Berroco Zoey Jumper Knitting Pattern

Berroco Zoey Lace Sweater

What is Being Made

The Berroco Zoey is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed by Amy Christoffers. This garment is a seamless, top-down pullover sweater available in nine sizes ranging from 33½ inches to 69 inches bust circumference. The finished length varies from approximately 21 inches in smaller sizes to 24 inches in the largest sizes, making it suitable for a range of body types and fit preferences.

Construction Techniques

The Zoey sweater is constructed using several advanced knitting techniques that create both structural integrity and visual interest:

• Top-Down Construction: The garment is worked from the neck downward, allowing for easy fitting adjustments and the ability to try on the sweater as you progress.
• Seamless, Worked in the Round: The entire sweater is knitted in continuous rounds using circular needles, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, professional finish.
• Lace Patterning: Lace techniques are incorporated throughout the design, adding delicate openwork details and visual texture to the finished garment.
• Yoke Shaping: The pattern begins with a ribbed yoke section that is established on smaller needles before transitioning to larger needles for the body. Strategic increases are worked into the yoke to create proper shaping from the shoulders down.

Stitches Used

The Zoey sweater employs fundamental knitting stitches combined with lace techniques:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used for the main body of the sweater, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric.
• Ribbing: Used in the yoke setup for elasticity and a fitted neckline. The pattern begins with 7 rounds of knit-one, purl-one ribbing (K1, P1) on smaller needles.
• Make One Increases (M1): Strategic increases worked during the yoke shaping to distribute stitches evenly across the shoulders and upper body.
• Lace Stitches: Openwork patterns created through yarn overs and decreases, though specific lace stitch sequences are detailed in the full pattern instructions.

Materials and Tools

The Zoey sweater is knitted with Berroco Cambria yarn, a premium fiber choice that provides excellent drape and stitch definition. The yarn is worked at a gauge of 23 stitches and 31 rounds over 4 inches in stockinette stitch on the larger needles, ensuring consistent sizing across all pattern sizes.

• Yarn: Berroco Cambria (7 to 16 hanks depending on size) in colorway #7935 Juniper, a sophisticated blue-green shade. Each hank weighs 50 grams.
• Needles: Circular needles in sizes 3 (3.25 mm) and 5 (3.75 mm), with both 16-inch and 32-inch lengths required. Double-pointed needles in the same sizes are needed for working the smaller circumference areas, particularly the sleeves and neckline.
• Notions: One stitch marker to denote the beginning of rounds, and waste yarn for holding stitches during construction.

Fit and Sizing

The pattern recommends 2 to 4 inches of positive ease for a comfortable, modern fit. The sweater shown in the pattern photographs is knitted in the 39½-inch size. With nine available sizes and adjustable ease recommendations, knitters can customize the fit to their preferences and body measurements.