Lana Grossa Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Pullover in Cool Wool Mélange

What is Being Made

This is a seamless, top-down pullover sweater from the Merino Edition collection by Lana Grossa. The design features a sophisticated construction that begins at the yoke and is worked downward in the round, creating a garment with minimal seaming. The pullover is available in four size ranges: 36/38, 40/42, 44/46, and 48/50, making it suitable for a variety of body types.

Techniques Used

This pullover employs several advanced knitting techniques that create visual interest and structural integrity:

• Top-down construction: The sweater is worked from the yoke downward, allowing for easy fitting adjustments and seamless integration of sleeve and body sections.
• Worked in the round: Using circular needles (both 40 cm and 80 cm lengths), the entire garment is knitted in continuous rounds, eliminating the need for seaming the body and sleeves.
• Lace patterning: A charted lace pattern is worked across the yoke section, featuring yarn overs and decreases that create an elegant, openwork design. The pattern is read from right to left on all rounds, with knit stitches filling rounds not shown on the chart.
• Seamless sleeve integration: Sleeves are picked up from the underarm after the body and sleeves are divided, ensuring a smooth transition and eliminating bulky seams.
• Graduated decreasing: The sleeve cap is shaped through strategic decreases worked at regular intervals (every 6th, 8th, or 10th round depending on size), creating a well-fitted sleeve that tapers smoothly to the cuff.

Stitches Used

The pullover utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined to create texture and structure:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary stitch throughout the body and sleeves, created by knitting every round. This smooth, classic stitch provides a clean canvas for the lace yoke pattern.
• Knit stitches: Used consistently for the main fabric and as the base for the lace pattern.
• Yarn overs (yos): Integral to the lace pattern on the yoke, these create the characteristic openwork holes that define the design.
• Decreases: Both knit two together (k2tog) and slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skp) are used to shape the lace pattern and reduce stitches for the sleeve cap.
• Purl stitches: Two purl rounds worked at the hem create a subtle textural transition before binding off.

Materials and Tools

The pullover is constructed using high-quality materials specified for durability and comfort:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Cool Wool Mélange in Grey/Green (color 132). This yarn is composed of 100% pure wool and provides excellent stitch definition for both the lace pattern and stockinette sections. Yardage requirements range from 400 grams (approximately 640 meters) for size 36/38 to 550 grams (approximately 880 meters) for size 48/50, with each 50-gram ball containing 160 meters.
• Needles: Size 3.5 mm circular needles in two lengths—a 40 cm needle for working the yoke and sleeves, and an 80 cm needle for working the larger body circumference. These needle sizes are matched to the yarn to achieve the specified gauge.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 24 stitches and 34 rounds over 10 x 10 centimeters in stockinette stitch. This gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements. The yoke pattern is worked first, followed by division into body and sleeves. The body is worked to varying lengths depending on size (32 to 35 centimeters from the final yoke pattern round), and sleeves are shaped with decreases worked at intervals that vary by size to achieve a proper fit.