Lana Grossa 15 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 15 Pullover in Linea Pura Organico

What is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed by Lana Grossa, featured in their Filati Classici 18 edition. The garment is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40, and 42/44. The pullover is constructed as a crew-neck sweater with set-in sleeves and a structured silhouette, made from organic cotton yarn in a turquoise colorway.

Construction Method and Techniques

The Lana Grossa 15 Pullover is worked using the bottom-up seamed method, meaning the front and back pieces are knitted flat from the cast-on edge upward, then assembled together. The garment pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for precise shaping and patterning control.

The design employs full-fashion increases for professional shaping along the sides and sleeves. These increases are worked one stitch in from the selvage edges, creating a decorative stepped edge that is both functional and visually refined. The sweater features two-stitch selvage edges on all pieces, which provide clean, finished edges ideal for seaming and contribute to the garment's polished appearance.

Shoulder and sleeve cap shaping is accomplished through strategic bind-offs worked in graduated increments, creating smooth armhole curves. The neckline is shaped by binding off center stitches and then working each shoulder side separately, allowing for precise neck opening dimensions.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch structure, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, providing a smooth, classic fabric surface
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st): Used as a textural element, created by purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows, producing a bumpy, dimensional surface
• Charted Pattern Stitch: A repeating motif worked over a multiple of 3 stitches, repeated across rows 1–10 of the pattern chart, creating an all-over textural or colorwork design
• Two-Stitch Selvage: Edge stitches worked using slip stitches (sl 1 pwise wyib on RS rows, sl 1 pwise wyif on WS rows) combined with knit stitches, creating neat, finished edges
• Make One Right (M1R) and Make One Left (M1L): Increase techniques used in full-fashion shaping to add stitches invisibly within the fabric

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The pullover requires 600 to 700 grams of yarn depending on size, using Lana Grossa Organico, which is 100% organic cotton. This yarn has a yardage of 90 meters per 50 grams, making it a medium-weight cotton suitable for warm-weather garments. The specified colorway is Turquoise (color 115).

The pattern calls for size 5 mm straight needles for the main fabric and a size 4.5 mm circular needle, likely for finishing details such as ribbing or neckline edging. The circular needle may also be used for holding stitches during construction.

Garment Specifications

The front and back pieces are worked to specific measurements before shaping begins. The front piece is worked to approximately 51.5 to 53.5 centimeters from the cast-on edge before neck shaping commences. The back piece is shaped with shoulder and overarm increases worked over multiple rows, with the piece measuring 18 centimeters from the beginning of shoulder shaping to the completion of neck shaping.

Neckline shaping involves binding off a center of 25 stitches on the front and 31 stitches on the back, with additional bind-offs at the neck edges to create a finished crew neck. The construction method ensures that all seams are worked after the pieces are complete, allowing for professional finishing and precise fit adjustments.