Lana Grossa 26 Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 26 Top in Ecopuno

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 26 Top is a knitted pullover sweater designed from Filati Handstrick 71. This garment features a classic fitted silhouette with set-in sleeves and a V-neckline, available in two sizes: 36/38 and 40/42. The top is constructed using a structured knit pattern that creates visual interest while maintaining a refined, wearable design suitable for everyday wear.

Construction Techniques

This top is worked using bottom-up construction, meaning the garment is knitted starting from the lower edge and progressing upward. The pieces are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for precise shaping and pattern control. The finished pieces are then seamed together to create the final garment. This traditional approach provides excellent stitch definition and makes it easier to achieve accurate fit through strategic increases and decreases.

The design incorporates slip stitch selvage techniques along the edges, which creates neat, finished edges that are ideal for seaming. Two selvage variations are used throughout the pattern: a slip garter selvage and a slip stitch selvage, both of which contribute to professional-looking seams and edge finishing.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitch pattern used in this top is slipped rib, worked according to a provided chart (Chart A). This textured pattern combines knit and purl stitches with strategic yarn-over slips to create visual depth and elasticity. The slipped rib pattern is repeated throughout the body and sleeves, creating a cohesive, structured appearance.

Full-fashion shaping is employed for the V-neckline, following Chart B instructions. This technique involves strategic decreases that are worked one or two stitches in from the edge, creating a refined, tailored appearance at the neckline. The V-neck shaping is worked simultaneously with sleeve cap shaping, requiring careful attention to multiple shaping sequences on the front pieces.

Additional stitch techniques include standard cast-on and bind-off methods, with increases worked at the sleeve cap by casting on new stitches at the beginning of rows, and decreases worked at the shoulder and armhole areas for proper garment shaping.

Materials and Tools

This pattern calls for Lana Grossa Ecopuno yarn in the colorway Red/Brown (color 25). The yardage requirements are 250 grams for size 36/38 and 300 grams for size 40/42, with the yarn offering 215 meters per 50-gram ball. Ecopuno is a blend of 72% cotton, 17% pure wool, and 11% alpaca, creating a yarn that combines the breathability and comfort of cotton with the elasticity and warmth of wool and alpaca.

Needles and tools required include size 4.5 mm needles for the main body of the garment and size 3.5 mm crochet hook for finishing details. The slightly smaller crochet hook is typically used for neckband finishing or edge treatments that require a more refined appearance than the main body knitting.

Pattern Features and Sizing

• Two finished sizes: 36/38 and 40/42
• Back piece measures approximately 40 cm from cast-on to armhole shaping
• Sleeve length measures 19.5 cm for size 36/38 and 20.5 cm for size 40/42
• V-neckline with 10 stitches remaining at the deepest point before neckband
• Neckband worked for 11 cm in slipped rib pattern
• Structured shoulder and armhole shaping for a fitted silhouette

This downloadable PDF pattern provides comprehensive instructions for creating a sophisticated, well-constructed knitted top suitable for knitters with intermediate to advanced skills who are comfortable with charted stitch patterns and simultaneous shaping techniques.