Classic Elite Yarns Yasmin Jumper Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Yasmin Knit Sweater

What is Being Made

Yasmin is an unstructured, boxy knit sweater designed by Susan Mills and originally published in Sail Away 1703. This intermediate-level garment features prominent lace detailing with large airy eyelets that cover most of the tee. The design is characterized by its drapey, relaxed fit and decorative stitch patterns that elevate the simple silhouette into a special piece. Available in five sizes: S, M, L, XL, and 2XL.

Techniques Used

Yasmin is constructed using bottom-up knitting, meaning the garment is worked from the cast-on edge upward. The sweater is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the pieces together after completion. The construction method allows for precise shaping and the integration of complex lace patterns throughout the body of the garment.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The pattern incorporates two primary lace stitch patterns that create the distinctive eyelet detailing:

• Eyelet Panel: A 12-stitch repeat (plus 3 edge stitches) worked over 6 rows. This pattern uses k2tog (knit two together) and ssk (slip, slip, knit) decreases paired with yarn overs to create graduated eyelets that expand from the center outward. The panel is framed with reverse stockinette (purl) stitches that provide visual contrast and structure.
• Big Eyelets Pattern: A 4-stitch repeat worked over 8 rows featuring larger, more dramatic eyelet openings. This pattern uses double yarn overs (yo twice) to create bigger holes, combined with k2tog and ssk decreases. The double yarn overs are worked into the fabric on the following row as (p1, k1) into the double yo, creating distinct eyelet formations. Alternating knit and purl rows provide rest rows between patterned rows.
• The sweater begins with a simple yarn over eyelet row (k2tog, yo repeats) worked in stockinette stitch as a decorative edge detail near the cast-on.
• Stockinette stitch (knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows) is used for plain sections between the lace patterns.

Materials and Construction Details

Yasmin is designed to be knit in Firefly, a drapey yarn from Classic Elite Yarns that allows the lace patterns to display beautifully while maintaining the garment's relaxed, flowing silhouette. The pattern uses the cable cast-on method to begin, providing a sturdy, structured edge suitable for a garment with lace detailing.

The back piece is cast on with 87 to 135 stitches depending on size, worked in stockinette stitch for approximately 5 to 6 inches, followed by the Eyelet Panel, then the Big Eyelets Pattern, extending to approximately 20 to 23 inches total length. The front follows the same construction but is shortened to approximately 17 to 20 inches, allowing for neck shaping (details not fully provided in excerpt). Pieces are seamed together after completion, creating a finished, structured garment from the flat-knit components.