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✨ Why You’ll Love Navelli Sweater
The Navelli Sweater by Caitlin Hunter is a modern, lightweight pullover that combines effortless comfort with beautiful stranded colorwork. Inspired by the ancient Italian town of Navelli—famous for its saffron fields and crocuses—this elegant design balances simple stockinette fabric with eye-catching geometric motifs around the hem and sleeves.
Worked seamlessly from the bottom up, Navelli offers a relaxed silhouette with comfortable positive ease, making it an ideal sweater for layering throughout spring, summer, and early autumn. Folded sleeve cuffs featuring a subtle contrast color add a polished finishing touch, while thoughtful shoulder shaping creates an attractive fit.
Whether paired with jeans, skirts, or linen trousers, this sweater delivers timeless style with approachable colorwork techniques.
🧶 Pattern Highlights
Designer: Caitlin Hunter
Published: May 2019
Category: Sweater / Pullover
Construction: Seamless bottom-up construction worked in the round to the armholes, then front and back are worked flat with short-row shoulder shaping before being joined using a three-needle bind-off.
Design Features:
- Stranded colorwork hem
- Folded short sleeves with contrast detail
- Relaxed fit
- Boat neckline
- Ribbed edges
- Short-row shoulder shaping
- Seamless construction
Fit: Designed with approximately 4–15 inches (10–38 cm) of positive ease.
Available Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9] {10, 11, 12}
Finished Bust Circumference
- 36 (39, 42, 48, 51) [54, 57, 60, 63] {66, 69, 72} inches
- 91.5 (99, 106.5, 122, 129.5) [137, 145, 152.5, 160] {167.5, 175.5, 183} cm
This inclusive size range makes Navelli suitable for a wide variety of body shapes and preferred fits.
📏 Materials & Gauge
Yarn
Suggested Yarn
Cosy Posy Yarn Co. Cloud
- Fingering weight
- 100% Superwash Merino
- 400 yards (366 m) per 100 g skein
The original sample uses three coordinating colors:
- Main Color (MC): Honeycomb
- Contrast Color 1 (CC1): Maple
- Contrast Color 2 (CC2): Rose Quartz
Approximate Yarn Requirements
Main Color
504 (550, 592, 672, 715) [760, 804, 847, 894] {933, 975, 1015} yards
Contrast Color 1
221 (241, 260, 295, 314) [334, 354, 372, 393] {410, 427, 445} yards
Contrast Color 2
108 (118, 127, 144, 153) [163, 172, 182, 192] {200, 209, 218} yards
Total Yardage
Approximately 833–1,678 yards (762–1,534 meters) depending on size.
Needles
- Main Fabric: US 3 (3.25 mm)
- Ribbing: US 2 (2.75 mm)
Needle sizes are suggestions only; always swatch to obtain the correct gauge.
Gauge
24 stitches and 30 rows = 10 cm (4 inches)
Measured after blocking in both stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork using the larger needles.
Additional Materials
- Stitch markers
- Stitch holders or waste yarn
- Tapestry needle
🌿 What Makes This Sweater Special
Navelli perfectly balances clean modern lines with striking stranded colorwork. Rather than covering the entire garment with intricate motifs, the decorative pattern is concentrated around the lower body, allowing the colorful border to become the visual centerpiece while keeping the remainder of the sweater simple and highly wearable.
The bottom-up seamless construction creates a polished finish, while short-row shoulder shaping improves fit and comfort. Folded sleeve cuffs with a small glimpse of contrast color provide an understated yet distinctive design detail that elevates the finished garment.
Its lightweight fingering-weight fabric makes Navelli an excellent choice for transitional weather, offering warmth without bulk and beautiful drape with every wear.
👕 Style & Wear Tips
- Pair it with high-waisted jeans for an effortless everyday outfit.
- Wear it over dresses or skirts during cooler evenings.
- Choose high-contrast colors for bold geometric motifs, or softer tonal shades for a subtle Scandinavian-inspired look.
- Block the finished sweater carefully to even out the colorwork and improve stitch definition.
- Because of its lightweight fabric, Navelli layers comfortably under jackets and coats without feeling bulky.
🔗 Get the Original Pattern
This pattern is available for $9.00 USD.
👉 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/navelli
