Noro Asymmetrical Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Asymmetrical Pullover

What is Being Made

The Noro Asymmetrical Pullover is an intermediate-level knitted sweater featuring an asymmetrical design across the front and back panels. This pullover is sized S/M with finished measurements of 106.5 cm bust circumference, 63.5 cm length, and 38 cm sleeve length. The asymmetrical construction creates visual interest through uneven shaping and strategic placement of design elements on the front and back sections.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs shortened rows as a signature construction technique, specifically using the "Wrap and Turn" (w&t) method. This advanced shaping technique allows the knitter to create curves and contours without increasing or decreasing stitches in the traditional manner. The wrap and turn method involves slipping a stitch as if to knit with yarn positioned behind the work, bringing the yarn forward between the needles, returning the slipped stitch to the left needle, and turning the work. When knitting over wrapped stitches on subsequent rows, the right needle tip passes under the wrap loop and knits it together with the stitch, creating seamless shaping.

The shortened rows are strategically placed on both the front and back panels to create the asymmetrical silhouette. The pattern provides specific stitch counts for each shortened row sequence, allowing the fabric to gradually expand and shape the garment body with precision.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (Glatt rechts): The primary stitch pattern, worked in the round and flat sections, created by knitting all stitches on right-side rows and purling all stitches on wrong-side rows when working flat
• Ribbing (Bündchenmuster): Used for finishing edges and cuffs to provide elasticity and structure
• Cast-on and bind-off stitches: Standard techniques for beginning and finishing the garment
• Yarn overs (Umschlag): Used in conjunction with decreases for shaping

Materials Required

The Noro Asymmetrical Pullover requires the following materials:

• Yarn: 3 x 200g skeins of Noro Ito in colorway #20, providing approximately 600 grams of yarn for the complete garment
• Needles: Straight or circular knitting needles in sizes 4.0 mm and 5.0 mm. The pattern uses the larger 5.0 mm needles for the main body fabric to achieve the correct gauge
• Circular Needle: One 4.0 mm circular needle measuring 74 cm in length, used for working sections in the round
• Crochet Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook for finishing techniques
• Stitch Markers: Essential for tracking pattern repeats and construction points throughout the knitting process

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

The pattern specifies a gauge of 15 stitches and 22 rows measured over 10 cm (4 inches) using stockinette stitch on the larger 5.0 mm needles. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for obtaining the intended finished measurements of 106.5 cm bust circumference, 63.5 cm total length, and 38 cm sleeve length.

Construction Details

The back panel begins with 92 stitches cast on using the larger needles and immediately transitions into the shortened row sequence. The front panel uses different stitch counts at specific points in the shortened row progression, indicated by separate numbers provided in the pattern. This differential shaping between front and back creates the distinctive asymmetrical silhouette that defines this design. The shortened rows gradually increase in stitch count across multiple rows, building the width and shaping of the garment body before continuing with standard stockinette construction.