Berroco Owinja Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Owinja Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Owinja Pullover is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed by Courtney Spainhower, featured in Portfolio Vol. 4. This pullover is a classic crew-neck style garment available in six sizes with finished bust measurements ranging from 35½" to 50½" and lengths from 24¼" to 27". The design features approximately 4" of positive ease, making it a comfortable, relaxed-fitting pullover suitable for everyday wear.

Techniques Used

The Owinja Pullover employs several advanced knitting techniques that contribute to its seamless, polished construction:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The body of the garment is worked from the lower edge upward, allowing for easy length adjustments and intuitive sizing as you progress
• Seamless, Worked in the Round: The main body is knitted in the round using circular needles, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a continuous, smooth fabric
• Short-Row Shaping: The lower edge of both the back and front pieces utilize short rows to create custom shaping and fit at the hem
• Set-In Sleeves Worked Downward: Sleeves are picked up around the armholes and worked downward in the round, ensuring proper sleeve cap fit and eliminating additional seaming
• Gap Closure Technique: The pattern includes detailed instructions for closing gaps created by short-row shaping, using a specialized stitch technique worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows

Stitches Used

The Owinja Pullover is primarily constructed using stockinette stitch (St st), which creates the classic smooth, V-textured fabric characteristic of traditional knitted sweaters. The pattern includes specialized stitch techniques for gap closure when working short rows, ensuring a professional finish at shaped areas.

Materials

This pattern calls for Berroco Ultra Wool yarn in the colorway #33117 Kohlrabi. Yardage requirements vary by size, ranging from 4 to 6 balls of 100-gram skeins depending on the finished bust measurement selected. The recommended needle size is US 7 (4.50 mm) circular needles in both 16" and 24" lengths for the body, with one set of four double-pointed needles (dpns) in the same size for sleeve cap work. Additional notions include stitch markers and stitch holders. The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 24 rounds over 4 inches in stockinette stitch, which knitters should verify before beginning to ensure proper fit.