Trendsetter Yarns D Tiger & Icon Jumper Knitting Pattern

Trendsetter Yarns D Tiger & Icon - Striped Wide Pullover

What is Being Made

This is a striped wide pullover sweater designed to be worn oversized for a relaxed, free fit. The sweater features a straight body from cast on to top with subtle shoulder shaping. It is available in three size ranges: Small/Medium (finished width 46"), Large/Extra Large (finished width 54"), and 1X/2X (finished width 62"). The design is intended to fit bust measurements of 36/40", 42/48", and 50/56" respectively, with the finished garment providing generous ease for comfortable wear.

Techniques Used

This pullover is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knit from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length during the knitting process.
• Worked flat: The front and back pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, creating seamed pieces that are later joined together.
• Seamed construction: After completing the front and back pieces, shoulder seams are sewn closed using the yarn tail left for this purpose.
• Striped pattern work: The sweater features a sophisticated repeating stripe sequence that combines different stitch patterns and yarn colors for visual interest.
• Worked in the round: Sleeves are picked up from marked edges along the body and worked in the round from the armhole downward.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs three fundamental knitting stitches to create texture and visual variety:

• Stockinette Stitch (Stock St.): Created by knitting all stitches on right-side rows and purling all stitches on wrong-side rows. This stitch produces a smooth, classic fabric with a V-pattern appearance on the right side and horizontal bumps on the wrong side. Stockinette stitch is used extensively throughout the striped pattern, particularly in the Tiger yarn sections.
• Garter Stitch: Produced by knitting every row, regardless of whether working on the right or wrong side. This creates a textured, bumpy fabric with horizontal ridges that appears the same on both sides. Garter stitch is used in the Icon yarn sections to create contrast and definition within the stripe pattern.
• Rib Stitch (Rib St.): Created by alternating knit and purl stitches in a 1x1 pattern (K1, P1) across rows. This elastic stitch is typically used for cuffs, waistbands, and necklines to provide stretch and recovery.

Materials and Yarn

The sweater is knit using Trendsetter Yarns products in a two-color striped combination:

• Trendsetter Tiger #46: Used as the primary yarn, with yardage requirements of 4 skeins (50 grams each) for Small/Medium, 5 skeins for Large/Extra Large, and 6 skeins for 1X/2X.
• Trendsetter Icon #106: Used as the contrast striping yarn, requiring 2 skeins (50 grams each) across all sizes.

Needles and Gauge

The pattern requires U.S. needles in sizes #7, #8, and #10 to accommodate different stitch patterns and achieve proper fabric density. The primary working gauge is established using the #10 needle with Tiger yarn in Stockinette Stitch, with a target gauge of 16 stitches equaling 4 inches. Achieving proper gauge is essential for the sweater to knit to the intended finished measurements.

Pattern Structure and Stripe Sequence

The sweater follows a carefully planned stripe pattern that repeats throughout the body. The stripe sequence begins with 2 rows of Icon in Garter Stitch, followed by 4 rows of Tiger in Stockinette Stitch, then 4 rows of Icon in Garter Stitch, 8 rows of Tiger in Stockinette Stitch, and 4 rows of Icon in Garter Stitch. After this initial sequence, the pattern enters a repeating section of 16 rows of Tiger in Stockinette Stitch alternating with 4 rows of Icon in Garter Stitch, which continues for the balance of the knit piece. This structured approach creates visual rhythm