Lana Grossa 04 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Linarte Pullover – Design 04

What Is Being Made

The Linarte Pullover is a knitted sweater designed in two sizes (36–40 and 42/44) featuring a sophisticated lace pattern throughout the body. This seamed, bottom-up construction garment combines textured ribbing at the hem with an intricate charted lace pattern that extends through the body and sleeves, creating an elegant, refined finished piece suitable for intermediate to advanced knitters.

Construction Method and Techniques

This pullover is constructed using a bottom-up, worked-flat approach, meaning the back and front pieces are knitted separately on straight needles from the cast-on edge upward, then seamed together. The design incorporates multiple advanced knitting techniques:

• Lace patterning: Chart patterns A and B create openwork designs that add visual interest and drape to the garment
• Ribbed edging: A knit-one, purl-one (K1, P1) rib pattern at the lower edge provides elasticity and structure
• Half-brioche rib: A textured stitch variation worked over specific rows adds dimensional interest and recovery to the fabric
• Armhole shaping: Graduated bind-offs at the armhole edges (3 stitches, then 2 stitches, then 1 stitch) create a smooth, fitted sleeve cap
• V-neck shaping: The front features a V-neckline created through centered bind-offs and graduated decreases worked on right-side rows
• Shoulder shaping: Multiple bind-offs at shoulder edges ensure proper fit and garment structure
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches (knit on one side, slip purl-wise with yarn in front on the other) provide neat, finished edges for seaming

Stitches Used

The Linarte Pullover employs fundamental and intermediate knitting stitches executed with precision:

• Knit stitch (K): The primary stitch forming the base fabric
• Purl stitch (P): Used in ribbing patterns and chart instructions
• Knit two together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease used for V-neck shaping
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (SKP): A left-leaning decrease used for balanced V-neck decreases
• Slip purl-wise (sl pwise wyif): Used for selvage stitches to create clean edges
• Bind-off (BO): Executed at armholes, shoulders, and neckline for secure edge finishing
• Charted lace stitches: Chart patterns A and B contain specific stitch sequences that create the openwork lace design; Chart A spans 29 rows, while Chart B spans 98 rows

Materials and Tools

The Linarte Pullover is designed to showcase the unique properties of Lana Grossa Linarte yarn, a premium blend fiber. The yarn composition is 40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, and 10% polyamide, offering a luxurious drape and breathable quality ideal for lace patterns. This fiber blend creates a sophisticated sheen and fluid movement in the finished garment.

Yarn quantities required are 650 grams for the smaller size (36–40) and 700 grams for the larger size (42/44). The yarn is worked at a gauge of 125 meters per 50 grams. The pattern specifies Antique Red (color 93), a classic, versatile shade.

Needles required include size 4 mm straight needles for working the flat pieces and a size 4 mm circular needle, 60 centimeters long, which may be used for certain sections or as an alternative for managing stitches during construction. The circular needle's length accommodates the full width of the pullover body during knitting.

Pattern Structure and Measurements

The back piece begins with a cast-on of 122 stitches (130 for the larger size). Construction progresses through Chart A for 29 rows, creating approximately 4 centimeters of rib and half-brioche rib patterning. Chart B