Lana Grossa Shirt Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Shirt in Ecopuno

What Is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Shirt in Ecopuno is a knitted garment designed as a classic pullover sweater shirt. This pattern is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44, making it suitable for a range of body measurements. The finished garment features a sophisticated construction with distinct front, back, and sleeve components that are worked separately and then seamed together for a refined, tailored appearance.

Techniques Used

This design employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques that create visual interest and structure:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the cast-on edge upward, allowing knitters to try on and adjust length as they progress.
• Worked flat: The back, front, and sleeves are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in continuous rounds, making this an ideal project for those who prefer traditional flat knitting methods.
• Seamed assembly: After individual pieces are completed, they are sewn together using mattress stitch or similar seaming techniques to create clean, professional-looking seams.
• Lace patterning: The design incorporates lace motifs that add delicate texture and visual appeal to the finished shirt.
• Full-fashion shaping: Increases and decreases are worked at selvage edges to create smooth, shaped armholes and sleeve caps that follow the contours of the body.

Stitches Used

The pattern combines fundamental stitches with decorative stitch patterns:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): Knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows, creating the smooth, classic fabric that forms the main body sections of the garment.
• Ribbed knit-purl pattern (K1, P1 rib): Used for cuff and waistband sections to create elasticity and a fitted edge that hugs the wrist and body.
• Chart pattern 1: A lace pattern with a multiple of 7 stitches plus 4 edge stitches, repeated across rows to create textured lace sections.
• Chart pattern 2: A lace pattern with a multiple of 10 stitches, worked over 10 rows and repeated to add additional decorative detail.
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches maintained on both sides of the work to create neat, finished edges that are easier to seam.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa Shirt in Ecopuno is designed to be worked in Lana Grossa Ecopuno yarn, a high-quality blend consisting of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca. This fiber composition creates a garment that is breathable, soft, and suitable for transitional seasons. The yarn is worked at a gauge of 215 meters per 50 grams.

Yardage requirements vary by size: 250 grams (approximately 1,075 meters) for size 36/38, and 300 grams (approximately 1,290 meters) for sizes 40/42 and 44. The pattern is worked in the Peach colorway (color 7).

Needles required include size 3 mm and 3.5 mm straight needles for the flat-worked sections, as well as a 40 cm size 3 mm circular needle for any ribbed sections that may be worked in the round. The needle size progression allows for gauge adjustments between the ribbed and stockinette sections of the garment.

Pattern Structure and Shaping

The back piece is cast on and worked upward in stockinette stitch with lace pattern sections until the armhole markers are placed at 24 cm from the cast-on edge. Shoulder shaping is accomplished through strategic bind-offs at each shoulder edge, with the number of stitches bound off varying by size to create proper slope and fit. The front follows the same construction as the back until the neckline shaping begins, which involves binding off the center stitches and then decreasing gradually at each neck edge to create a comfortable, flattering neckline opening. The sleeves are cast on with a ribbed cuff, then increased using full-fashion increases to accommodate the upper arm width while maintaining neat selvage edges throughout.