Lana Grossa Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Pullover in Linea Pura Mare

What is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed by Lana Grossa using their Linea Pura Mare yarn. The pullover features a structured silhouette with set-in armholes and a crew neckline. It is available in three size ranges: 36–40, 42–46, and 48/50, making it suitable for various body measurements. The design emphasizes a refined, sophisticated aesthetic appropriate for everyday wear.

Techniques Used

The Lana Grossa Pullover in Linea Pura Mare is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the hem upward, allowing for easy fitting adjustments during the knitting process.
• Worked flat: The body and sleeves are primarily worked flat on straight needles, creating individual pieces that are later assembled.
• Seamed assembly: Once all pieces are complete, they are sewn together using mattress stitch or similar seaming techniques to create a finished garment with visible seams.
• Worked in the round: The neckband is worked in the round using a circular needle, creating a seamless finish at the neck opening.
• Full-fashion shaping: The armholes and neckline feature full-fashion decreases (double decreases worked 2 stitches in from the edge), creating a professional, tailored appearance with decorative decrease lines that frame the garment.

Stitches Used

The pullover incorporates two primary stitch patterns:

• Ribbed knit: A classic 1x1 rib pattern (knit one, purl one) is used for the neckband, creating an elastic, fitted finish that sits comfortably against the neck.
• Half-brioche rib: This textured stitch pattern is the main fabric for the body and sleeves. Half-brioche rib combines elements of traditional brioche knitting with standard ribbing, creating a fabric with vertical texture and subtle three-dimensional detail. The pattern is worked according to a chart that must be repeated throughout the piece, with specific instructions for right-side and wrong-side rows. The chart begins with a wrong-side row and requires working rows 1–3 once, then repeating rows 2 and 3 continuously.

Materials and Specifications

The Lana Grossa Pullover in Linea Pura Mare requires the following materials:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Mare, a blend of 46% linen, 33% silk, and 21% cotton. This fiber composition creates a fabric with excellent breathability, natural sheen, and durability. The yarn is available in multiple colorways including Grey Brown, Grey Purple, Peach, Rust, and Burgundy (color 14). Each skein contains 330 meters and weighs 100 grams. Yardage requirements vary by size: 500 grams (approximately 1,650 meters) for sizes 36–40 and 42–46, and 600 grams (approximately 1,980 meters) for size 48/50.
• Needles: Size 3.5 mm straight needles are used for the main body and sleeves. A size 3 mm circular needle measuring 50 centimeters in length is used for the neckband ribbing, creating a slightly tighter gauge at the neck opening for a secure fit.

Construction Details

The back and front pieces are worked separately from the cast-on edge upward. The armholes are shaped using full-fashion double decreases (decrease A and decrease B), with decreases worked 5 stitches in from the beginning of right-side rows and 8 stitches from the end of right-side rows to create balanced, visible decrease lines. The neckline is shaped by binding off center stitches and working each shoulder separately, with additional decreases worked at the neck edge every alternate right-side row. The sleeves are cast on with 77, 81, or 85 stitches depending on size, and are worked in the half-brioche rib pattern. Sleeve shaping includes both increases and decreases to create the proper sleeve cap fit. All pieces are then seamed together, and the neckband is picked up and worked in the round using the 1x1 rib pattern for a finished, professional appearance.