Berroco Mondego Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Mondego Lace Knit Sweater

What is Being Made

The Mondego is a women's lace knit sweater designed by Alison Green from Berroco Booklet #405. This intermediate-level garment is available in eight sizes, ranging from 34" to 62" bust measurements, with finished lengths between 24" and 26" depending on size. The sweater features lace patterning throughout and is designed to be worn with approximately 9" of ease for a comfortable, relaxed fit.

Techniques Used

The Mondego employs several key knitting techniques to create its finished design:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the garment as it progresses and adjust length as needed
• Worked flat: The body pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, then seamed together at the sides and shoulders for a structured fit
• Lace patterning: Decorative lace charts are established and repeated throughout the front and back pieces, creating an openwork design that adds visual interest and drape to the finished garment
• Seamed construction: Pieces are joined using seaming techniques, providing clean, professional-looking seams

Stitches Used

The Mondego incorporates fundamental knitting stitches combined with lace techniques:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the body of the sweater, creating a smooth, classic fabric base
• Ribbed stitching: A 2x2 rib (knit 2, purl 2) is worked at the lower edge for approximately 2" to create elasticity and a finished hem
• Lace stitches: Increases and decreases are strategically placed before and after stitch markers to create left-leaning and right-leaning lace charts that form the decorative pattern. These directional decreases cause the lace pattern to travel visually across the fabric

Materials: Yarn and Needles

Yarn: The Mondego is designed to be knitted with Berroco Linen Stonewash, a linen-blend yarn supplied in 50-gram balls. The color shown is #7306 Glacier. Yardage requirements range from 8 balls for the smallest size (34" bust) to 16 balls for the largest size (62" bust), allowing knitters to select the appropriate quantity based on their chosen finished measurements.

Needles and Notions: The pattern calls for US size 6 (4.00 mm) knitting needles to achieve the specified gauge of 22 stitches and 34 rows over 4" in stockinette stitch. A 16" circular needle in the same size is used for ribbing and other sections. Additional notions include four stitch markers to denote pattern sections and waste yarn for holding stitches during construction. Knitters should verify they can achieve the recommended gauge before beginning to ensure accurate finished measurements.

Pattern Notes

The Mondego pattern includes detailed lace charts with blue lines indicating stitch marker placements. The pattern features both right-leaning and left-leaning chart variations, with set-up rows worked only when charts are first established. After the initial set-up, knitters repeat rows 1 through 6 of both charts as directed. The pattern emphasizes the importance of checking gauge before beginning to ensure accurate sizing and proper drape of the finished lace sweater.