Lana Grossa 01 Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 01 Top in Ecopuno

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 01 Top in Ecopuno is a knitted sweater design available in two sizes: 34/36 and 38/40. This garment features a structured silhouette with fitted armholes and a shaped front panel, making it suitable as a versatile layering piece or standalone top for warm-weather wear.

Craft and Techniques

This project is created using the knitting craft. The garment is worked flat on straight needles, meaning pieces are knitted in separate flat sections rather than in the round. The construction method is bottom-up, beginning with cast-on stitches at the lower edge and working upward toward the shoulders. All pieces are seamed together during finishing, creating clean, structured seams along the sides and other joining points.

The pattern employs several advanced shaping techniques to create a fitted silhouette. Full-fashion double decreases are used for armhole shaping, creating decorative decreases that sit one stitch in from the edge for a professional appearance. Slip stitch selvage is worked on every row—knitting the first stitch and slipping the last stitch purlwise with yarn in front—to create neat, finished edges that are easier to seam. Double-edge decreasing is used at the center front to shape the neckline, with decreases worked every alternate right-side row for a gradual, symmetrical taper.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitch pattern used throughout this design is half-brioche rib, worked according to a provided chart. The half-brioche rib creates a textured, elastic fabric with excellent recovery and visual interest. This stitch pattern is constructed by combining knit stitches with yarn overs, where one stitch and one yarn over are treated as a single stitch unit. The chart indicates right-side rows on the right edge and wrong-side rows on the left edge, beginning with a wrong-side row. Knitters work rows 1 through 4 once, then repeat rows 3 and 4 throughout the pattern repeat.

The pattern repeat is worked between marked arrows on the chart, with 2 stitches worked between arrows for each repetition, and additional stitches worked to end of chart as indicated. This structured approach allows the half-brioche rib pattern to align properly across the width of the garment.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa 01 Top in Ecopuno is knitted with Lana Grossa Ecopuno yarn, a blend of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca. This fiber composition creates a breathable, temperature-regulating fabric ideal for transitional seasons. The yarn is available in the colorway Ecru (color 46).

Yardage and weight requirements vary by size. The smaller size (34/36) requires 100 grams of yarn, while the larger size (38/40) requires 150 grams. The yarn has a yardage of 215 meters per 50-gram ball, providing ample yardage for either size.

The project is worked on size 3 mm knitting needles, which create a fabric with appropriate density and drape when paired with the Ecopuno yarn. Needles of this size allow the half-brioche rib pattern to develop clearly while maintaining the elasticity characteristic of this stitch.

Construction Details

The back piece is cast on with 99 stitches for the smaller size or 107 stitches for the larger size using 3 mm needles. The back is worked flat in the half-brioche rib pattern for 71 rows, measuring 13.5 centimeters from the cast-on edge before binding off all stitches.

The front piece begins the same as the back but incorporates shaping. After working the chart for 55 rows (measuring 10.5 centimeters from cast-on), the front increases by 1 stitch at each end of the next 8 right-side rows, bringing the stitch count to 115 stitches for the smaller size or 123 stitches for the larger size. These increased stitches are incorporated into the half-brioche rib pattern.

Armhole shaping is accomplished by binding off 1 stitch at the beginning of the next 8 rows, reducing the stitch count to 107 stitches (smaller size) or 115 stitches (larger size). The work is then divided at the center for separate front panels