A 1950s design
The Coffee Bar Pullover
rewritten for your size, yarn and gauge
A smart early-1950s men's crew-neck pullover, knitted all over in a neat twisted rib with a single 'wishbone' cable running up the centre of the front and down the middle of each sleeve. Deep ribbed welt and cuffs, set-in sleeves and a classic round neck. An easy fit with a little ease. Men's sizes, chest 34 to 54 in.
- Fit
- Easy, about 1 in (2.5 cm) of ease at the chest, as the original
- Skill level
- Intermediate. Twisted rib and one simple cable, with a round neck shaped from a tick-off planner.
- Sizes
- Men's, chest 34 to 54 in (86 to 137 cm): S to 3XL (UK/US 34 to 54, EU 44 to 64)
- Yarns
- Fingering / 4-ply, Sport, DK / light worsted, Worsted / Aran
- Original yarn
- Sport-weight wool, at about 28 sts and 40 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over the twisted rib. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge.
- Gauge
- Your own, from 18 to 34 stitches per 4 in (10 cm)
- You get
- Your complete pattern straight away, to read on screen, print or save, plus an email link back to it
Nothing thicker than Aran is offered: the twisted rib turns stiff and the cable panel too wide.
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What you'll get
- Every piece written out in full for your size and gauge
- Row counts with the length to check against, so you always know where you are
- Row-by-row planners for the tricky bits, where shaping happens on both edges at once
- Drawings of each piece with your measurements, and full making-up instructions
Every design is chosen by a knitter and checked against its original pattern. If you get stuck, email us and a real person will help.
This one needs a swatch. Please measure your gauge over the twisted rib itself (purl 1, knit 1 through the back loop on right-side rows), laid flat and lightly blocked, not stretched. The whole pullover is knitted in this rib. A yarn label's gauge is for plain stockinette, so it won't give the right size here. Here's how to measure your gauge.
