Loropetalum Fringed Pullover

This is my favorite design to date! It’s so much fun to knit - the body is knit as one rectangle with a little neck shaping on one end, then you steel it down the middle and unravel to a stay stitch on either side to create the fringe. It’s shown here in reverse stockinette, but it is truly reversible, and looks just as good worn with the stockinette side facing out

I incorporated exposed seams for the shoulders and sides, but you can use hidden seams if you prefer. The wide side vents give the piece an easy fit that is flattering on any shape or size. The sleeves are picked up and knit to the cuff, so that you can decide how snug or loose you want them to fit.

My favorite part about knitting this pullover is yarn choice - use your imagination! Stripes, speckles, handspun, gradient, fades . . . the sky’s the limit! The sample is knit double-stranded with fingering weight yarn, to create marled stripes, but you could also use a single strand of worsted weight yarn. I’ve already knit three Loropetalums, and have another on the needles :)

Many of my patterns have botanically-inspired names - this one is named for the Loropetalum, more commonly known as the Chinese Fringed Flower. Even flowers like to show off their fringe!

Pattern: Loropetalum Fringed Pullover

Yarn: Sincere Sheep Eureka Fingering (held double) in colors Undyed, Aegean, Eugenia, Sandi, and Kung Hey Fat Choi

Needles: US 8s

Size: B