Lana Grossa 44 Pullover Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 44 Pullover in Lala Berlin Lovely Cashmere

What Is Being Made

This is a classic knitted pullover sweater available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46. The design features a sophisticated color-blocking technique with grey as the primary color and purple accents, creating visual interest through strategic yarn placement. The pullover is constructed with set-in sleeves and a traditional crew neckline, making it a versatile layering piece suitable for various occasions.

Techniques Used

The pullover employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques. Full-fashion decreasing is used throughout the garment for a refined, tailored appearance—this involves working decreases a few stitches in from the edges rather than at the selvage, creating a professional finish. Color work is incorporated strategically, with the purple yarn introduced and broken at specific points to create distinct color blocks without requiring complex stranded knitting. Yarn joining and breaking techniques are essential, as the pattern calls for switching between grey and purple at designated rows. Shaping is accomplished through evenly distributed increases and decreases across rows, particularly in the sleeve cap and armhole areas, ensuring a smooth, well-proportioned fit.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch throughout most of the garment, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing the classic smooth, V-textured fabric
• Garter Stitch: Used for selective sections, created by knitting every row, producing a textured, ridged fabric with more weight and stability
• Selvage Stitches: Slip the first stitch knitwise and knit the last stitch on every row to create neat, finished edges
• Slip, Knit, Pass (SKP): A left-leaning decrease used at the beginning of right-side rows for full-fashion shaping
• Knit Two Together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease used at the end of right-side rows for full-fashion shaping
• Bind Off: Used to secure stitches at shoulder seams and other finishing points

Materials and Tools

The pullover requires Lana Grossa Lala Berlin Lovely Cashmere yarn in two colorways: 325 (350, 375) grams of Grey (color 5) for the main body and sleeves, and 50 grams of Purple (color 11) for accent color-blocking. This yarn is a luxurious blend composed of 60% cashmere, 25% polyamide, and 15% pure wool, with a yardage of 60 meters per 25 grams. The cashmere content provides exceptional softness and warmth, while the polyamide adds durability and elasticity, and the wool contributes structure and resilience.

Three sizes of needles are required: size 8 mm, 9 mm, and 10 mm needles for working the various sections at different gauges and creating the intended fabric density. A cable needle (cn) is listed in the materials, though specific cable pattern instructions are not detailed in the provided excerpt. A size 5 mm crochet hook is also required, likely for finishing techniques such as edging or seaming.

Construction Details

The garment is worked in pieces and assembled. The sleeves begin with 25 (27, 29) cast-on stitches and feature multiple increases worked evenly across rows to achieve the desired width. The color work begins with purple yarn at a specific point in the sleeve, then transitions back to grey. The body pieces are shaped with full-fashion decreases at the armholes and shoulders, with specific stitch counts bound off at the shoulder seams. The left and right fronts are worked separately with different stitch patterns in specific sections—the right front features 3 stitches in garter stitch and 23 (25, 27) stitches in stockinette stitch, while the left front mirrors this construction with reversed shaping for symmetry.