March Sweater Jumper Knitting Pattern

March Sweater in Rowan Four Seasons

What is Being Made

The March Sweater is a knitted pullover garment designed by Chloe Thurlow. This intermediate-level sweater is available in nine sizes, ranging from chest measurements of 71-76 cm (28-30 inches) up to 152-157 cm (60-62 inches), with corresponding actual garment chest measurements from 104 cm to 186.5 cm. The sweater features a structured construction with distinct pattern sections that create visual interest and texture throughout the piece.

Techniques Used

The March Sweater employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its design. The garment begins with a bobble and ridge band, a decorative 26-row section that establishes the foundation of the sweater. Following this textured opening, the main body features an eyelet pattern that creates a delicate, openwork design through strategic yarn-forward decreases. The eyelet pattern is an 8-row repeat that alternates between knit rows, purl rows, and rows incorporating yarn-forward stitches paired with knit-two-together decreases. After the eyelet patterned section, the sweater transitions into stockinette stitch for the upper body and shoulder shaping, providing a smooth, classic finish. The construction includes shaping at the shoulders and back neck to create proper garment fit.

Stitches Used

The March Sweater utilizes a focused selection of fundamental and decorative stitches:

• Knit stitch (K) – the primary stitch forming the base of the fabric
• Purl stitch (P) – used in alternating rows to create texture and in the eyelet pattern
• Yarn forward (yfwd) – creates the openwork eyelets by adding stitches
• Knit two together (K2tog) – a right-leaning decrease paired with yarn-forward stitches to form the eyelet motif
• Make bobble (MB) – a special abbreviation for creating bobble texture, worked by knitting into the front, back, front, back, and front again of a single stitch, creating five stitches from one, which are then worked together on the following row to complete the bobble
• Stockinette stitch (st st) – smooth knit-purl alternation used for the upper body section

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The March Sweater is designed to be worked in Rowan Four Seasons yarn, a 50-gram ball weight. The pattern was photographed in the colorway Frost 001. Yarn quantities vary by size, ranging from 15 balls for the smallest size to 27 balls for the largest sizes.

The sweater is worked on two pairs of needles with different gauges to create varied fabric densities. The bobble and ridge band section is worked using 4½mm (US 7) needles, while the main eyelet pattern and stockinette sections are worked on 5mm (US 8) needles. This needle size progression allows the textured opening to be slightly more compact than the main body.

Gauge and Finished Measurements

The tension for this sweater is 16 stitches and 26 rows to 10 centimeters, measured over the eyelet pattern using 5mm (US 8) needles. The bobble and ridge band section measures approximately 11 centimeters in height. Back length measurements vary by size, with the smallest size measuring approximately 56.5 centimeters and the largest measuring 70.5 centimeters from cast-on edge to shoulder shaping.