Shibui Knits SC. Jumper Knitting Pattern

Shibui Knits SC. Seamless Top-Down Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Shibui Knits SC. is a seamless pullover sweater designed for intermediate knitters. This garment is worked from the top down in the round, creating a finished pullover with a collar, button details, and shaped shoulders and sleeves. The pattern is available in six sizes ranging from XS to XXL, with finished chest circumferences from 32.75 inches to 48.25 inches.

Knitting Techniques

This pullover employs several advanced knitting techniques that define its construction:

• Seamless, top-down construction: The sweater is knit entirely in the round from the neckline downward, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, continuous garment.
• Worked in the round: Using two circular needles, the knitter maintains continuous rounds throughout the project, which is ideal for creating fitted, seamless knitwear.
• Contiguous method shaping: The pattern uses this technique to shape the shoulders and sleeves, allowing for seamless transitions and professional finishing.
• Buttonhole construction: Yarn-over and knit-two-together decreases create functional buttonholes integrated into the design, with approximately 12 to 15 buttons used for closure.
• Dropped stitch details: The pattern incorporates intentional dropped stitches worked with a tapestry needle, adding visual interest and texture to the finished piece.

Stitches Used

The Shibui Knits SC. primarily uses stockinette stitch as its foundation, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric. The pattern integrates yarn-over increases and knit-two-together decreases for shaping and buttonhole placement. Additional stitch techniques include working stitches through the back loop (tbl) and manipulating dropped stitches with a tapestry needle for decorative and functional elements.

Materials and Gauge

This pattern calls for a luxurious fiber blend. The main yarn is Shibui Silk Cloud, a blend of 60% kid mohair and 40% silk with 330 yards per 25-gram skein. Knitters will need 5 to 8 skeins depending on size. The pattern also incorporates Shibui Staccato, a 70% superwash merino and 30% silk yarn with 191 yards per 50-gram skein, with 1 skein required. These yarns are held together during the initial collar work, then Silk Cloud is used alone for the remainder of the sweater.

The pattern is worked on two size 2 (2.75mm) circular needles measuring 24 inches long. Gauge is measured at 25 stitches and 44 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch with Silk Cloud when unblocked, or 24 stitches and 43 rows over 4 inches when blocked. Achieving proper gauge is essential for the sweater to fit correctly across the finished measurements.

Additional Materials

Completing this project requires five stitch markers (one in a contrasting color A and four in color B), 12 to 15 buttons measuring 0.375 inches, scrap yarn or stitch holders for holding stitches, and a tapestry needle for binding off and working dropped stitches.