String Clara Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

String Clara Pullover: Knitted Cashmere Silk Pullover Sweater

What is Being Made

The Clara Pullover is a classic crewneck sweater designed by Tricoter for String Yarns. This pullover features a sophisticated construction with a fitted silhouette available in two sizes: S/M with a bust measurement of 48½ inches (123 cm) and L/XL with a bust measurement of 55½ inches (143.5 cm). The finished length measures 25½ inches (65 cm) for the smaller size and 26½ inches (67.5 cm) for the larger size, making it an ideal everyday layering piece or standalone garment.

Knitting Techniques and Construction

The Clara Pullover is constructed using a bottom-up seamed approach, meaning the body and sleeves are knitted separately from the cast-on edge upward, then seamed together. The garment is worked flat on straight needles and circular needles, rather than in the round, allowing for traditional row-by-row construction with subsequent finishing and seaming.

The sweater employs strategic shaping throughout its construction. The body includes neck shaping with bind-offs to create the crewneck opening, and shoulder shaping is achieved through successive bind-offs at the beginning of rows. The sleeves feature regular increases worked at each end of every 10 rows, with a total of 9 increases per sleeve, creating a gradual sleeve cap that tapers from the cuff to the armhole.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Clara Pullover incorporates several distinct stitch patterns to create visual interest and texture:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st) forms the primary fabric base, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This classic stitch creates a smooth, refined surface ideal for showcasing the luxurious yarn.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st) is used strategically, particularly in the sleeve cuffs where it creates a textured, ribbed appearance by reversing the typical stockinette orientation.
• Cable Pattern serves as a decorative element worked over a multiple of 27 stitches plus 9 additional stitches. This pattern combines knit and purl stitches in a structured arrangement, with cable crosses occurring every 32 rows. The cable involves slipping stitches to cable needles and holding them in front or back while working subsequent stitches, creating the characteristic twisted rope-like texture. The cable pattern is positioned strategically on the body between stitch markers.

The cable pattern uses a two-row repeat for most of its length, with Row 1 (right-side) establishing the pattern as K3, *p3, k24; rep from * to last 6 sts, p3, k3. Row 2 (wrong-side) reverses this to P3, *k3, p24; rep from * to last 6 sts, k3, p3. The dramatic cable cross on Row 33 involves slipping groups of 3 stitches to cable needles and manipulating them to create the twisted effect.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Clara Pullover requires 10 balls of yarn for size S/M and 11 balls for size L/XL. The recommended yarn is STRING BLOSSOM, a luxury blend composed of 50% cashmere and 50% silk. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and provides 177 yards (162 meters) of yardage. The specified colorway is 200074 pewter, a sophisticated neutral shade.

The yarn specifications indicate a total yardage requirement of approximately 1,770 yards (1,620 meters) for the smaller size and 1,947 yards (1,782 meters) for the larger size, making this a substantial project that showcases the drape and luxurious hand of the cashmere-silk blend.

Needles and Gauge

The Clara Pullover is worked on size 6 (4mm) needles for the main body and sleeves. Crafters may choose between a 24-inch (60 cm) or 32-inch (80 cm) circular needle, or use a pair of straight needles, depending on their preferred knitting method and the number of stitches being worked. A size 5 (3.75mm) circular needle measuring 16 inches (40 cm) is used for the neckband ribbing, providing a