Juniper Moon Farm Maeby Jumper Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Maeby Stranded Pullover

What is Being Made

The Maeby is a stranded pullover sweater designed by Pamela Wynne Herriots. This seamless, bottom-up knit features a classic pullover construction with a crew neckline. The sweater is available in five sizes ranging from XS to XL, with finished bust measurements of 30 inches (76 cm) through 54 inches (137 cm), making it suitable for a wide range of body types.

Knitting Techniques Used

This design employs several key knitting techniques that create both visual interest and structural integrity:

• Seamless Construction: The Maeby is worked seamlessly in the round from the bottom up, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, professional finish.
• Stranded Colorwork: The sweater features stranded knitting, a traditional colorwork technique where two colors of yarn are carried across the fabric to create patterned designs. This method is worked in the round to maintain consistency and ease of execution.
• Worked in the Round: By using circular needles and double-pointed needles, the entire garment is constructed circularly, which allows for seamless integration of colorwork patterns and eliminates side seams.
• Bottom-Up Construction: The sweater is knitted from the lower edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the garment and adjust length as needed before completing the neckline.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Maeby features a Damask pattern worked in stranded colorwork. This pattern is the primary decorative element of the sweater, created by carrying two colors of yarn throughout the knitting process. The pattern is worked in the round using stockinette stitch as the base, with the two colors creating the damask motif across the body and sleeves.

Additional stitch techniques include:

• I-Cord: Used for finishing details, this technique creates a small, tubular cord by working stitches on double-pointed needles without turning the work, instead sliding stitches back to the beginning of the needle and pulling the working yarn snugly behind the stitches before knitting again.
• Provisional Cast-On: This technique uses waste yarn to create a temporary cast-on edge that can be unraveled later, allowing stitches to be picked up for finishing the neckline or other edges without visible seams.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Maeby pattern calls for Juniper Moon Farm Herriot yarn in two colorways. The main color (MC) is color #05 Ghost Fern, while the contrasting color (CC) is color #02 Heartwood. Yardage requirements vary by size, with the smallest size (XS) requiring 3 hanks of each color, while the largest size (XL) requires 5 hanks of each color.

Needle requirements include:

• US size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles in both 24-inch (60 cm) and 32-inch (80 cm) lengths, plus a set of 4 or 5 double-pointed needles for the main knitting
• US size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles in the same lengths and double-pointed needles for ribbing and finishing, one size smaller than the main needles
• Additional notions include waste yarn for the provisional cast-on, stitch markers for pattern tracking, and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 24 stitches and 30 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) when working the Damask pattern in the round using the larger needle size. Knitters should adjust needle sizes as needed to obtain this gauge, as achieving proper gauge is essential for the sweater to fit correctly across all five size options.