Lana Grossa 55 Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 55 Top in Linea Pura Fourseason

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 55 Top is a fitted, A-line knit sweater designed from Filati Handstrick 71. This garment features a V-neckline with elegant shaping and is constructed as a pullover-style top suitable for warm-weather wear. The design combines fitted waist shaping with a flattering silhouette that tapers from the shoulders and gradually widens toward the hem.

Knitting Techniques

This sweater is worked using several key construction techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The piece begins at the cast-on edge and is worked upward toward the shoulders and neckline
• Worked flat: The front and back are knitted on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for easy pattern work and shaping
• Seamed assembly: Individual pieces are blocked to measurements and then seamed together during finishing
• Full-fashion decreasing: Shaping is achieved through full-fashion decreases worked at selvage edges, creating neat, decorative decrease lines that frame the garment
• Center front shaping: The V-neckline is created through strategic decreases at the center front, worked on alternating rows to form a gradual, symmetrical point

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Lana Grossa 55 Top employs charted stitch patterns to create visual interest and texture:

• Chart A: A 5-row pattern worked at the cast-on edge to establish the foundation and selvage stitches
• Chart B: The main body pattern, repeated throughout the piece with rows 3 and 4 worked repeatedly to build the A-line shaping section
• Chart C: Controls the armhole and V-neck shaping, including specialized decreases such as slip-stitch, yarn-over, and pass-over sequences that create decorative decrease details
• Decorative center decreases: The V-neckline features ornamental decreases including slipped stitches, yarn-overs, and pass-over techniques (skp and slip-2-kwise variations) that add visual definition to the neckline
• Selvage stitches: The first and last 2 stitches of each row are worked as established by the charted patterns to create clean edges for seaming

Materials and Needles

The Lana Grossa 55 Top is knitted using Lana Grossa Fourseason yarn, a premium blend comprising 45% extrafine Merino wool, 40% organic cotton, and 15% recycled cashmere. This fiber composition makes the yarn ideal for a lightweight, breathable garment suitable for transitional seasons. The yardage is 105 meters per 50-gram ball, and the project requires 250 grams of yarn in the color Violet (col 14).

Two sizes of needles are used to control gauge and fabric density:

• Size 5 mm needles: Used for the initial cast-on and the first 5 rows of Chart A, creating a slightly tighter, more elastic edge
• Size 6 mm needles: Used for the main body of the garment after the initial rows, allowing the fabric to drape more freely and achieve the intended gauge for the A-line shaping

Finished Dimensions and Sizing

The pattern is provided for size 36/38. The back piece begins with 114 cast-on stitches and is shaped through full-fashion decreases to 98 stitches, creating the fitted waist. The piece measures approximately 35 centimeters from cast-on before armhole shaping begins. The V-neckline shaping reduces the front center to 10 stitches by the final row, creating a deep, elegant point at the neckline.