Juniper Moon Farm Muscari Jumper Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Muscari - The English Garden Collection

What Is Being Made

The Muscari is a sheer top-down raglan jumper designed by Janine Le Cras. This lightweight sweater features elegant eyelet details and rolled edges, making it an ideal layering piece for cool summer evenings. The garment is available in seven sizes ranging from XS to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 32 inches to 52 inches and lengths from 22½ inches to 26 inches.

Knitting Techniques

This pattern employs multiple construction methods to achieve its refined silhouette and sheer aesthetic:

• Top-down construction: The sweater is worked from the neckline downward, allowing for easy fit adjustments and eliminating the need for seaming at the raglan armholes.
• Worked flat and in the round: The pattern begins with flat knitting for neck shaping, then transitions to working in the round once the body is established. This hybrid approach provides control during the critical shaping phase while maximizing efficiency in the body.
• Seamless raglan shaping: Raglan increases are strategically placed using yarn overs and stitch markers, creating both structural shaping and decorative eyelet details simultaneously.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The Muscari utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with decorative techniques:

• Stockinette stitch: The primary fabric structure, worked at a gauge of 22 stitches and 36 rows over 4 inches in the round.
• Yarn overs (YO): Used extensively in the raglan increase rows to create the eyelet details that contribute to the sheer quality of the finished garment.
• Knit into front and back (kfb): Employed for edge increases that maintain clean selvages during flat knitting sections.
• Slip slip knit (ssk): Used for decreases where necessary to maintain fabric balance.
• Rolled edges: Created through the natural curling properties of stockinette stitch worked in the round, which requires no additional finishing techniques.

Materials and Tools

The Muscari is knitted using Juniper Moon Farm Findley Dappled yarn in color #120 Parade. The pattern requires 2 to 3 balls of yarn depending on size selection. The sheer quality of this yarn is essential to the garment's intended aesthetic as a summer layering piece.

Needles and notions include a US 3 (3.25 mm) 24-inch circular needle for the main body work, US 3 (3.25 mm) double-point needles for smaller circumference sections, stitch markers for tracking raglan increases, a tapestry needle for finishing, and scrap yarn or a stitch holder for securing stitches during construction.