Berroco Dyssodia Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Dyssodia Women's Knit Sweater

What is Being Made

The Berroco Dyssodia is a women's knitted sweater designed with a relaxed, comfortable fit. This garment features approximately 18 inches of ease, making it suitable for layering or a loose silhouette. The pattern is available in six sizes ranging from X-Small to 2X, with finished bust measurements from 48 inches to 68 inches and lengths between 20½ and 24 inches.

Techniques Used

This sweater is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the lower edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length during the knitting process.
• Worked flat: Pieces are knitted flat on straight needles or circular needles used in flat mode, rather than in the round.
• Seamed assembly: Individual pieces (front, back, and sleeves) are sewn together at the shoulders and side seams, with seaming beginning at the lower edge and continuing up to the armhole markers.
• Lace patterning: The sweater incorporates lace stitch work, adding visual interest and texture to the finished garment.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch pattern is a repeating lace pattern stitch worked over an even number of stitches. The pattern stitch consists of:

• Row 1 (Wrong Side): Knit all stitches.
• Row 2 (Right Side): K1, then repeat *yarn over, knit two together* across, ending with K1.

This yarn over and knit two together combination creates the characteristic openwork lace effect throughout the sweater body. The pattern is classified as Easy skill level, making it accessible to knitters with basic to intermediate experience.

Materials and Tools

The Dyssodia pattern calls for Berroco Maya yarn in colorway #5636 Ciruela. The yardage requirement varies by size: 5 hanks are needed for X-Small and Small sizes, 6 hanks for Medium and Large, 7 hanks for 1X, and 8 hanks for 2X. Each hank weighs 50 grams.

For needles, the pattern specifies a 29-inch length circular knitting needle in size 9 (5.50 mm), or the size needed to achieve the correct gauge. A circular needle is used for working flat, providing comfortable needle length for managing the sweater width.

Gauge

The pattern gauge is 14 stitches and 17 rows per 4 inches when worked in the pattern stitch. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for obtaining the finished measurements specified in the pattern, and knitters are strongly advised to check gauge before beginning the project.