Simplicity never goes out of fashion and this shirt is proof of that. Today we are offering you a pattern to create a jumper with crisp lines, long sleeves, a boat neck, and a simple motif on the front. It is a garment that can be worn week in and week out without becoming boring.
However, what makes this jumper truly unique is the yarn used; namely, our Lagom, here seen in the River colour. Unisex, with contrasting colours and 70% recycled wool derived from rags. Lagom's texture is slightly rough but softens after the first washes.
Little fashion tip: this jumper also looks great with a long narrow denim skirt.
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MATERIALS
Lagom yarn col. River 240 g / 8.5 oz
Needles n° 3 EU / 3 US
Safety pins
Wool needle
KNITTING STITCHES USED
Knit
Purl
Twisted right:
knit the stitch in the back loop of the stitch below.
Ribs 2/2:
work alternating 2 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches on both the right side and the wrong side of the work.
Straight stockinette stitch:
row 1: knit
row 2: purl.
Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Reverse stockinette stitch:
row 1: purl
row 2: knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Sleeve increases:
it is advised to increase with knit into front and back(= lift the thread between the worked stitch and the next and knit 1 twisted stitch).
SIZE
The instructions are for a size S (M, L)
MEASUREMENTS OF THE FINISHED GARMENT SIZE S (M, L)
Bust circumference 116 (120, 124) cm/45.7" (47.2", 48.8")
Total height 48 (50, 52) cm/18.9" (19.7", 20.5")
Height from underarm 33 (34, 35) cm/13" (13.4", 13.8")
Neck opening 24 (24, 26) cm/9.4" (9.4", 10.2")
Sleeve width at top 30 (32, 34) cm/11.8" (12.6", 13.4")
Sleeve length from underarm 45 (44, 43) cm/17.7" (17.3", 16.9")
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
PROCEDURE
The jumper is worked flat and is made up of 4 pieces: the back, the front and the sleeves.
Separate indications are given for sizes S (L) and size M.
Size indications S (L)
Start by working the two halves of the back separately. For the first half, cast on 16 (20) stitches with needles no. 3 EU/3 US.
Rows 1, 2 and 3: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) across the entire row
row 4: cast on 12 new stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) for the entire row
row 5: knit 16 (20) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times
row 6: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then purl 16 (20) stitches
row 7: work as row 5
row 8: cast on 12 new stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then purl 16 (20) stitches
row 9: knit 28 (32) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times
row 10: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then purl 28 (32) stitches
row 11: work as row 9
row 12: cast on 12 new stitches, repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then purl 28 (32) stitches.
Leave the 52 (56) stitches obtained on a safety pin.
For the second half, cast on 16 (20) stitches with needles no. 3 EU / 3 US.
Rows 1, 2 and 3: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) across the entire row
row 4: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) for the entire row, then cast on 12 new stitches
row 5: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then knit 16 (20) stitches
row 6: purl 16 (20) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times
row 7: work as row 5
row 8: purl 16 (20) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then cast on 12 new stitches
row 9: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then knit 28 (32) stitches
row 10: purl 28 (32) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times
row 11: work as row 9
row 12: purl 28 (32) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 3 times, then cast on 12 new stitches.
Leave the 52 (56) stitches obtained on a stitch pin.
Now, again with needles no. 3 EU / 3 US, join the two halves: for simplicity, the numbering of the rows starts again from 1.
Row 1: knit the first 40 (44) stitches of the first half, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) on the last 12 stitches of the first half and the first 12 stitches of the second half, then knit the 40 (44) shirts remaining from the second half
row 2: purl 40 (44) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 6 times, then purl the remaining 40 (44) stitches
row 3: knit 40 (44) stitches, then repeat (knit 2, purl 2) 6 times, then knit the remaining 40 (44) stitches
row 4: work as row 2.
Now continue with stockinette stitch straight across the 104 (112) stitches on the needle for another 66 (70) rows: you will get to row 70 (74), equal to 28 (30) cm / 11" (11.8") measured along the central height. Now, for the armholes, increase as follows: for simplicity, the numbering of the rows starts from 1 again.
Row 1: cast on 4 new stitches, knit to the end of the row, then cast on 4 new stitches.
row 2: purl 112 (120) stitches.
Continue with stockinettefor another 36 (40) rows: you will get to row 38 (42) equal to 15 (17) cm/5.9" (6.7") from the stitches cast on for the armholes. Bind off the piece.
Instructions for Size M
For the first half, cast on 18 stitches with needles no. 3 EU / 3 US.
Row 1: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) until the last 2 stitches, knit 2
row 2: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) until the last 2 stitches, purl 2
row 3: work as row 1
row 4: cast on 12 new stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) until the last 2 stitches, knit 2
row 5: knit 18 stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times
row 6: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then purl 18 stitches
row 7: work as row 5
row 8: cast on 12 new stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then purl 18 stitches
row 9: knit 30 stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times
row 10: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then purl 30 stitches
row 11: work as row 9
row 12: cast on 12 new stitches, repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then purl 30 stitches.
