Lana Grossa Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Pullover in Landlust Merino

What is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed by Lana Grossa, featured as Design 04 from Filati Classici 17. The garment is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40, and 42, offering a versatile fit for various body measurements. The pullover is constructed as a traditional crew-neck sweater with set-in sleeves and a structured silhouette.

Knitting Techniques

The Landlust Merino pullover is created using several fundamental knitting techniques that build a professional-quality garment:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The sweater is worked from the bottom upward, beginning with the ribbed cuffs and hem edges, then progressing to the body and armholes before finishing with the neckline and shoulder shaping.
• Worked Flat: All pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for easier cable pattern work and precise shaping.
• Seamed Assembly: Individual pieces (front, back, and sleeves) are knitted separately and then seamed together using mattress stitch or similar techniques to create the finished garment.
• Cable Patterning: The design features decorative cable stitches that add visual interest and texture to the pullover. Cables are worked using a cable needle to create twisted, rope-like patterns.
• Full-Fashion Shaping: Sleeve increases are worked using full-fashion increases (M1R and M1L), positioned three stitches in from each edge to create a refined, tailored appearance rather than edge increases.

Stitches Used

The pullover incorporates several essential knitting stitches to create its structure and visual design:

• Ribbed Pattern (Rib Patt): A 2x2 rib pattern (P2, K2) is used for the cuffs, hem, and neckline ribbing. This elastic ribbing provides stretch and helps the garment conform to the body at edges.
• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary fabric stitch throughout most of the sweater body and sleeves, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This creates a smooth, classic knit fabric.
• Cable Pattern: A multi-row cable pattern with a 20-stitch repeat plus 14 additional stitches is worked according to a provided chart. The pattern repeats rows 1 through 12 and is positioned centrally on the front and back pieces. Cables are crossed using a cable needle to create the characteristic twisted texture.
• Selvage Stitches: Single selvage stitches are maintained at each edge of flat-worked pieces to create clean, finished edges for seaming.

Materials and Tools

The Landlust Merino pullover is crafted from premium yarn and requires specific needles for successful construction:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Landlust Merino 180, which is 100% superwash Merino wool with a yardage of 180 meters per 50-gram ball. The yarn is worked in the Linen colorway (color 13). Total yardage required is 500 grams for size 36/38, 550 grams for size 40, and 600 grams for size 42.
• Needles: Size 4.5 mm straight needles are used for the ribbed sections and initial cast-on. Size 5 mm straight needles are used for the main body and cable pattern work. A 40-centimeter circular needle in size 4.5 mm is required for working the neckline ribbing.
• Additional Tools: A cable needle is essential for crossing stitches to create the cable pattern details.

Construction Details

The pullover follows a structured construction sequence. The back and front pieces begin with a 4-centimeter ribbed cuff worked on size 4.5 mm needles, then transition to size 5 mm needles for the main body. The cable pattern is positioned centrally, with stockinette stitch worked on either side. Sleeves are cast on with 54, 58, or 62 stitches depending on size, also beginning with 4 centimeters of ribbing before transitioning to the cable and stockinette pattern. Armhole shaping occurs when the front and back pieces reach specific measurements, with bind-offs creating the arm