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Quantity of wool required is not accurate. I had to buy extra of the main colour incurring more expense. Not impressed!
By Debbie Bliss
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Pale Blue (012)
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Teal (018)
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Jade (50)
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Red (9)
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Blush (034)
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Ecru (002)
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Amber (039)
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The Joan Jumper is a women's knitted sweater pattern by Debbie Bliss, published in 2019 and worked in the luxurious Debbie Bliss Rialto 4 Ply yarn. This intermediate-level design combines classic construction with colourful stranded knitting, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with multiple techniques. The finished garment is a fitted-to-relaxed pullover with set-in or structured sleeves, offering a polished, wearable result in a beautiful palette of coordinating shades.
The Joan Jumper is designed to fit a wide range of bust sizes, making it a versatile pattern for many knitters:
This pattern is specifically written for Debbie Bliss Rialto 4 Ply, a premium yarn celebrated for its smooth, mercerised Merino wool composition that gives excellent stitch definition – ideal for stranded colourwork. The pattern calls for multiple colours across 50g balls:
The Joan Jumper is worked as a seamed garment, meaning the individual pieces – typically the front, back, and sleeves – are knitted separately and then joined together by sewing seams. This traditional construction method gives the finished jumper excellent structure and shape retention, and is a well-established approach in classic British knitwear design. Knitters comfortable with mattress stitch or backstitch seaming will find this technique straightforward.
All pieces are worked flat on a pair of straight needles, knitting back and forth in rows rather than in the round. This is consistent with the seamed construction and means knitters work both knit and purl rows throughout the pattern.
A key feature of the Joan Jumper is its stranded knitting, a technique in which two or more yarn colours are used across a single row, with the unused colour carried – or stranded – loosely across the wrong side of the fabric. This creates the characteristic colourwork motifs or bands that give the jumper its distinctive decorative appeal. Working with the full palette of seven colours – Pale Blue, Teal, Jade, Red, Blush, Ecru, and Amber – the stranded sections are likely to feature geometric or repeating motifs typical of
| Brand: | Debbie Bliss |
| Yarn Weight: | 4 Ply |
| Featured Products: | Debbie Bliss Rialto 4 Ply |
| Needles Required: | 3.00mm (US 2.5) & 3.25mm (US 3) Single Point Needles, 3.00mm (US 2.5) & 3.25mm (US 3) Circular Needles |
| Techniques and Construction: | Seamed, Stranded, Top Down, Worked Flat |
| Finished Size: | To Fit Bust: 82cm to 112cm |
| Pages: | 11 |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, German |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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Quantity of wool required is not accurate. I had to buy extra of the main colour incurring more expense. Not impressed!