Berroco Eleanor Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Eleanor Women's Lace Sweater

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Eleanor is a women's knitted pullover sweater designed by Amy Christoffers. This intermediate-level garment features lace patterning throughout and is available in seven sizes ranging from X-Small to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 32 inches to 56 inches. The sweater is designed with approximately 2 inches of positive ease, making it a comfortable, relaxed-fitting garment suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece.

Construction Techniques

The Eleanor sweater is constructed using a bottom-up seamed method, meaning the body and sleeves are knitted separately starting from the lower edges and worked upward, then assembled together. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for easier lace pattern management and shaping. This construction approach provides excellent stitch definition for the lace details and makes it straightforward to achieve proper fit through seaming.

Stitches and Lace Pattern

The Eleanor features a lace pattern as its primary stitch pattern element. The lace pattern is worked on a multiple-stitch repeat, creating an openwork design that adds visual interest and texture to the sweater. Working lace requires careful attention to yarn overs and decreases to create the characteristic holes and flowing aesthetic of lace knitting. This technique is well-suited to the intermediate skill level, as it challenges knitters to maintain consistent tension and pattern accuracy while creating a sophisticated finished garment.

Materials and Yarn

The Eleanor pattern calls for Berroco Modern Cotton yarn in the colorway Hope (color #1663). Yardage requirements range from 3 hanks for the smallest size to 5 hanks for the largest sizes, with each hank weighing 100 grams. Berroco Modern Cotton is a high-quality cotton blend yarn that provides excellent stitch definition, making it ideal for displaying lace patterns. The yarn's fiber content and weight are specifically chosen to showcase the delicate lace details of this design.

Needles and Gauge

The pattern requires straight knitting needles in size 6 (4.00 mm) for the main body and lace pattern work, and a 16-inch circular needle in size 5 (3.75 mm) for ribbed edgings. The specified gauge is 20 stitches and 25 rows over 4 inches when working the lace pattern on the larger needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements, and the pattern instructions emphasize checking gauge before beginning to ensure the best results.

Finished Measurements

• Bust: 32 to 56 inches depending on size
• Length: 24 to 27 inches depending on size
• Available in seven sizes from X-Small through 3X

Pattern Details

This is a downloadable PDF pattern from Berroco's extensive collection of knitting designs. The Eleanor pattern includes detailed directions for all seven sizes, with size-specific modifications clearly marked in parentheses throughout the instructions. The pattern also includes helpful notes about ease and sizing considerations to guide knitters in selecting the appropriate size for their desired fit.