Blue Sky Fibers Bella Wrap Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Blue Sky Fibers Bella Wrap Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Bella Wrap Pullover is a flattering pullover sweater featuring a distinctive wrap-style neckline. This design is worked as a seamed, bottom-up construction, making it an ideal project for knitters seeking a classic pullover silhouette with an elegant neckline detail.

Craft and Experience Level

This is a knitting project suitable for intermediate knitters. The pattern accommodates five sizes: XS, S, M, L, and XL, allowing for customization across a range of body measurements.

Techniques Used

The Bella Wrap Pullover employs several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing for easy length adjustments and a straightforward building process.
• Worked flat: The pattern is worked on straight needles in flat pieces rather than in the round, then seamed together for finishing.
• Seamed construction: Individual pieces are joined using a tapestry needle to create the finished garment.
• Wrap and Turn (W&T): This advanced shaping technique is used to create the wrap-style neckline, involving wrapping stitches and turning the work to achieve the desired neckline contour.
• Armhole shaping: The pattern includes bind-offs and decreases to shape the armholes, with specific instructions for multiple size adjustments.

Stitches Used

The Bella Wrap Pullover incorporates the following stitches:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the body of the sweater, creating a smooth, classic fabric.
• Rib Pattern: A textured pattern worked over a multiple of 4 stitches plus 2, alternating knit and purl stitches (K2, P2 ribbing). This rib pattern is used for sections requiring elasticity and visual interest.
• Knit and purl combinations: The rib pattern requires knitting the knit stitches and purling the purl stitches as they face you, a fundamental technique for creating ribbed textures.
• Decreases: Techniques such as ssk (slip, slip, knit) and k2tog (knit two together) are used for armhole shaping and tapering.
• Make One (M1) increases: Used to add stitches during pattern transitions and shaping.

Materials and Tools

The Bella Wrap Pullover is designed to be worked in Blue Sky Suri Merino, a fine merino yarn. Each hank provides 100 grams and 164 yards, with yardage requirements varying by size: 6 hanks for XS, 7 hanks for S, 8 hanks for M, 9 hanks for L, and 10 hanks for XL. The photo shown features the colorway Dawn #412.

Essential tools and notions include:

• Size 6 (4mm) needles or the size needed to obtain the correct gauge
• Cable needle for managing wrapped stitches during the wrap and turn technique
• Stitch markers to denote pattern repeats and shaping points
• Stitch holders to temporarily hold stitches during construction, particularly for shoulder sections
• Tapestry needle for seaming pieces together and weaving in yarn ends

Pattern Construction Details

The sweater begins with a rib pattern foundation, then transitions to stockinette stitch for the body. Increases are strategically placed to shape the garment, with the pattern specifying increases worked on the right side. Armhole shaping involves binding off stitches at the beginning of rows followed by decreases on subsequent rows to create a tapered armhole. The wrap-style neckline is achieved through the wrap and turn technique, which creates a sophisticated drape and contour at the neck opening. Stitches are placed on holders for the shoulders, with the center stitches bound off to complete the neckline.