Jo Sharp Yoke Crop Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Jo Sharp Yoke Crop Top

What Is Being Made

The Jo Sharp Yoke Crop Top is a lightweight, short-length pullover sweater designed for a close-fitting silhouette. This garment features a distinctive raglan sleeve construction that tapers into a fitted yoke at the shoulders and neckline, creating elegant shaping through the upper bodice. The design is available in three sizes to fit bust measurements of 80cm (31½ inches), 90cm (35⅜ inches), and 100cm (39⅜ inches).

Knitting Techniques

The Yoke Crop Top employs several key construction techniques that make it both efficient and visually appealing:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the lower bodice upward, beginning with casting on stitches for the back and front pieces.
• Worked in the round: The initial bodice section is worked circularly using a 60cm circular needle, which creates seamless fabric and allows for quick, continuous knitting.
• Seamed construction: The raglan sleeves and yoke sections are worked in rows with strategic seaming, allowing for precise shaping and tailoring.
• Raglan sleeve shaping: The sleeves taper gradually toward the yoke through decreases worked on alternating rows, creating a smooth, fitted transition from sleeve to bodice.

Stitches Used

Stocking Stitch is the primary stitch pattern throughout the entire garment. When worked in rows (as on the back and front raglan sections), Stocking Stitch is created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. When worked in the round (as on the initial bodice), Stocking Stitch is achieved by knitting every round, which produces the characteristic smooth, V-patterned fabric. The pattern uses decreases at strategic points to shape the raglan sleeves, with one stitch decreased at each end of alternating rows until the desired yoke width is reached.

Materials

The Jo Sharp Yoke Crop Top is designed to be knitted with two strands of yarn held together throughout, creating a lightweight yet cohesive fabric. Two yarn options are provided:

• Jo Sharp Alpaca Kid Lustre in Poppy (869): Requires 3, 3, or 4 balls of 50g each, depending on size.
• Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair in Soul (641): Requires 4, 4, or 5 balls of 25g each, depending on size.

The pattern specifies 9.00mm circular needles (60cm long) for working the initial bodice in the round. The use of two strands knitted together with these larger needles creates the quick, lightweight fabric that characterizes this design.