Lana Grossa Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Top in Allora

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Top in Allora is a fitted knitted top designed for sizes 34–38 and 40/42. This garment features a classic pullover construction with a V-neckline on the front and a crew neckline on the back, making it suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece. The top is worked in a combination of structured stitch patterns that create visual interest and texture.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pattern employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques to achieve its finished design:

• Bottom-up construction: The top is knitted from the lower edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length during the knitting process.
• Worked flat: The body pieces are worked flat on straight needles, creating seamed garment sections rather than seamless in-the-round knitting.
• Worked in the round: The neckband is worked in the round using a circular needle for a finished, professional edge.
• Seamed construction: Shoulder and side seams are sewn together after individual pieces are completed, providing structure and shaping.
• Armhole shaping: Graduated bind-offs at the armhole create a fitted sleeve opening through strategic decreases worked over multiple rows.
• V-neck shaping: The front features a centered V-neckline created by dividing the work at the center and binding off stitches progressively at each neck edge.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Lana Grossa Top in Allora showcases decorative stitch work through the following elements:

• Lace pattern: An openwork lace design is incorporated throughout the body, worked according to a provided chart. The lace pattern includes yarn overs that create decorative holes and an airy aesthetic.
• Cable pattern: Cables are integrated into the design, adding textural depth and visual complexity to the garment.
• Rib pattern: A knit-one-through-the-back-loop, purl-one ribbing pattern is used, worked on right-side rows as k1tbl, p1, with stitches worked as they appear on wrong-side rows. This ribbing provides elasticity and a refined finish.
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches are slipped knitwise on the first stitch of every row and knitted on the last stitch, creating neat side edges for seaming.
• Yarn overs: These decorative increases are used throughout the lace pattern and are purled on wrong-side rows to maintain pattern integrity.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa Top in Allora is constructed using premium yarn and appropriately sized needles:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Allora in Turquoise (color 5). This yarn is a luxury blend composed of 76% cotton, 14% superfine Merino wool, and 10% baby alpaca, offering breathability, softness, and durability. The yarn provides 300 meters per 50-gram ball, with yardage requirements of 150 grams (approximately 900 meters) for the smaller size and 200 grams (approximately 1,200 meters) for the larger size.
• Needles: Size 3 mm and 3.5 mm straight needles are used for the main fabric. A size 3 mm circular needle measuring 60 centimeters in length is used for the neckband, allowing for comfortable in-the-round knitting of the finished edge.

Pattern Complexity and Finishing

The pattern includes charted lace and cable instructions that require reading and following stitch-by-stitch guidance. The design specifies exact row counts for armhole shaping (50–54 rows from the beginning of armhole shaping) and precise stitch decreases for both armhole and neckline shaping. Finishing involves blocking the pieces to measurements for a professional appearance, then seaming the shoulder and side seams. The neckband is picked up and worked in ribbing to create a polished, finished edge that complements the lace and cable details of the body.