Berroco Newbury Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Newbury Lace Sweater

What is Being Made

The Berroco Newbury is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed by Amy Palmer. This garment is a fitted pullover available in nine sizes, ranging from 34 inches to 66½ inches in bust measurement, with corresponding lengths from 20½ inches to 25 inches. The sweater is designed with 2-4 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, close-fitting silhouette.

Construction Techniques

The Newbury employs a top-down, seamless construction method, which allows knitters to try on the garment as it progresses and make adjustments as needed. The pattern uses a hybrid approach: the back and front pieces are worked flat on circular needles from the top down, then joined at the underarm. Once joined, the body transitions to working in the round, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a truly seamless garment. This construction technique is ideal for intermediate knitters seeking to develop skills in transitioning between flat and circular knitting methods.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Newbury features an elegant lace pattern as its primary design element. The lace pattern is worked over a multiple of 12 stitches plus 4 edge stitches and spans 7 rows before repeating. The pattern incorporates fundamental lace-knitting techniques including:

• Yarn overs (yo) to create decorative eyelets and increase stitches
• Decreases using k2tog (knit two together) and SSK (slip, slip, knit) to balance yarn overs
• Double yarn overs that create larger openings and are worked into knit and purl stitches on subsequent rows
• Stockinette stitch (St st) for the foundation fabric, worked at a gauge of 19 stitches and 28 rows over 4 inches
• Purl stitches on wrong-side rows to create texture and definition
• Decreases on the purl side (p2tog tbl and p3tog tbl) to maintain pattern symmetry

The lace pattern is worked at a gauge of 16 stitches and 27 rows over 4 inches, slightly tighter than the stockinette gauge, which is typical when lace stitches compress the fabric.

Materials and Tools

The Newbury is designed to be knitted with Berroco Mantra Stonewash yarn in colorway #4496 Lake. Mantra Stonewash is a worsted-weight yarn sold in 50-gram balls. Depending on the finished size, the pattern requires between 3 and 6 balls of yarn, with smaller sizes (34 to 42 inches) requiring 3 balls, medium sizes (45½ to 53¾ inches) requiring 4-5 balls, and larger sizes (58 to 66½ inches) requiring 5-6 balls.

Essential tools include a 29-inch circular needle in size 5 (3.75 mm), which accommodates the full width of the garment when working in the round. Knitters should verify their personal gauge matches the pattern gauge of 19 stitches and 28 rows in stockinette stitch over 4 inches before beginning. Additional notions include 5 stitch markers (with one in a contrasting color to denote the beginning of rounds) and waste yarn to temporarily hold stitches during construction.