Cybil Cropped Sweater Jumper Knitting Pattern

Cybil Cropped Sweater in Juniper Moon Sabine

What is Being Made

The Cybil is a fun, short-sleeved summer sweater featuring a boxy, oversized silhouette that aligns with contemporary fashion trends. This cropped sweater is designed by Anniken Allis and is part of The Touch of Lace Collection. The garment offers a relaxed, contemporary fit available in seven sizes ranging from XS to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 38 inches to 62 inches and a cropped length between 15 and 17½ inches.

Construction Techniques

The Cybil sweater employs a distinctive sideways construction method for its lace yoke. The lace patterning is worked from sleeve to sleeve, with lace details appearing on both the right side and wrong side rows, creating visual interest from multiple angles. After completing the lace yoke, stitches are picked up at the bottom edge, and the front and back panels are knitted downwards in stockinette stitch. This top-down approach for the body allows for easy customization of length and ensures a well-fitted garment.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The pattern incorporates several fundamental knitting techniques and decreases:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Used for the front and back body panels, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric
• Lace Pattern Stitch: Featured in the yoke with reversible patterning visible on both sides
• Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease used for shaping, particularly in neck shaping
• Slip, Slip, Purl (ssp): The purl-side equivalent of ssk for decreasing on wrong-side rows
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease for shaping
• Make One (m1): An increase worked by lifting the strand between stitches through the back loop
• Wrap and Turn (w&t): A short-row technique used to create shaping without visible holes

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Cybil Cropped Sweater is designed to be worked in Juniper Moon Farm Sabine yarn in color #23 Denim. Yarn requirements vary by size, ranging from 2 hanks for the smallest sizes (XS, S, M) to 4 hanks for the largest sizes (2X, 3X).

The pattern calls for US 6 (4 mm) straight needles for working the lace yoke and US 6 (4 mm) circular needles in either 32-inch or 40-inch length for working the body in the round or flat. The recommended gauge is 21 stitches and 29 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch, and 20 stitches and 30 rows over 4 inches in the pattern stitch.

Additional Notions

Beyond yarn and needles, the pattern requires a tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends, two removable stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and a standard stitch marker for marking the beginning of rounds if working circularly.