Trendsetter Yarns Tiger Jumper Knitting Pattern

Trendsetter Yarns Tiger - Moving Rib Pullover

What is Being Made

The Trendsetter Yarns Tiger Moving Rib Pullover is a knitted pullover sweater designed by Barry Klein. This garment features a distinctive moving rib pattern that creates visual interest through strategic placement of knit and purl stitches. The pullover is available in five sizes ranging from Small to 1X, with finished bust measurements of 36(40,44,48,52)" including ease. The body of the sweater maintains a straight silhouette and is designed so that the rib movement provides shaping and visual appeal without fitted waist shaping.

Techniques Used

This pullover is constructed using a bottom-up, seamed, and worked-flat knitting method. The garment is worked in pieces on straight needles, meaning the front and back are knitted separately in flat rows rather than in the round. The seamed construction indicates that pieces are joined together after completion. The pattern employs a moving rib technique where the rib stitch placement shifts at different points in the garment, creating a dynamic visual effect that travels up the body. This technique requires careful attention to pattern changes at specific row intervals to maintain the intended design.

Stitches Used

The Tiger Moving Rib Pullover incorporates three primary stitch patterns:

• Rib Stitch (K2,P2): A classic 2x2 rib created by alternating two knit stitches with two purl stitches. This foundational rib provides elasticity and structure.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch: Worked by purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows, creating a textured, bumpy surface that contrasts with smooth stockinette.
• Stockinette Stitch: The fundamental knit stitch pattern created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing a smooth, flat fabric.

The pattern strategically combines these stitches in varying proportions throughout different sections of the garment. The moving rib effect is achieved by shifting the placement of knit and purl blocks at designated points, creating sections where the rib pattern appears to shift position as you work upward. The armhole shaping is integrated into the pattern work, requiring the knitter to bind off stitches at the beginning of rows and decrease stitches on right-side rows while maintaining the established rib pattern.

Materials

The Tiger Moving Rib Pullover is designed to be worked with Trendsetter Tiger yarn, color #65, requiring 5(6,7,8,9) skeins of 50-gram weight per size. Two sizes of U.S. knitting needles are required: U.S. #7 and U.S. #9. The pattern is worked primarily on U.S. #9 needles, with the gauge established at 17 stitches over 4 inches in stockinette stitch using the #9 needle and Tiger yarn. This gauge information is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements and fit.