Lana Grossa 40 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 40 Pullover in Diversa

What is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed in three sizes (36/38, 40/42, and 44/46). The garment features a striped color-block design combining Rosewood and Light Grey sections, creating a modern aesthetic with horizontal color blocking across the body and sleeves.

Techniques Used

The Lana Grossa 40 Pullover employs several key knitting techniques to construct the garment:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, beginning with the back and front panels before adding sleeves
• Worked flat: The main body pieces (back, front, and sleeves) are knitted flat on straight needles, creating seamed edges that are joined during finishing
• Worked in the round: A circular needle is used for the neck edging, allowing seamless ribbing around the neckline
• Seamed construction: All pieces are sewn together using a tapestry needle with chain stitch seaming, which creates a professional, finished appearance
• Striped color-blocking: The design incorporates horizontal stripes by changing yarn colors at specific points, with the Rosewood color used for the lower sections and Light Grey for the upper portions and sleeves
• Full-fashion increases: Sleeve shaping uses full-fashion increases worked two stitches in from each edge, creating a neat, fashioned appearance on the visible edges
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches are worked as knit stitches on every row to create clean, finished edges for seaming

Stitches Used

Stockinette stitch forms the primary fabric throughout the sweater. This fundamental stitch is created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing a smooth, flat surface with characteristic V-shaped columns. The gauge is 24 stitches and 31 rows per 10 x 10 centimeters on size 3.5 mm needles, which determines the final garment dimensions and fit.

Chain stitch is used during finishing to join the seams. This technique involves working one chain stitch over two rows along the center of each seam, with the chain stitch color coordinating with the adjacent knitted sections—Light Grey chain stitch over Rosewood sections and vice versa.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa 40 Pullover is constructed using Lana Grossa Diversa yarn, a blend of 74% cotton and 26% viscose that offers breathability and drape. Yardage requirements vary by size: 100 grams (approximately 210 meters) of Rosewood (color 5) for the smallest size, increasing to 150 grams for larger sizes; and 250 grams (approximately 525 meters) of Light Grey (color 14) for the smallest size, increasing to 350 grams for the largest size.

The project requires size 3.5 mm straight needles for working the flat pieces and a size 3.5 mm circular needle measuring 40 centimeters long for the neck edging. A tapestry needle is essential for seaming the pieces together and working the chain stitch seams that join the shoulders and sides.