String Wooster Pullover Jumper Knitting Pattern

String Wooster Pullover

What is Being Made

The String Wooster Pullover is a pullover sweater designed by Tricoter, available in sizes S (M, L, XL) with finished bust measurements of 42 (46, 50) inches and length of 25 (26, 27) inches. This is a classic crew-neck pullover constructed using traditional knitting methods, featuring decorative cable panels as a focal design element.

Knitting Techniques

The Wooster Pullover employs several key knitting techniques to create its structure and visual interest:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The sweater is knitted from the bottom edge upward, allowing for straightforward shaping and fitting adjustments as you progress
• Worked Flat: The body is knitted flat on straight needles, creating seamed pieces that are later joined together
• Cable Knitting: Prominent cable panels are incorporated into the front and back of the garment, requiring a cable needle to create the twisted rope-like texture
• Seamed Construction: Completed pieces are seamed together using a yarn needle, with the three-needle bind-off technique used to join shoulder seams while simultaneously binding off
• Reverse Single Crochet Finishing: The pattern includes reverse single crochet edging, a technique that creates a neat, finished border using a crochet hook

Stitches Used

The Wooster Pullover incorporates a variety of essential knitting stitches:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used for the main body fabric, creating a smooth, classic knit appearance with a gauge of 20 stitches and 27 rows over 4 inches
• Ribbing (K1, P1): Used in set-up rows to create elastic, fitted sections that frame the cable panels
• Cable Stitches: Right Slanting Cable and Left Slanting Cable patterns, each worked over 13 stitches and measuring approximately 1¾ inches wide, create the distinctive twisted texture
• Three-Needle Bind-Off: A special technique for joining two pieces of knitting while binding off simultaneously, used for shoulder seams

Materials and Tools

The Wooster Pullover is knitted with STRING OASIS yarn, a premium blend containing 45% linen, 33% cotton, 11% cashmere, and 11% silk. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces and contains 120 yards of yardage. The project requires 11 (13, 14) balls in color 727601 aqua.

Needles and tools required include one pair of size 7 (4.5mm) straight needles for the main body, plus two circular needles in the same size (one 16-inch and one 32-inch long) for neckline and finishing work. Additional supplies include stitch markers to track pattern repeats, a cable needle for manipulating cable stitches, and a yarn needle for seaming pieces together.

Pattern Structure

The back piece begins with casting on 102 (108, 116) stitches and establishes a pattern featuring cable panels positioned symmetrically. The set-up row places a Right Slanting Cable panel over 13 stitches, followed by 74 (80, 88) stockinette stitches in the center, and a Left Slanting Cable panel over the final 13 stitches. The 14-row pattern repeat alternates between wrong-side rows worked in knit-and-purl ribbing and right-side rows that advance the cable twists. This pattern continues until the piece reaches the desired length before shaping the shoulders and back neck opening.