Lana Grossa M11 Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa M11 Pullover in Alta Moda Alpaca

What Is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed by Lana Grossa, featured as Design 11 from their Filati Classici 17 collection. The pullover is constructed in a timeless style with a rollneck collar and is available in three size options: 46/48, 50/52, and 54/56. The garment showcases a sophisticated Brown/Orange colorway that highlights the luxurious qualities of the yarn fiber blend.

Knitting Techniques

This pullover employs a bottom-up construction method, meaning the sweater is knitted starting from the lower edges and working upward toward the shoulders and neckline. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, and all pieces are seamed together during finishing. This traditional approach allows for precise shaping and professional finishing details.

The pattern incorporates several advanced shaping techniques:

• Full-fashion increases and decreases are used throughout, particularly in the sleeve shaping, creating a refined aesthetic where shaping stitches are worked several stitches in from the edges rather than at the selvage
• Two-stitch selvage edges are maintained on all pieces, providing clean, finished edges that facilitate seaming and create a professional appearance
• Shoulder shaping is achieved through strategic bind-offs that create a sloped shoulder line
• Neck shaping involves binding off center stitches and decreasing at the neck edges to create a fitted neckline

Stitches Used

The pullover utilizes fundamental knitting stitches executed with precision:

• Stockinette stitch (St st) forms the primary fabric, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing the classic smooth, V-textured surface
• Ribbed pattern (K1, p1) is used for the cuffs, hem, and rollneck collar, providing elasticity and a fitted finish that hugs the body at these edges
• Slip stitches are incorporated in the two-stitch selvage for a neat, finished edge
• Decrease stitches including skp (slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over) and k2tog (knit two together) are used for full-fashion shaping

Materials and Tools

The pullover is knitted using Lana Grossa Alta Moda Alpaca yarn, a premium fiber blend consisting of 90% alpaca, 5% pure wool, and 5% polyamide. This composition provides exceptional softness and warmth while the polyamide content adds durability. The yarn is supplied at a weight of 140 meters per 50-gram ball, with yardage requirements of 600 grams (approximately 1,680 meters) for size 46/48, 650 grams for size 50/52, and 700 grams for size 54/56.

The pattern requires two needle sizes to achieve proper gauge and fabric characteristics:

• Size 5 mm needles are used for ribbed sections including the cuffs, hem, and rollneck collar, creating a tighter gauge that provides elasticity
• Size 6 mm needles are used for the stockinette stitch body and sleeves, producing a slightly looser gauge appropriate for the main fabric
• A size 5 mm circular needle measuring 40 cm in length is required for picking up and knitting the rollneck collar

Construction Details

The back and front panels are worked separately from the cast-on edge upward, with the back piece establishing the basic measurements and shaping that the front piece mirrors. The sleeves are knitted separately with increases worked at regular intervals to create the proper sleeve cap circumference. Sleeve cap shaping involves full-fashion decreases that taper the sleeve head to fit smoothly into the armhole. After all pieces are completed, they are pinned to finished measurements and blocked to ensure proper dimensions and an even fabric surface. The shoulder seams are then sewn together, and finally, stitches are picked up around the neckline to knit the rollneck collar in ribbed pattern, which is then bound off to create a finished edge.