Lana Grossa 08 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 08 Pullover in Pima Fine Hand Dyed

What is Being Made

This is a pullover sweater crafted from hand-dyed Pima cotton yarn. The design features a textured patterned fabric created through a repeating stitch motif, available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44. The pullover is constructed using a classic seamed, bottom-up knitting method, making it an ideal project for knitters seeking a structured garment with defined shaping.

Techniques Used

The Lana Grossa 08 Pullover employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its finished structure:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is knitted from the cast-on edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the piece as it progresses and adjust length as needed.
• Worked flat: The body and sleeves are knitted flat on straight needles, then seamed together at the sides and underarms, providing clean, professional-looking seams.
• Worked in the round: A circular needle is used for certain sections, enabling seamless knitting where appropriate.
• Raglan shaping: The armholes are shaped using full-fashion decreases that create a sloped, fitted silhouette from the underarm to the neckline.
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches are worked in garter stitch (knit on every row) to create neat, finished edges ideal for seaming.
• Full-fashion decreases: Decreases are positioned two stitches in from the edges, creating a decorative, symmetrical shaping line that is both functional and visually appealing.
• Sleeve cap shaping: Increases are strategically placed along the sleeve length to create proper sleeve cap fit and ease.

Stitches Used

The pullover utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined into a cohesive design:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary fabric stitch, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This produces a smooth, classic knit fabric with a V-shaped appearance on the front.
• Garter stitch: Used for selvage stitches (the first and last stitch of every row) and initial edge rows on the sleeves. Garter stitch is created by knitting every row and produces a textured, ridged fabric.
• Main patterned stitch: A repeating motif worked over a multiple of 4 stitches, repeated across the row according to a provided chart. The pattern is worked over 4 rows before repeating, creating visual texture and interest throughout the garment.
• Purl 2 together (p2tog): A left-leaning decrease used in the full-fashion shaping to reduce stitch count while maintaining a neat appearance.

Materials

The Lana Grossa 08 Pullover is designed to be worked with premium hand-dyed Pima cotton yarn and specific needle sizes:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Pima Fine hand-dyed in colorway Ranbir (color 703). This yarn is 100% Pima cotton with a yardage of 340 meters per 100 grams. Yardage requirements are 500 grams for sizes 36/38 and 40/42, and 600 grams for size 44.
• Needles: Size 3 mm and 4 mm straight needles for flat knitting sections. A size 3 mm circular needle measuring 40 cm long is also required for worked-in-the-round sections.

Pattern Structure and Construction Details

The pullover is constructed in separate pieces—back, front, and two sleeves—which are later seamed together. The back and front pieces begin with a cast-on of stitches and are worked upward in stockinette stitch with the main patterned motif. After reaching 28 centimeters from the cast-on edge, raglan armhole shaping begins with full-fashion decreases worked at regular intervals. These decreases continue for multiple rows, gradually reducing the stitch count until the piece reaches approximately 54 to 57 centimeters in length, at which point all remaining stitches are bound off.

The sleeves are cast on with 70 stitches and begin with three