• Jen sits on a white antique chair, turned partially away from the camera. She wears a white skirt and brown boots with a lace knit sweater. The sweater is made with light blue yarn and a dark blue hem, cuffs, and neckline.
  • Jen leans against a window ledge, holding four skeins of yarn and smiling at the camera. She wears a light and dark blue lace knit sweater, knit from her Classic Colorblock pattern.
  • Seen from the shoulders down, Jen wears a cropped pullover, knit with light blue yarn in a lace deisgn and a dark blue hem, cuffs, and neckline.
  • Seen at a 3/4 angle, Jen turns towards the camera, one hand on her hip and one at her hair. She wears a light blue sweater, knit with a lace design on the body and a dark blue hem, cuffs, and neckline. A orange scarf ties up her hair, matching her tasseled necklace.
  • Seen close up, Jen wears a cropped pullover, knit from light blue yarn and featuring a lace design with dark blue hem, cuffs, and neckline. She holds four brick orange skeins of yarn that match her tasseled necklace.
  • Jen leans against a window ledge, holding four skeins of yarn and smiling at the camera. She wears a light and dark blue lace knit sweater, knit from her Classic Colorblock pattern. She's styled it with a grey skirt and brown boots.
  • Seen close up from behind, Jen wears a light blue sweater, knit with dark blue cuffs and neckline. The sweater features a lace design on the body.
  • Seen from the side, Jen sits on a white antique chair. She wears a white skirt and brown boots with a cropped, lace knit pullover. The pullover is made with light blue yarn and contrasting dark blue cuffs, hem, and neckline.
  • Seen from the shoulders down, Jen wears a grey skirt with a light blue cropped pullover, featuring a lace design on the body and dark blue cuffs, hem, and neckline. She holds a matching dark blue shawl and stands in front of a window.
  • Seen from behind, Jen wears a grey skirt with a light blue cropped pullover, featuring a lace design on the body and dark blue cuffs, hem, and neckline. She holds a matching dark blue shawl and stands in front of a window.
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Classic Colorblock

Classic Colorblock

$14.00 USD
$14.00 USD
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Classic Colorblock - a customizable and layer-able pullover knitting pattern

Classic, but fresh - and with options to make it your own - the Classic Colorblock is a mid-autumn sweater ideal for layering. This pullover features a clean all-over lace pattern on the body, crisp stockinette sleeves, and deep twisted rib trim.

This pullover features very gentle A-line shaping. The pattern includes instructions for a cropped and full-length version, as well as full-fit and trim-fit sleeve options for maximum customization. Cropped, wear this pullover with high-waisted jeans, or layered over a cami or linen dress. The sleeves are designed be worn under jackets, and Classic Colorblock is ready-made to style with knit shawlettes and scarves. Classic Colorblock is worked flat in pieces and seamed using set-in sleeve construction.

Construction

Classic Colorblock is worked flat in pieces and seamed using set-in sleeve construction. Stitches are picked up and worked for the collar. The garment has very gentle A-line shaping.

Optional Bust Shaping

Optional instructions for adding short rows for bust shaping, in three sizes, give you your best fit.

Sizes

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8) (9, 10, 11, 12)

Finished bust circumference: 33 (36.25, 39.25, 45.5, 48.75) (51.75, 55, 61.25) (64.25, 67.5, 73.75, 76.75) inches / 82.5 (90.5, 98.5, 114, 121.5) (129.5, 137.5, 153) (161, 168.5, 184.5, 192) cm

Finished Upper Arm Circumference, Trim: 11.75 (12.75, 13.5, 14.5, 15.5) (16.75, 18.25, 19.75) (21.5, 22, 23.25, 24.25) inches / 29 (31.5, 33.5, 36, 38.5) (42, 45.5, 49) (53.5, 55, 58, 60.5) cm

Finished Upper Arm Circumference, Full: 14 (14.75, 15.75, 16.5, 17.5) (19, 20.25, 21.75) (23.75, 24.25, 25.25, 26.25) inches / 35 (37, 39.5, 41.5, 44) (47.5, 51, 54.5) (59.5, 60.5, 63, 65.5 cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to your actual upper chest measurement: 28 (32.75, 36, 39.25, 42.5) (45.75, 49, 52.25) (55.5, 58.75, 62, 65.25) inches / 70 (81.5, 89.5, 98, 106) (114, 122, 130.5) (138.5, 146.5, 154.5, 163) cm

Upper chest is measured above the full bust, at an angle close to diagonal beneath the underarms, and straight across the back.

Classic Colorblock is designed to fit with approximately 4.5 inches / 12 cm of positive ease at the fullest part of your bust.

This pullover is designed for bodies with breasts, and the front of the garment is - (-, -, -, -) (3.25, 3.25, 3.25) (3.25, 6.25, 6.25, 6.25) inches / - (-, -, -, -) (8, 8, 8) (8, 15.5, 15.5, 15.5) cm wider than the back.

Jen is wearing size 5, with 4.5 inches / 12 cm of positive ease at the full bust. Her upper chest is 41.5 inches / 104 cm.

Yarn

Sample shown in La Bien Aimée x Mondim

100% Portuguese wool, non-superwash; 421 yds (385 m) per 100 g skein. This is a crisp, bouncy 3-ply fingering weight yarn with fantastic stitch definition. 

Main color (MC), cropped version (shown in Hegelia): 985 (1075, 1135, 1240, 1325) (1410, 1500, 1600) (1690, 1760, 1870, 1940) yds / 900 (985, 1040, 1135, 1210) (1290, 1370, 1465) (1545, 1610, 1710, 1775) m

Main color, full-length version: 1250 (1360, 1440, 1590, 1700) (1805, 1920, 2065) (2175, 2275, 2430, 2520) yds / 1145 (1245, 1315, 1455, 1555) (1650, 1755, 1890) (1990, 2080, 2220, 2305) m

Contrasting color (CC), both versions (shown in Amege): 275 (295, 315, 350, 375) (395, 415, 450) (470, 490, 525, 550) yds / 250 (270, 290, 320, 345) (360, 380, 410) (430, 450, 480, 505)

For optional bust darts, you will need an additional 19 - 94 yds / 18 - 86 m.

Gauge

23 sts and 36 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with size A needles and main color.

Needles

All garment sizes use both needle sizes.

Size A: US size 5 / 3.75 mm
Size B: US size 3 / 3.25 mm

Notions

  • Stitch markers 
  • Tapestry needle

Techniques

  • Working directional shaping
  • Working a sloped bind-off (optional)
  • Seaming
  • Working German short rows (used in optional bust-shaping)
  • Knitting lace
  • Knitting in the round

Credits

Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Hypnotic Imagery, LLC
Model: Jennifer Parroccini
Testers: Marina, Sarah, Jennifer, Marly, Eileen, Anna, Amanda, Chontelle, Robyn, Kaci, Ariana, Jenni, Faith, Melissa

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