Top-Down Empire Waist Pullover 172 Vermont Fiber Pattern

Top-Down Empire Waist Pullover is a women's sweater knitting pattern from Vermont Fiber Designs (#172) by Sue McCain, with a deep scoop neck, bell sleeves, garter trim at the waist and sleeves, and lines of eyelets travelling down the body.

It's worked from the top down.

• Craft: Knitting
• Sizes: Women's XXS–6X; finished 26.25 (30.5, 35, 39.25, 43.75, 48, 52.25, 56.75, 61, 65.5, 69.75)"
• Yarn: Light worsted/DK weight, 855 (930, 1030, 1225, 1330, 1450, 1575, 1675, 1790, 1935, 2005) yds
• Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) 24" and 16" (12" for XXS–M) circulars and double-pointed; US 3 (3.25 mm) 24" circular and double-pointed
• Gauge: 22 sts and 31 rows = 4" (10 cm) in lace rib on larger needles
• Skill level: Intermediate
• Notions: Waste yarn, stitch markers, ½ yd seam tape (optional)
• Format: Printed pattern