Rowan Nyla Jumper Knitting Pattern

Rowan Nyla Sweater by Marie Wallin

What is Being Made

Rowan Nyla is a seamless, bottom-up knitted sweater designed by Marie Wallin. This garment is worked in the round from the body upward, creating a polished, professional finish with minimal seaming. The sweater features stranded colorwork patterning throughout, combining multiple yarn colors in coordinated fairisle designs for visual interest and texture.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several advanced knitting techniques to create its finished appearance:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted starting from the cast-on edge at the lower body and worked upward toward the shoulders and neckline, allowing for easy length adjustments during knitting.
• Seamless, worked in the round: Using circular needles, the entire body is constructed as one continuous tube without side seams. A stitch marker placed at the center back denotes the beginning and end of each round, maintaining consistent pattern alignment throughout.
• Stranded colorwork (fairisle technique): Multiple yarn colors are carried across the back of the work to create geometric patterned designs. This traditional fairisle method produces a dense, elastic fabric with excellent drape and durability.
• Stockinette stitch in the round: The primary stitch structure is created by knitting every round, producing the smooth, V-shaped texture characteristic of stockinette.
• Ribbed edging: The lower edge begins with knit-one, purl-one ribbing (1x1 rib) worked for 8 rounds total, creating an elastic, fitted edge that prevents rolling and provides shape retention.

Stitches Used

The pattern relies on fundamental knitting stitches executed in a circular knitting context:

• Knit stitch (K): The dominant stitch forming the stockinette base throughout the sweater body.
• Purl stitch (P): Used only in the ribbed cast-on edge in alternation with knit stitches to create the 1x1 rib texture.
• Fairisle patterning: Created by alternating between yarn colors while maintaining knit stitches, with pattern repeats charted for precise color placement across each round.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

Yarn: Rowan Nyla is designed to be knitted with Rowan Cocoon yarn, a luxurious blend providing warmth and softness. The pattern calls for four coordinated colorways:

• Yarn A – Mountain 805 (Cocoon): The primary color, required in quantities of 4, 4, 4, 5, or 5 x 100gm balls depending on size (S through XXL).
• Yarn B – Polar 801 (Cocoon): A contrast color used in fairisle patterning, requiring 1, 2, 2, 2, or 2 x 100gm balls by size.
• Yarn C – Alpine 802 (Cocoon): A secondary contrast color, requiring 1 x 100gm ball across all sizes.
• Yarn D – Shale 804 (Cocoon): An additional accent color, requiring 2 x 100gm balls across all sizes.

Needles: The pattern specifies circular needles in three different gauges to accommodate the varying stitch densities of ribbed and stockinette sections:

• 5mm (US 8) circular needle: No more than 90 cm long, used for the initial 1x1 ribbed cast-on edge.
• 6mm (US 10) circular needle: No more than 90 cm long, used for stockinette sections worked at a tighter gauge.
• 7mm (US 10½) circular needle: No more than 90 cm long, used for fairisle pattern sections and the primary body stockinette.
• Set of 4 double-pointed 5mm (US 8) needles: Reserved for smaller circumference sections such as sleeves or neckline finishing.

The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF (reference ZM60-00009-UK v.1) and includes sizing from S to XXL, with detailed charts for fairisle pattern placement and comprehensive construction instructions.