Lana Grossa Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Pullover in Cool Wool Hand-Dyed

What is Being Made

This is a seamless pullover sweater designed in a contemporary style using hand-dyed yarn. The garment is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44, accommodating a range of body measurements. The pullover features a striking color-blocked stripe pattern created through the combination of two distinct hand-dyed colorways throughout the construction.

Construction Method and Techniques

The Lana Grossa Pullover is constructed using top-down seamless construction, a modern knitting technique that eliminates the need for seaming. The entire garment is worked in the round using circular needles, which creates a continuous fabric without interruption and ensures a polished, professional finish.

The sweater begins at the neckline and progresses downward, with increases strategically placed to shape the yoke and create proper fit across the shoulders and chest. The stripe pattern is integrated throughout the design, alternating between two colorways to create visual interest and depth. Multiple stripe patterns are employed at different sections of the garment, varying the frequency and sequence of color changes to achieve a sophisticated, hand-crafted aesthetic.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch used in this pullover is stockinette stitch in the round, abbreviated as St st in rnds, which is created by knitting every round. This fundamental stitch produces a smooth, classic fabric with a V-shaped texture on the right side. Increases are worked using M1R (make one right) techniques, which are invisible or nearly invisible increases that blend seamlessly into the stockinette fabric. These increases are placed strategically in the yoke section to accommodate the width needed for the shoulders and bust.

Stripe Patterns

The design features multiple stripe pattern sequences:

• Stripe Pattern 1: A 17-round sequence consisting of 3 rounds in color 103, 4 rounds in color 105, 3 rounds in color 103, 3 rounds in color 105, 2 rounds in color 103, and 2 rounds in color 105
• Stripe Pattern 2: An 18-round sequence with alternating single rounds of colors 103 and 105 repeated twice, followed by 1 round of color 103, 3 rounds of color 105, 2 rounds of color 103, and 8 rounds of color 105
• Stripe Pattern 3: A variation used in the upper body section

These varied stripe sequences create visual rhythm and prevent the stripe pattern from becoming monotonous, adding sophisticated color blocking to the finished garment.

Materials and Tools

The pullover is constructed from Lana Grossa Cool Wool hand-dyed yarn, which is composed of 100% pure wool with a yardage of 320 meters per 100 grams. Two colorways are used: color 103 (Off White/Neon Yellow/Pink/Turquoise/Olive) and color 105 (Medium Grey/Dark Grey/Blush/Pink/Turquoise/Orange). Yardage requirements vary by size, with the smallest size requiring 300 grams of color 103 and 200 grams of color 105, increasing to 400 grams and 500 grams respectively for larger sizes.

The needle requirements include size 3 mm circular needle measuring 40 cm long for the ribbed neckline and cuff sections, and size 3.5 mm circular needles in lengths of 40 cm, 60 cm, and 80 cm for working the body and yoke in the round. Additionally, one set of size 3.5 mm double-pointed needles (dpns) is needed for working the sleeves, and 4 stitch markers are required to track pattern repeats and construction sections.

Garment Construction Details

The sweater is shaped through strategic increases worked in the yoke section. For the smallest size (36/38), 87 stitches are increased across multiple rounds to reach a total of 399 stitches before the body and sleeves are divided. The garment is then separated into front, back, and sleeve sections, with stitches placed on holders for the sleeves while the body continues to be worked in the round. Underarm stitches are cast on to create the necessary width at the armholes, resulting in 224 stitches for the body in the smallest size.