Leave the 54 stitches obtained on a safety pin.
For the second half, cast on 18 stitches with needles no. 3 EU / 3 US.
Row 1: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) until the last 2 stitches, purl 2
row 2: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) until the last 2 stitches, knit 2
row 3: work as row 1
row 4: repeat (knit 2, purl 2) until the last 2 stitches, knit 2, cast on 12 new stitches
row 5: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then knit 18 stitches
row 6: knit 18 stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times
row 7: work as row 5
row 8: purl 18 stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then cast on 12 new stitches
row 9: repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then knit 30 stitches
row 10: purl 30 stitches, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times
row 11: work as row 9
row 12: purl 30 stitches, repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 3 times, then cast on 12 new stitches.
Leave the 54 stitches obtained on a safety pin.
Now join the two halves: for simplicity, the numbering of the rows starts again from 1.
Row 1: knit the first 42 stitches of the first half, then repeat (purl 2, knit 2) over the last 12 stitches of the first half and the first 12 stitches of the second half, then knit the 42 stitches left of the second half
row 2: purl 42 stitches, repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 6 times, purl 42 stitches
row 3: knit 42 stitches, repeat (purl 2, knit 2) 6 times, knit 42 stitches
row 4: work as row 2.
Now continue with stockinette stitch straight across the 108 stitches of the needle for another 68 rows: you will get to row 72, equal to 29 cm / 11.4" measured along the central height. Now, for the armholes, increase as follows: for simplicity, the numbering of the rows starts again from 1.
Row 1: cast on 4 new stitches, knit to the end of the row, then cast on 4 new stitches.
row 2: purl 116 stitches.
Continue with stockinette for another 38 rows: you will get to row 40 equal to 16 cm / 6.3" from the stitches cast on for the armholes. Bind off the piece.
With needles n° 3 EU / 3 US cast on 104 (108, 112) stitches and work rib 2/2 for 4 rows and stockinette for 60 (66, 70) rows: you will get to row 64 (70, 74), equal to 26 (28, 30) cm / 10.2" (11", 11.8").
Now, starting from the 2 central stitches, continue by progressively exchanging the stockinette with the reverse stockinette stitch on each row.
Work as follows: for simplicity, the row numbering starts again from 1.
Row 1: knit 51 (53, 55) stitches, purl 2 and knit 51 (53, 55) stitches
row 2: purl 50 (52, 54) stitches, knit 4 and purl 50 (52, 54) stitches.
Following the layout of row 2, in each subsequent row work 1 less stitch in stockinette at the end of the initial stitches in stockinette, 1 more stitch in reverse stockinette stitch before and after the group of central stitches in reverse stockinette and 1 less stitch in stockinette at the beginning of the final stitches in stockinette: finish when you have all the stitches worked in stockinette, then continue in reverse stockinette.
At the same time, when you have worked 82 (84, 86) rows in total, equal to 33 (34, 35) cm / 13" (13.4", 13.8"), for the armholes, in the next row increase as follows: cast on 4 new stitches, continue as instructed until the end of the row, then cast on 4 new stitches.
Continue layout: on the new stitches cast on, start working with Stockinette. When you have worked 110 (114, 120) rows in total, equal to 44 (46, 48) cm / 17.3" (18.1", 18.9"), for the neckline, bind off the central stitches and continue separately on the two parts: for simplicity, the row numbering starts again from 1.
Row 1: work as per the layout up to the 26 (26, 30) central stitches, bind off the 26 (26, 30) central stitches for the neckline, and finish the row as per the layout
row 2: work as set out on the stitches of the first part
row 3: bind off the first 2 stitches, and finish the row as set out
row 4: work as set out on the remaining stitches.
Rows 3 and 4 set out the decreases for the neckline, repeat them 3 more times: you will get to row 10, equal to 4 cm / 1.6".
Bind off the piece.
Pick up the stitches from the second part of the front and continue in the same way, binding off the stitches for the neckline at the beginning of the even rows. Once you have reached the same height as the first part, bind off the piece.
Start from the right sleeve.
With needles no. 3 EU / 3 US cast on 44 (48, 52) stitches and work 4 rows in rib 2/2.
Row 5: knit 1 stitch, 1 increase (knit into front and back), continue knitting until the last stitch, work 1 increase (knit into front and back), knit 1
row 6: purl
rows 7 to 24: work in stockinette.
Rows from 5 to 24 set stockinette with increases, repeat them 4 more times: you will get to row 104, equal to 41.5 cm / 16.3", with (54, 58, 62) stitches on the needle. Work for another 8 (6, 4) rows in stockinette without increases: you will get to row 112 (110, 108), equal to 45 (44, 43) cm / 17.7" (17.3", 16.9"). bind off the piece.
Work the left sleeve as stated for the right.
Sew the shoulders. Sew the top of the sleeves along the armholes. Sew the underarms and sides.
If you enjoyed knitting the boat neck jumper, we recommend reading our section on knitting tutorials.
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