String Emily Tunic Jumper Knitting Pattern

String Emily Tunic

What Is Being Made

The String Emily Tunic is a knitted pullover sweater designed by Candice E. Powell. This tunic-length garment features a sophisticated lace pattern and is available in four sizes: Small (Medium, Large, and Extra Large). The finished bust measurements range from 39½ inches (100.5 cm) for size Small to 51½ inches (131 cm) for size Extra Large, with corresponding lengths from 26 inches (66 cm) to 29 inches (73.5 cm). The Emily Tunic combines elegance with wearability, making it suitable for various occasions and body types.

Techniques Used

The Emily Tunic is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create its refined appearance:

• Lace Work: The garment features the Spider Trellis lace pattern throughout, which creates an open, decorative fabric with visual interest and texture
• Seamed Construction: The tunic is assembled using seaming techniques, allowing for precise shaping and professional finishing
• Worked Flat: The pattern is worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round, which is a traditional approach for garments requiring careful shaping and pattern alignment
• Shaping: The design includes strategic increases and decreases to create proper fit through the bust and armholes, with specific shaping rows for neck definition
• Gauge-Dependent Construction: The pattern emphasizes checking gauge to ensure proper fit, as the lace pattern's drape and the garment's final dimensions depend on achieving the correct stitch and row gauge

Stitches Used

The Emily Tunic employs a variety of fundamental and decorative knitting stitches:

• Spider Trellis Pattern: The primary stitch pattern used throughout the garment, worked over a multiple of 4 stitches plus 2. This pattern combines knit and purl stitches with yarn overs to create the characteristic open lace design
• Knit and Purl: Basic stitches that form the foundation of the Spider Trellis pattern, creating texture and visual definition
• Yarn Overs (yo): Used to create the decorative holes and openwork characteristic of lace patterns, worked twice in succession within the Spider Trellis motif
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease stitch used to shape the garment and balance the yarn overs in the lace pattern
• Pass Slipped Stitch Over (psso): A left-leaning decrease used in conjunction with k2tog to create balanced decreases within the lace pattern
• Make One Left (M1L or M1): An invisible increase stitch used to add stitches while maintaining the pattern's visual continuity
• Slip Stitches (sl): Used with yarn in back (wyib) to create clean edges and facilitate pattern alignment

Materials

The String Emily Tunic pattern calls for specific materials to achieve the intended drape, texture, and finished appearance:

• Yarn: String AMALFI, a luxurious blend consisting of 39% viscose, 25% lambswool, 22% silk, and 14% cashmere. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and contains 180 yards (165 meters). The recommended colorway is #515752 starry night. Yardage requirements range from 6 balls for size Small (1,080 yards/990 meters) to 9 balls for size Extra Large (1,620 yards/1,485 meters)
• Needles: Two circular needles are required—one size 9 (5.5mm) and one size 10 (6mm), both 24 inches (60 cm) long. The larger needle is used for working the Spider Trellis pattern to achieve the correct gauge, while the smaller needle may be used for ribbing or other sections requiring a tighter gauge
• Notions: Stitch holders for placing stitches during neck and armhole shaping, and a yarn needle for seaming and weaving in ends

Gauge and Construction Details

The Emily Tunic is designed to be worked at a gauge of 19 stitches and 19 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) in