Noro Block Texture Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Block Texture Pullover

What is Being Made

The Noro Block Texture Pullover is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed as a classic pullover silhouette. This garment is available in five sizes ranging from Small to XX-Large, with finished bust measurements from 36½ inches (92.5cm) to 52 inches (132cm) and a length ranging from 21½ inches (55cm) to 23½ inches (58.5cm). The upper arm circumference varies from 13 inches (33cm) to 17 inches (43cm) depending on size selected.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pullover employs several intermediate knitting techniques to create its distinctive block texture. The pattern incorporates increases using both the knit-in-front-and-back method and the make-one technique, which involves lifting the strand between stitches to add new stitches without creating visible holes. Decreases are worked using the slip-slip-knit method, where two stitches are slipped knitwise before being knitted together to reduce stitch count.

The construction utilizes stitch markers placed on the needle to help track pattern repeats and shaping sections throughout the knitting process. The pattern includes pick-up-and-knit techniques for finishing edges, allowing the knitter to work stitches directly into loops along finished edges. Selvage stitches are incorporated as edge stitches to facilitate easier seaming of the completed pieces.

Chart-based pattern reading is required, with the design incorporating no-stitch spaces indicated by shaded areas on charts where stitches have been decreased or not yet made, requiring the knitter to skip over these designated spaces while working the remaining charted stitches.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch – worked knitwise by inserting the needle as if knitting
• Purl stitch – worked purlwise by inserting the needle as if purling, including make-one purl stitch increases
• Slip stitch – passing stitches from left-hand to right-hand needle without working them
• Slip-slip-knit decreases – combining two slipped stitches into one
• Slip-slip-purl decreases – the purl variation of the decrease technique
• Make-one increases – both knitwise and purlwise variations for invisible stitch additions

Materials and Tools

This pullover is designed to be worked with Noro Tennen yarn in colorway #30. The yardage requirement is 4 hanks (for Small and Medium sizes) or 5 hanks (for Large, X-Large, and XX-Large sizes), with each hank weighing 100 grams. The yarn is worked on a US size 8 (5mm) circular needle measuring 32 inches (80cm) in length, or a size appropriate to obtain the specified gauge for the pattern.

Additional supplies needed include stitch markers for tracking pattern sections and shaping, and stitch holders for temporarily securing stitches during construction. The pattern recommends checking gauge before beginning to ensure proper fit across all five available sizes.