Twist Collective Beringer Jumper Knitting Pattern

Twist Collective Beringer Sweater

What is Being Made

Beringer is a knitted pullover sweater designed by Quenna Lee and published by Twist Collective. This garment is a versatile everyday sweater available in seven sizes, ranging from 33 ¼ inches to 51 inches in bust circumference. The sweater is intended to be worn with 1 inch of positive ease, making it a comfortable, slightly relaxed-fitting pullover suitable for various body types and layering preferences.

Construction Method

Beringer employs a hybrid construction technique that combines both circular and flat knitting methods. The body is worked in the round from the bottom up to the underarms using circular needles. Once the body reaches the underarm depth, the front and back are worked separately back and forth in rows on flat needles. After the shoulder seams are joined, the sleeve stitches are picked up from the armhole and shaped using short rows to create the sleeve cap. The sleeves are then joined to work in the round from the top down, completing the garment with a seamless construction at the body level.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction: The body begins at the cast-on edge and is worked upward toward the shoulders, allowing for easy length adjustments and try-ons during the knitting process.
• Seamless knitting: The body is worked in the round to minimize seaming, creating a smooth, continuous fabric with no side seams in the body section.
• Worked flat: The front and back pieces are transitioned to flat knitting to accommodate shaping at the armholes and neckline.
• Cable techniques: The pattern incorporates cable stitches as a design element, adding texture and visual interest to the sweater.
• Short-row shaping: Short rows are used to shape the sleeve cap, creating a more tailored fit at the top of the sleeve and allowing for better armhole depth and sleeve cap ease.
• Increases and decreases: Strategic increases are worked at marked intervals during the body and sleeve sections to create shaping and fit. Decreases are worked on specific rounds to refine the silhouette.

Stitches Used

The Beringer pattern features Diagonal Rib as a primary stitch pattern element. This ribbed texture is worked in the initial section of the body, creating vertical lines that provide both elasticity and visual definition. The pattern includes knit and purl stitches worked in combination to create the ribbed effect. Additionally, cable stitches are incorporated throughout the design, adding dimensional texture and a classic knitwear aesthetic. The pattern provides both written stitch instructions and charted representations, allowing knitters to follow their preferred method of instruction.

Materials and Tools

The recommended yarn for Beringer is Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash, a worsted-weight yarn composed of 90% Superwash Wool, 7% Acrylic, and 3% Viscose. Each skein contains 218 yards and weighs 3.5 ounces (100 grams). Depending on the size being knitted, the pattern requires between 4 and 6 skeins of yarn, providing approximately 872 to 1,308 yards of total yardage. The suggested colorway shown in the pattern is Porcelain.

For needles, the pattern calls for Size 7 US (4.5 mm) circular needles measuring 29 inches (70 cm) in length for working the body in the round. Size 7 US (4.5 mm) needles in the knitter's preferred style are also required for the flat sections and sleeve work. Stitch markers are essential for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points throughout the construction process.

Finished Measurements

The finished bust measurements for the seven sizes are: 33 ¼ inches (84.5 cm), 35 inches (89 cm), 36 ¾ inches (93.5 cm), 40 inches (101.5 cm), 43 ½ inches (110.5 cm), 46 ¾ inches (118.5 cm), and 51 inches (129.5 cm). The finished length ranges from 22 ¾ inches to 24 ¾ inches (58 to 63 cm), with slight variations across the size range to maintain proper proportions.