Noro Lace Yoke Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

Noro Lace Yoke Pullover

What is Being Made

The Noro Lace Yoke Pullover is a seamless, top-down knitted sweater featuring a decorative lace yoke. This pullover is designed in six sizes with finished bust measurements ranging from 37½ inches to 46¾ inches (95 to 119 centimeters) and finished lengths from 22½ inches to 26 inches (57 to 66 centimeters). The garment is suitable for knitters of all skill levels, rated as an easy project.

Techniques Used

This pullover is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create both visual interest and structural integrity:

• Top-Down Construction: The sweater is worked from the neckline downward, allowing for easy fitting adjustments and the ability to try on the garment as it progresses.
• Worked in the Round: The entire pullover, including the yoke, body, and sleeves, is knitted in continuous rounds rather than flat pieces, eliminating the need for seaming.
• Lace Yoke: The upper portion features lace patterning that adds elegance and visual texture to the neckline and shoulder area.
• Seamless Construction: By working in the round throughout, the finished garment has no side seams or sleeve seams, creating a smooth, professional appearance.

Stitches Used

The Noro Lace Yoke Pullover employs fundamental knitting stitches combined with shaping techniques:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Forms the primary fabric of the body and sleeves, creating a smooth, classic knit surface.
• Knit and Purl Ribbing (k1, p1 rib): Used for the cuff edging at the hem and sleeve cuffs to create elasticity and a finished appearance.
• Lace Stitches: The yoke incorporates lace patterning in the upper portion, though specific lace stitch patterns are detailed in the full instructions.
• Decreases: Knit two together (k2tog) and slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (SKP) decreases are used to shape the sleeves, reducing stitches at regular intervals to create a fitted cuff.
• Increases: Strategic increases in the yoke area expand the stitch count as the garment widens from the neckline toward the body.

Materials and Tools

The Noro Lace Yoke Pullover requires specific materials and equipment to complete the project:

• Yarn: 9 to 13 skeins of Noro Silk Garden in colorway #337, depending on the size being knitted. Noro Silk Garden is a premium blended yarn known for its beautiful color variations and soft hand.
• Needles: Size 7 (4.5 millimeter) circular needles in three lengths—16 inches (40 centimeters), 24 inches (60 centimeters), and 32 inches (80 centimeters)—to accommodate the increasing number of stitches as the yoke expands. One set of five size 7 (4.5 millimeter) double-pointed needles is also required for working the sleeves when the stitch count becomes too small for circular needles.
• Gauge: 19 stitches and 27 rounds over 4 inches (10 centimeters) in stockinette stitch after blocking using size 7 (4.5 millimeter) needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements.
• Notions: Stitch markers to denote the beginning of rounds and pattern sections, and scrap yarn for temporarily holding stitches during construction.

Construction Details

The pullover begins at the neckline with the lace yoke worked on the shortest circular needle. As stitches are increased, the knitter progresses to longer circular needles to comfortably accommodate the growing number of stitches. The body is then separated from the sleeves and worked downward in stockinette stitch, with the sleeves set aside on waste yarn. Once the body reaches the desired length, it is finished with knit and purl ribbing at the hem. The sleeves are subsequently worked in the round, beginning with cast-on stitches at the underarm and decreasing regularly toward the cuff to create a fitted sleeve