Berroco Fiora Knitting Pattern

Berroco Fiora Knit Garment Collection

What Is Being Made

This downloadable PDF pattern collection features seven distinct knit garments designed for Berroco Fiora yarn: louise, papara, emmeline, jane, lydia, elsa, ada, and fredrika. These are fitted knit pieces that showcase the unique characteristics of the Fiora fiber blend through structured shaping and stitch definition.

Yarn Composition and Properties

Berroco Fiora is a premium artisanal fiber blend combining 40% Cotton, 30% Viscose, 15% Alpaca, 10% Nylon, and 5% Wool. This carefully balanced composition delivers multiple performance benefits: the cotton provides crisp stitch definition, viscose contributes fluid drape, wool adds elasticity and bounce, and alpaca creates a luxurious shimmer. Each skein contains 246 yards at 3.5 ounces per 100 grams.

Gauge and Needle Requirements

Projects using Berroco Fiora are worked at a gauge of 5.5 stitches per inch on US 5 needles (3.75 mm). The standard gauge swatch measures 22 stitches by 30 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters), allowing knitters to accurately assess tension before beginning their garment.

Knitting Techniques and Shaping

The garments in this collection employ fundamental knitting shaping techniques to create fitted silhouettes. Waist shaping is achieved through strategic decreases worked on right-side rows, with decrease rows repeated at regular intervals (every half inch) to gradually reduce stitch count. The patterns specify multiple decrease repetitions across different size ranges, creating a tapered waist section.

Increase shaping is used to add fullness, with increases worked at the beginning and end of rows using M1L (make one left) and M1R (make one right) techniques. These increases are repeated every inch and integrated into charted stitch patterns, allowing the decorative pattern to flow seamlessly through the shaping sections.

Armhole and shoulder shaping are accomplished through bind-off techniques, with varying stitch counts bound off at armhole edges in multiple stages to create proper garment fit. Neck shaping involves decreases worked on right-side rows to gradually reduce neckline width.

Stitch Work and Pattern Details

The patterns incorporate charted stitch patterns that are worked throughout the garment body. Knitters integrate increases into these charted patterns, maintaining pattern continuity while shaping the garment. The use of abbreviations such as K (knit), SSK (slip, slip, knit), and k2tog (knit two together) indicates traditional stockinette-based construction with strategic decreases for fitted shaping.

Garment Measurements and Sizing

The patterns are available in multiple sizes, with finished measurements ranging significantly across the size range. Key measurement points include:

• Waist shaping completed when piece measures 13 inches from beginning
• Total length to armhole approximately 18 inches from cast-on edge
• Armhole depths ranging from 7.5 to 10 inches depending on size
• Shoulder bind-offs varying from 6 to 10 stitches per side across size range

Care Instructions

Berroco Fiora garments should be machine washed and laid flat to dry, making them practical for regular wear while maintaining the integrity of the fiber blend and stitch definition.

Pattern Resources

Complete pattern instructions, technical abbreviations, and pattern corrections are available through Berroco's official website at www.berroco.com/patterns/pattern-corrections. The patterns were developed under the technical editing of Brenda York and instruction coordination of Alison Green.