Lana Grossa Slipover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Slipover in Sara

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Slipover in Sara is a sleeveless knitted garment available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46. This design features a center front slit and is constructed as a classic pullover-style slipover with shaped armholes and tailored shoulders. The garment combines decorative cable patterning with reverse stockinette stitch sections, creating visual interest across the front and back panels.

Construction Techniques

This slipover is worked flat on straight needles and assembled using the seamed method, meaning individual pieces are knitted separately and then sewn together. The garment is constructed using the bottom-up approach, beginning with cast-on stitches at the lower edge and working upward toward the shoulders and neckline. The front is worked in two separate halves to accommodate the center slit design, allowing for a sophisticated split opening down the front of the piece.

Armhole shaping is achieved through full-fashion decreasing, a technique that creates clean, decorative decrease lines at the armhole edges by working decreases one stitch in from the selvage. Shoulder shaping uses a stepped bind-off method, gradually reducing stitches in stages to create a smooth, fitted shoulder line. A ribbed neckline finish is incorporated at the top, with the pattern transitioning to k1/p1 rib over the center stitches once shoulder shaping begins.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The slipover features several key stitch techniques:

• Cable stitches: Decorative cable patterns are worked from charts (Chart A and Chart B) positioned on the outer edges of the front halves. These cables add textural interest and a traditional knitted aesthetic to the design.
• Reverse stockinette stitch: Used for the main body sections between the cable panels. This stitch is worked by purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows, creating a subtle textured background.
• Garter stitch: Employed for stability and structure in specific areas, created by knitting every row regardless of side.
• Half-brioche rib: Referenced in the pattern notes, this specialized rib technique adds elasticity and visual texture.
• K1/p1 rib: A classic alternating knit and purl rib used for the neckline finish, providing stretch and a professional edge.

Selvage stitches frame each piece, with the first stitch slipped knitwise and the last stitch knitted on every row to create neat, finished edges suitable for seaming.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa Slipover in Sara is designed to be knitted with Lana Grossa Sara yarn, a premium blend composed of 65% cotton, 30% baby alpaca, and 5% Merino wool. This fiber composition creates a lightweight, breathable fabric with excellent drape and subtle sheen, making it ideal for a sleeveless summer or transitional-season garment. Yarn yardage requirements are 350 grams (approximately 437 meters) for size 36/38, 400 grams (approximately 500 meters) for size 40/42, and 450 grams (approximately 562 meters) for size 44/46, based on the yarn's standard yardage of 125 meters per 50-gram ball.

The pattern specifies size 5 mm and 5.5 mm needles for construction, allowing knitters to choose needle size based on personal gauge and desired fabric density. A cable needle is required for working the cable stitch patterns. The garment is worked to precise measurements, with the back piece measuring 46 centimeters (size 36/38), 45 centimeters (size 40/42), or 44 centimeters (size 44/46) in length before armhole shaping, and armhole depths of 19, 20, or 21 centimeters respectively depending on size.