Berroco Wicklow Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Wicklow Women's Knit Sweater

Garment Overview

The Berroco Wicklow is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed by Norah Gaughan, featured in Berroco Booklet #346. This women's pullover sweater is available in six sizes, ranging from X-Small to 2X, with finished bust measurements from 40 inches to 60 inches and lengths between 25½ and 28½ inches. The garment is designed with approximately 10 inches of positive ease, making it a comfortable, relaxed-fitting sweater suitable for layering.

Construction Technique

The Wicklow sweater is constructed using a bottom-up, seamed approach, meaning the body and sleeves are knitted separately from the lower edge upward and then joined together. This method allows for straightforward shaping and fitting adjustments. The sweater is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the pieces once all components are complete.

Stitch Patterns and Cable Work

This design features cable knitting as a primary design element, incorporating charted pattern sections throughout the garment. The sweater combines stockinette stitch (St st) with more complex charted cable patterns. Gauge is critical for this project: 14 stitches and 20 rows equal 4 inches in stockinette stitch on the larger needles, while the charted pattern section requires 46 stitches to equal 10 inches and 20 rows to equal 4 inches. Knitters are strongly advised to swatch and check gauge before beginning to ensure proper fit and drape.

Materials and Tools Required

The Wicklow sweater is knitted using Berroco Inca Tweed yarn in the colorway #8922 Cielo. Yardage requirements range from 6 hanks for the smallest size to 10 hanks for the largest size, with each hank weighing 100 grams. The pattern calls for the following needles and notions:

• Straight knitting needles in sizes 8 (5.00 mm) and 10 (6.00 mm), or appropriate size to obtain correct gauge
• 16-inch length circular knitting needle in size 8 (5.00 mm) for neckline work
• Cable needle (cn) for managing cable stitches
• Two stitch markers to track pattern repeats and shaping

Finishing Details

The neckline shaping involves binding off stitches at the neck edge and decreasing one stitch at each neck edge every row for six rows to create a fitted crew or similar neckline. Shoulder seams are completed by binding off 5 to 12 stitches per side, depending on the size being knitted. The seamed construction method provides structure and definition to the finished garment.

Pattern Source: Berroco #346-1 Wicklow, designed by Norah Gaughan. This is a paid downloadable PDF pattern available through Berroco.