Noro Kimono-sleeved Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Kimono-sleeved Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Noro Kimono-sleeved Pullover is an intermediate-level knitted sweater featuring distinctive kimono-style dolman sleeves. This garment is designed with a top-down construction method and showcases a unique architectural design created through geometric garter stitch panels arranged in a central V-shape pattern. The finished measurements accommodate three sizes with bust measurements of 40, 44, and 48 inches (101.5, 111.5, and 122 centimeters), a length of 24 inches (61 centimeters), and upper arm width of 20 inches (51 centimeters).

Techniques Used

This pullover employs a top-down construction method, meaning the sweater is knitted beginning at the neckline and progressing downward. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, and pieces are later seamed together to create the finished garment. A distinctive feature of this design is the use of picked-up stitches worked at 90-degree angles to form geometric panels that create the central V-shape silhouette. This technique involves picking up stitches along the bound-off edges and side edges of previously completed panels, then working new panels perpendicular to the existing ones.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch throughout the Noro Kimono-sleeved Pullover is garter stitch, which is created by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows. This fundamental stitch creates a textured, reversible fabric with characteristic horizontal ridges. The pattern incorporates basic shaping techniques including knit front and back (kfb) for increases and make one (M1) increases to shape the panels. Edge stitches are slipped (sl 1) to create neat selvages throughout the construction.

Materials

The Noro Kimono-sleeved Pullover requires 12, 13, or 14 skeins of Noro Kureyon in colorway #326, depending on which size is being knitted. The yarn is worked using one size 8 (5mm) circular needle measuring 24 inches (60 centimeters) in length, or a needle size adjusted to obtain the correct gauge. The circular needle format accommodates the flat construction method and provides sufficient length for managing stitches during the top-down build.

Gauge and Construction Details

The specified gauge for this project is 15 stitches and 26 rows equal 4 inches (10 centimeters) over garter stitch using size 8 (5mm) needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements. The pattern construction involves creating multiple numbered panels (Panel 1 through Panel 11 and beyond) that are sequentially worked and connected through strategic stitch pickup. Each panel begins with a small cast-on or picked-up stitch count and increases through the rows, with increases occurring on right-side rows to shape the geometric V-pattern that defines the sweater's silhouette.