Juniper Moon Farm Pravda Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Pravda Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Pravda Pullover is a seamless, top-down knitted sweater designed by Pamela Wynne for Juniper Moon Farm's October Collection. This pullover features stranded colorwork patterning and is available in eight sizes ranging from XXS to 3X, with finished bust measurements from 32 inches (81.5 cm) to 53¾ inches (136.5 cm) and a consistent length of 23½ inches (59.5 cm). The garment is worked in the round from the neckline downward, creating a unified construction without seams.

Techniques Used

The Pravda Pullover employs several advanced knitting techniques to achieve its finished design. The primary construction method is seamless, top-down knitting, which allows the crafter to work from the neck opening downward in continuous rounds. This approach provides excellent fit customization and eliminates the need for seaming. The sweater incorporates stranded colorwork, a technique in which multiple yarn colors are carried across the wrong side of the work to create intricate Fair Isle-style patterns. The pattern specifies color dominance rules for stranded work, requiring that lower-numbered colors be carried beneath higher-numbered ones (CC1 beneath MC; CC2 beneath CC1 or MC) to maintain consistent tension and appearance.

The sweater is worked in the round using circular needles and double-pointed needles, which creates seamless fabric and allows for continuous pattern work without turning rows. Construction begins with a German Twisted cast-on at the body, with sleeves and body joined together for unified working. Shaping is accomplished through strategic decreases, including the ssk (slip, slip, knit) decrease technique, which creates a left-leaning decrease ideal for balanced shaping in stranded colorwork.

Stitches Used

The Pravda Pullover is primarily constructed in Stockinette stitch, which creates the smooth, flat fabric characteristic of classic pullover sweaters. Stockinette stitch is worked by knitting all stitches on right-side rounds and purling all stitches on wrong-side rows (or knitting continuously when working in the round). The pattern incorporates ssk decreases for shaping, which involves slipping two stitches knitwise, then inserting the left needle through both stitches and knitting them together to create a single left-leaning decreased stitch. Additional stitch techniques include standard knit and slip stitches for pattern work and construction.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Pravda Pullover is designed to be worked with Juniper Moon Farm Herriot Great yarn in three coordinating colors. The main color (MC) requires 6 to 10 hanks depending on size, worked in color #110 Emerald. Contrast color 1 (CC1) uses 1 to 2 hanks in color #102 Oyster Mushroom, and contrast color 2 (CC2) requires 1 hank in color #111 Orange Blossom. These colors work together in the stranded colorwork sections to create visual interest and pattern definition.

The pattern calls for multiple needle sizes to achieve proper gauge and construction. US 8 (5 mm) circular needles in both 24-inch (60 cm) and 16-inch (40 cm) lengths, along with a set of double-pointed needles in the same size, serve as the main needles for body and sleeve construction. US 7 (4.5 mm) needles in 24-inch and 16-inch circular formats plus double-pointed needles are used for ribbed sections, being one size smaller than the main needles. A US 6 (4 mm) 16-inch circular needle or set of five double-pointed needles is used specifically for the neckband. The pattern specifies a gauge of 18 stitches and 22 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch using the larger needles after blocking, which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.