deep tonal green that gives simple stockinette real depth. With its soft drape, clean neckline, and relaxed silhouette, this pullover is one you’ll reach for again and again, easy to style and effortless to wear.

Design Details

A modern, beautiful V-neck with a gorgeous fit sets the tone for this piece. The seamless set-in style sleeves give structure while still feeling easy to throw on with your favorite jeans, creating clean lines and details that knitters notice.

Pattern Highlights

• Modern and wearable: A chic silhouette that works with everything

• Seamless top-down design: No seaming required

• Set-in look, without the seams: Contiguous sleeve shaping gives a neat, tailored fit that’s easy to knit

• Customizable fit: Adjust the body and sleeve lengths to suit your style

Construction Overview

You’ll begin flat, shaping the front and back necklines as you go, then join in the round once the yoke is complete. The body continues in stockinette with an optional long split hem in 2x2 ribbing. Sleeves are picked up and knit in the round, finished with matching rib cuffs. Finally, stitches are picked up around the neckline for a softly structured 2x2 V-neck collar.

Yarn Notes

We knit our sample in Yarn Nouveau 4-ply DK Merino in Dark Forest, a soft superwash merino with beautiful drape and crisp stitch definition that lets the clean lines of Alchemist Pullover really shine.

This design works especially well in DK yarns with a smooth finish and enough structure to highlight the neckline, shoulders, and stockinette fabric. Tonal and solid colorways are especially striking here and help the silhouette take center stage.

Shown in Yarn Nouveau 4-ply DK

100% Superwash Merino Wool

231 yd (211 m) / 100 g skein

Needles & Gauge

US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles 16–40” for body

US 6 (4.0 mm) for ribbing

Adjust needle size as needed to achieve gauge.

20 sts x 26 rows = 4” x 4” in stockinette on US 7 (4.5 mm), wet blocked.

Yardage Requirements

820 (960, 1080, 1180, 1320, 1440)(1560, 1680, 1800, 2000, 2200) yards

750 (878, 988, 1080, 1208, 1318)(1426, 1536, 1646, 1830, 2012) meters

Finished Measurements

Alchemist Pullover is meant to be worn with 4–8” (10–20 cm) of positive ease, so it fits comfortably around the body without feeling tight.

To choose your size, measure your full bust and add 4–8” depending on how relaxed you’d like the fit.

For example, if your bust measures 42”, knit the 48” size for 6” of ease. Or if your bust measures 56”, knit the 60” size for 4” of ease.

Choosing a size outside the recommended ease range may result in sleeves, shoulders, and yoke that don’t fit as intended.

A) Bust:

32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52)(56, 60, 64, 68, 72)”

81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122, 132)(142.25, 152.5, 162.5, 172.75, 183) cm

B) Upper arm:

11.25 (12.5, 12.75, 14, 15.5, 16.75)(18, 19.5, 22, 23.5, 25)”

28.5 (31.75, 32.5, 35.5, 39.5, 42.75)(45.75, 49.75, 56, 60, 63.5) cm

C) Armhole depth:

6.75 (7.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.25, 9.75)(10.75, 11.5, 11.75, 12, 12.25)”

17.5 (19, 19, 21.5, 23.5, 25)(27.5, 29.5, 30, 30.5, 31) cm

D) Body length (customizable): 14” / 35.5 cm

E) Sleeve length (customizable): 18–18.5” / 45.75–47 cm

A Timeless Pair

Love this silhouette? Try the Alchemist Slipover for layering season, the pullover’s sleeveless sibling with the same gorgeous neckline and design details.

Let’s Knit Together

Video tutorials are included for Alchemist Pullover’s seamless construction and neckline shaping.

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