Filatura Di Crosa Stefania Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Filatura Di Crosa Stefania Top

What Is Being Made

The Stefania Top is a knitted sweater designed by Candice E. Powell, available in six sizes ranging from Small to 3X. This garment features a contemporary silhouette with bust measurements from 35 inches (89 cm) in the smallest size to 56½ inches (143.5 cm) in the largest size. The finished length measures between 21 and 25 inches (53.5 to 63.5 cm) from the center back, making it a versatile piece suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone top.

Techniques Used

The Stefania Top is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create visual interest and a refined fit:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The garment is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length during the knitting process.
• Worked in the Round: The majority of the garment is worked circularly using circular needles, which eliminates the need for seaming and creates a seamless, professional finish.
• Lace Patterning: A chevron lace pattern is incorporated throughout the body of the garment, creating an elegant, open-work design that adds visual texture and movement.
• Raglan Shaping: The armholes are shaped using a raglan construction method, with strategic decreases worked on every other round at four pairs of stitch markers. This technique creates diagonal lines from the underarm to the neckline, providing a flattering fit across the shoulders and upper body.
• Garter Stitch Finishing: The top and bottom edges feature garter stitch ribbing, which provides structure and prevents curling while complementing the lace pattern of the body.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs fundamental knitting stitches combined to achieve both texture and shaping:

• Chevron Pattern: The primary stitch pattern worked in the round with the larger needle, creating the distinctive open-work design. This pattern is maintained throughout the body of the garment and continued during raglan decreases.
• Garter Stitch: Alternating knit and purl rounds create horizontal ridges at the neckline and hem, providing a finished appearance and structural stability.
• M1L (Make 1 Left): An increase stitch worked by lifting the strand between needles from front to back and working through the back loop, used for shaping.
• M1R (Make 1 Right): An increase stitch worked by lifting the strand between needles from back to front and working through the front loop, used for shaping.
• P2tog (Purl 2 Together): A decrease stitch that reduces stitch count while maintaining the purl texture in designated sections.

Materials and Tools

The Stefania Top is designed to be knitted with Filatura Di Crosa TEMPO yarn, a blend of 51% cotton, 37% acrylic, and 12% polyamide. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and contains 114 yards (105 meters) of yarn. The pattern requires 3 to 6 balls depending on size, with two color options: color #51 vineyard (A) and color #53 coral reef (B), allowing for creative color blocking or striped variations.

The pattern calls for multiple circular needles in two sizes to accommodate different sections of the garment. Size 7 (4.5mm) circular needles are used for the main body, available in both 32-inch and 24-inch lengths. Size 6 (4mm) circular needles in 24-inch and 32-inch lengths are used for ribbed edgings and decreasing sections. The recommended gauge is 22 stitches and 24 rounds over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when working the chevron pattern in the round with the larger needle. Additional supplies include stitch markers for tracking raglan decreases and a yarn needle for finishing.