Noro Hakea Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Hakea Sweater

What is Being Made

The Noro Hakea is an intermediate-level pullover sweater designed in seven sizes ranging from Small through 4X. This garment is sized for bust measurements of 41 to 61 inches (104 to 155 centimeters) with finished lengths between 24 and 26 inches (61 to 66 centimeters). The sweater features a classic construction with upper arm width measurements ranging from 15½ to 19½ inches (39.5 to 49.5 centimeters), making it suitable for a variety of body types and fit preferences.

Construction Techniques

The Noro Hakea sweater is constructed using a bottom-up method, meaning the knitter begins at the lower edge and works upward toward the shoulders and neckline. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for easier stitch manipulation and shaping. The finished pieces are then seamed together, creating clean, professional-looking side and sleeve seams that contribute to the sweater's polished appearance.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

This pattern employs a range of fundamental and intermediate knitting stitches and techniques to create texture and shaping. Key stitch techniques include:

• Knit and purl stitches as the foundational building blocks of the fabric
• Make one increases (both knitwise and purlwise variations) to add stitches for shaping, accomplished by lifting the strand between stitches and working into the back loop or creating a new purl stitch
• Slip, slip, knit/purl decreases for structured shaping, where two stitches are slipped knitwise or purlwise and then worked together
• Slip stitches for edge definition and to facilitate easier seaming
• Selvage stitches along edges to create neat finishing and simpler seaming
• Stitch markers placed strategically to track pattern repeats and shaping points
• Pick up and knit/purl techniques for adding stitches along finished edges, commonly used for neckbands or other edgings

The pattern also utilizes charted instructions with "no stitch" indicators in shaded spaces, allowing knitters to follow complex stitch patterns while skipping over areas where stitches have been decreased or not yet created.

Materials and Tools

The Noro Hakea sweater is knitted with Noro Haunui yarn in colorway #04, with yardage requirements of 3 to 4 balls of 200 grams each depending on the chosen size. The pattern calls for US size 7 (4.5mm) needles and US size 8 (5mm) needles, allowing for ribbed cuffs or waistbands worked on the smaller needles and stockinette or pattern stitches on the larger needles to create proper gauge and fabric drape. This needle combination is typical for creating well-fitted garments with defined edges and elastic recovery in ribbed sections.