String Angela Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

String Angela Pullover

What Is Being Made

The Angela Pullover is a seamed knit sweater designed by Lidia Karabinech. This pullover features a classic construction with a fitted silhouette achieved through strategic shaping. The garment is available in four sizes: Small (bust 36"/91.5cm), Medium (bust 41½"/105cm), Large (bust 46½"/118cm), and Extra Large (bust 52"/132cm). The pullover measures 23"/58.5cm in length to the shoulder, making it a standard crew-neck style suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece.

Techniques Used

The Angela Pullover employs a bottom-up construction method, meaning the sweater is knitted starting from the lower edge and working upward toward the shoulders. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, and pieces are subsequently seamed together to create the finished pullover.

The design incorporates several advanced shaping techniques. Bias row shaping is used to create fitted side seams, with decreases and increases worked strategically every tenth row across eight repetitions to achieve the desired silhouette. The neckline and armholes feature specialized decreasing methods for a refined finish. A V-neck is created using a two-ball join technique, allowing both sides of the front to be worked simultaneously while maintaining proper stitch definition at the center front.

Stitches Used

The Angela Pullover features two primary stitch patterns:

• 1x1 Rib: An alternating knit and purl pattern worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows, creating vertical lines of texture. This stitch is used for ribbed edgings and provides elasticity and structure.
• Seed Rib: A textured pattern combining knit and purl stitches in a specific sequence (knit on right-side rows, purl and knit alternating on wrong-side rows). This creates a subtle, nubby fabric that serves as the main body stitch.

The pattern employs several specialized decrease and increase techniques:

• Right Double Decrease (RDD): A centered decrease that removes two stitches while maintaining a neat appearance. This is worked by slip-slip-knit, then passing the next stitch over the slipped stitch.
• Left Double Decrease (LDD): A mirror-image centered decrease created by slipping one stitch knitwise, knitting two stitches together, then passing the slipped stitch over.
• Double Increase (DInc): An increase that adds two stitches in one stitch by knitting, yarning over, and knitting again into the same stitch, creating decorative increases for shaping.

Materials

The Angela Pullover is knitted using String CLASSICA yarn, a luxurious 100% cashmere fiber. Yardage requirements vary by size: Small requires 8 balls, Medium requires 9 balls, Large requires 11 balls, and Extra Large requires 12 balls. Each ball contains 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and yields 125 yards (114 meters), providing approximately 1,000 to 1,500 yards of yarn depending on size. The yarn is worked in color 200007 almond, a neutral warm tone.

Needles and notions include US 8 (5mm) straight needles or the size required to obtain proper gauge, along with a Size G (4mm) crochet hook for finishing techniques. Additional supplies include four stitch holders for holding stitches during construction, stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, waste yarn for provisional cast-on techniques, and a yarn needle for seaming and weaving in ends.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 18 stitches and 25 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked in Seed Rib stitch. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements, and knitters are instructed to take time to check gauge before beginning the project.