Noro Two Way Top Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Two Way Top

What is Being Made

The Noro Two Way Top is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed to be versatile and stylish. This garment is available in three sizes: Small (bust 38in/96.5cm), Medium (bust 42in/106.5cm), and Large (bust 46in/117cm), with corresponding lengths of 19in/48cm, 21in/53cm, and 23in/58.5cm respectively. The top features a unique construction method that allows for flexible styling options, making it a practical addition to any wardrobe.

Techniques Used

The Noro Two Way Top employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its finished design:

• Seamed Construction: The garment is assembled using seaming, which creates clean, professional-looking joins between sections and contributes to the garment's structural integrity.
• Stranded Colorwork: The top incorporates stranded knitting techniques, allowing for the integration of multiple colors within the fabric. This technique involves carrying unused yarn colors along the inside of the work.
• Worked Flat: Rather than being worked in the round, this top is knitted flat on straight needles, which requires seaming to complete the garment.
• Garter Stitch Stripes: The lower and top sections are worked from side to side in garter stitch, with each color stripe consisting of 10 rows. This creates horizontal striping throughout the garment.
• Pick Up and Knit: The pattern utilizes the pick up and knit technique to add stitches along edges, allowing for seamless transitions between sections.

Stitches Used

The Noro Two Way Top relies on fundamental knitting stitches to create its structure and texture:

• Garter Stitch: The primary stitch used throughout the garment, created by knitting every row. This stitch produces a textured, reversible fabric that is ideal for showcasing the yarn's color variations.
• Knit and Purl Stitches: Basic knit and purl stitches form the foundation of the pattern, with instructions for picking up and purling along edges.
• Slip Stitches: Used for decreasing and creating clean edges, slip stitches help maintain the garment's neat appearance. The pattern includes slip, slip, knit (SSK) decreases and standard slip stitch techniques.
• Yarn Overs: These create new stitches and are used strategically throughout the pattern for shaping and design elements.

Materials

The Noro Two Way Top is designed to showcase the beautiful qualities of premium yarn:

• Yarn: The pattern calls for 6 (7, 8) x 50g balls of Noro Silk Garden Lite in colorway #2172. This yarn is chosen for its color variations and blend of natural fibers, which create the distinctive striped effect when wound into balls of similar colors from each skein.
• Needles: One pair of size US 6/4mm straight needles is required for working the flat pieces.
• Notions: Stitch holders are needed to hold stitches temporarily during construction, and contrasting yarn or purchased stitch markers are used to mark important positions on the needles.

Gauge and Construction Notes

Achieving the correct gauge is essential for this project. The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 40 rows to 4in/10cm over garter stitch using size US 6/4mm needles. Knitters are strongly encouraged to take time to check their gauge before beginning, as this ensures the finished garment will match the intended measurements.

The top is worked in three distinct sections, with the lower and top sections being worked from side to side in garter stitch stripes. This construction method creates the horizontal striping characteristic of the design and allows for the versatile styling options that define this garment.