Lana Grossa 21 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 21 Pullover in Cool Wool Big

What is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed from the Merino Edition collection by Lana Grossa. The garment features a comfortable, relaxed fit available in four size ranges: 36/38, 40/42, 44/46, and 48/50. The pullover is finished with a funnel neck and is constructed as a seamed, flat-worked design that combines stockinette stitch with seed stitch and reverse stockinette stitch for textural interest.

Techniques Used

This pullover employs seamed construction, meaning individual pieces are knitted separately and then sewn together during finishing. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, with the exception of the funnel neck, which is picked up and worked circularly. The design incorporates shaping techniques including strategic increases at sleeve edges to create a tapered sleeve cap. The pattern uses blocking as a finishing technique to set the measurements and ensure proper garment dimensions. Decreases are worked at shoulder lines during the neck construction using k2tog (knit two together) reductions to shape the funnel neck opening.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout most of the garment, created by knitting on the right side and purling on the wrong side to produce a smooth, classic fabric
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st): Used on the right sleeve as a textural variation, created by purling on the right side and knitting on the wrong side, producing a bumpy surface
• Seed Stitch: A textured stitch used at the cast-on edge of the sleeves, created by alternating knit and purl stitches within rows and reversing them on subsequent rows to create a bumpy, dimensional texture
• Selvage Stitches: Edge stitches worked at the beginning and end of rows to create clean, finished edges for seaming

Materials and Gauge

The pullover is knitted using Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big yarn, a 100% pure wool yarn with a yardage of 120 meters per 50-gram ball. Yarn quantities required are 450 grams for size 36/38, increasing to 500 grams for size 40/42, 550 grams for size 44/46, and 600 grams for size 48/50. The recommended needles are size 6 mm straight needles for the main body and sleeves, with a size 6 mm circular needle measuring 40 centimeters for working the funnel neck in the round. The gauge is 18 stitches and 27 rows over a 10 by 10 centimeter swatch worked in stockinette stitch and reverse stockinette stitch on size 6 mm needles. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for proper fit and finished garment measurements. The yarn color specified in the pattern is Wine (color 960), a deep, rich hue suitable for a classic pullover design.