Mary - a seamless lace raglan pullover knitting pattern

Mary is more than your average raglan. Featuring hip shaping, optional bust darts, fine finishing techniques, and compound shaping - this seamless bottom up sweater will be one you reach for again and again. 

The Mary Raglan is designed in a breathable lace stitch pattern, making it the perfect sweater for all day wear without overheating. The dramatic gathered sleeves are shaped on the outer wrist to minimize rubbing between the sleeves and the body. Additionally, the bell shape of this sweater ensures a perfect fit through your neck and shoulders, with a cozy oversized fit you love around your waist and hips. Mary is worked seamlessly from the bottom up.

Construction

Mary is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up.

Optional Bust Shaping

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

Sizes

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

Finished full bust measurement: 32 (36, 40, 44) [48, 52, 56] (60, 64, 68, 72) inches / 80 (90, 100, 110) [120, 130, 140] (150, 160, 170, 180) cm

Finished upper arm measurement: 13 (14, 15, 16) [17, 18, 19] (20.5, 22, 23.25, 24.5) inches / 32.5 (35, 37.5, 40) [42.5, 45, 47.5] (51.5, 55, 58, 61.5) cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to your actual upper chest measurement: 31 (34.25, 37.5, 40.75) [44, 47.25, 50.5] (53.75, 57, 59.25, 61.5) inches / 78.5 (87, 95.5, 103.5) [112, 120, 128.5] (136.5, 145, 150.5, 156) cm

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

Mary is designed to fit with approximately 2 inches / 5 cm of positive ease at the fullest part of your bust.

If you need additional room for the bust, working the optional short row shaping will give you the best fit in the shoulders and armholes, while still making room for your chest. Short rows add length to the front only of the garment, so that the hem does not rise in the front.

Elizabeth is wearing size 2, with 2 inches / 5 cm of positive ease at the full bust. Her upper chest is 34 inches / 85 cm.

Yarn

Sample shown in Knitting Niqabi Merino DK

100% non-superwash organic merino; 246 yds / 225 m per 100 g skein. This is a DK weight wool yarn. The final fabric incredibly soft for next-to-skin wear, and has great stitch definition.

Yardage (shown in Iridescent): 1364 (1535, 1705, 1875) [2046, 2215, 2387] (2557, 2728, 2898, 3069) yds / 1247 (1404, 1559, 1715) [1870, 2025, 2183] (2338, 2495, 2650, 2806) m; 6 (7, 7, 8) [9, 10, 10] (11, 12, 12, 13) skeins.

For optional bust darts, you will need an additional 15 - 120 yds / 14 - 110 m.

Gauge

24 sts and 32 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in Lattice Lace stitch with size A needles worked both flat and in the round. 32 sts and 38 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in 1x1 with size B needles worked both flat and in the round.

Needles

All garment sizes use both needle sizes.

Size A: US size 4 / 3.5 mm needle
Size B: US size 2 / 2.75 mm, or two US sizes smaller than size A

Notions

• 4 Stitch markers
• Waste yarn or stitch holders
  
• Tapestry needle

Techniques

• Sewn tubular bind-off
  
• Long tail tubular cast-on
  
• Working German short rows
• Decreasing in lace
  

Credits

Tech edit: Sarah Endres
Photography: Source Creative House
Model: Elizabeth Margaret
Testers: Courtney Steinberg, Jordynn Beedle, Darlene Masters, Colette Fox-McCune, Laura Sigward, Rebecca Cheriton