Hua Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Hua Pullover in Berroco Millefiori

What is Being Made

The Hua Pullover is a beginner-friendly knitted sweater designed by the Berroco Design Team, featured in Booklet #392. This pullover is constructed as a single continuous piece worked from the lower front edge to the lower back edge, with sleeves created through strategic cast-on increases. The finished garment offers a comfortable, relaxed fit with approximately 6 inches of ease built into the design. Available in six sizes ranging from 36 inches to 56 inches bust measurement, with corresponding length options from 22½ inches to 26 inches, the Hua Pullover accommodates a wide range of body types and fit preferences.

Techniques Used

This pullover employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginners, making it an excellent project for developing core skills. The garment is worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round, allowing knitters to work back and forth in rows. The construction method involves casting on stitches for the front body, then progressively adding stitches at the beginning of subsequent rows to create the sleeve caps. This technique builds the sleeves directly into the body of the garment rather than knitting them separately and seaming them together. The pattern includes shaping for the neckline through bind-off and stitch placement onto waste yarn, which allows for later finishing of the neck edge. The straightforward construction and lack of complex shaping make this an accessible project for knitters new to garment construction.

Stitches Used

The Hua Pullover is worked entirely in Garter Stitch, the most fundamental knitting stitch. Garter Stitch is created by knitting every row when working flat, producing a textured, bumpy fabric that looks identical on both sides. This stitch choice contributes to the beginner-friendly nature of the pattern, as it requires only basic knit stitches with no purling, increases, or decreases beyond those needed for shaping. The consistent texture created by Garter Stitch provides visual interest while remaining simple to execute, making it ideal for knitters building confidence in their technique.

Materials

The Hua Pullover is designed to be knitted with Berroco Millefiori yarn in colorway #7883 Sedum. Berroco Millefiori is a medium-weight yarn with 100 grams per ball, and the pattern requires 6 to 11 balls depending on the finished size selected. The yardage requirements scale with size: smaller sizes use 6 balls while the largest size requires 11 balls.

The needles and notions required include a 36-inch circular needle in size 8 (5.00 mm) for working the main body of the garment, and a 16-inch circular needle in size 7 (4.50 mm) for finishing the neckline. One stitch marker is needed to denote the right side of the work, and waste yarn should be available to temporarily hold stitches during construction. The pattern specifies that needle size should be selected to obtain the correct gauge.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 18 stitches and 30 rows equal 4 inches when worked in Garter Stitch on the larger size 8 (5.00 mm) needle. Checking gauge before beginning the project is emphasized as essential to ensure the finished garment matches the intended dimensions.