Eyre and Rochester Jumpers in Berroco Mercado - 400-1 - Downloadable PDF

Eyre and Rochester Jumpers in Berroco Mercado — Pattern Summary

This downloadable PDF pattern by Amy Christoffers for Berroco includes two distinct knitted jumper (sweater) designs: Eyre and Rochester. Both are worked in Berroco Mercado, an aran-weight yarn, and are rated Intermediate in skill level. The pattern covers a generous range of sizes, making it a versatile addition to any knitter's library. Below is a detailed breakdown of each design.

Eyre Jumper

What Is Being Made

The Eyre is a classic, wearable pullover jumper with a structured silhouette. It features shaped armholes, defined shoulder shaping, and a back neck bind-off for a clean, polished finish. The sample shown is knitted in size 35" with approximately 3" of ease, giving it a relaxed but tailored fit.

Finished Measurements

• Bust: 35 (39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63) inches
• Length: 25 (25, 25½, 25½, 26, 26, 26½, 27) inches

Techniques Used

• Ribbing: The lower body begins with a 2½-inch 2×2 rib (k2, p2) worked on smaller needles, providing a neat, stretchy hem that keeps the fabric from rolling.
• Stockinette stitch body: After the ribbing, the work transitions to larger needles for the main body, worked in smooth Stockinette stitch (St st) — knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows — which creates the clean, classic fabric characteristic of this design.
• Armhole shaping: Stitches are bound off at the beginning of right-side and wrong-side rows to create the curved armhole opening, a fundamental garment-construction technique.
• Shoulder shaping: A stepped bind-off sequence at the shoulders creates a smooth, angled slope that aligns neatly with set-in sleeves or a finished armhole edge.
• Back neck finishing: Remaining stitches across the back neck are bound off after shoulder shaping is complete.
• Front shaping: The front is worked identically to the back through the armhole shaping, after which neckline shaping diverges to create the front neck opening.

Stitches Used

• 2×2 Rib: (k2, p2) repeat, used for the welts and cuffs
• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary body fabric — knit on RS, purl on WS

Materials

• Yarn: Berroco Mercado, 100g hanks — 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9) hanks in colorway #4160 Ciruela
• Needles: US size 7 (4.50 mm) for ribbing sections and US size 9 (5.50 mm) for the main body, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Notions: 1 stitch holder, 1 stitch marker
• Gauge: 16 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needles

About the Yarn — Berroco Mercado

Berroco Mercado is an aran-weight yarn that provides excellent stitch definition, making it well suited to both textured and smooth fabric designs. Its weight and structure allow the Stockinette fabric of the Eyre jumper to drape beautifully while maintaining shape. The colorway #4160 Ciruela — a rich, deep plum tone — gives the Eyre a sophisticated, wearable palette.

Rochester Jumper

What Is Being Made

The Rochester