Zoe Jumper - Knitting Pattern For Women in Willow & Lark Woodland

Zoe Jumper Knitting Pattern – Willow & Lark Woodland (The Wilderness Collection)

The Zoe Jumper is a beautifully crafted women's pullover sweater from Willow & Lark's The Wilderness Collection, designed to be knitted in Willow & Lark Woodland yarn. Described as a diagonal jumper, it features subtle texture and pattern that give it an understated, timeless elegance — a garment that works just as well dressed up as it does for everyday wear. This is an intermediate-level knitting pattern available as a downloadable PDF, making it accessible to knitters who have moved beyond the basics and are ready to explore more refined construction and stitch techniques.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a classic women's fitted pullover jumper with set-in sleeves and a clean, polished silhouette. The design is sized to fit a wide range of bust measurements, from 81 cm (32 in) up to 107 cm (42 in), with actual garment measurements ranging from 87 cm to 115 cm to allow for ease and comfortable wear. The finished length to the shoulder ranges from 53 cm to 58 cm depending on size, and sleeve seam lengths range from 46 cm to 48 cm. The defining visual feature of the Zoe Jumper is its diagonal stitch pattern, which runs across the fabric to create a subtle, directional texture that elevates it beyond a plain stockinette sweater.

Construction and Techniques

The Zoe Jumper is constructed using a bottom-up, worked flat, seamed method. This is a traditional approach to sweater knitting that many intermediate knitters will find familiar and satisfying.

• Bottom-up construction means the knitting begins at the lower hem of each piece and works upward toward the shoulders, allowing the knitter to try on and adjust length as they go.
• Worked flat means the body and sleeves are knitted back and forth in rows on straight needles, rather than in the round on circular needles. This produces separate flat panels that are later joined together.
• Seamed construction means the finished pieces — front, back, and sleeves — are sewn together using mattress stitch or a similar seaming technique. Seamed garments often have excellent structure and drape, and the seams themselves can add stability to the finished jumper.

Knitters should be comfortable with shaping techniques such as increasing and decreasing, as well as working from a multi-size pattern where instructions for larger sizes are given in square brackets.

Stitches Used

The Zoe Jumper incorporates a combination of foundational and textural stitches that together create its distinctive look:

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch) – The primary background fabric, formed by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side. This creates a smooth, flat surface and is the stitch used for tension/gauge measurement.
• Diagonal pattern stitch – The signature texture of this jumper. A diagonal stitch pattern creates a directional, angled texture across the fabric, giving the garment its visual interest and the reason it is described as a diagonal jumper. This pattern has its own separate tension measurement: 28 stitches and 42 rows to 10 cm using 4.00mm needles.
• Slip stitch – Listed as a required skill, slip stitches are used within the pattern to help create the diagonal texture or to manage edges cleanly. Slip stitches are worked by moving a stitch from the left needle to the right needle without knitting or purling it, and they are a key technique for achieving the pattern's characteristic angled lines.

Tension and Gauge

Achieving the correct tension is essential for this pattern, and two separate tension measurements are given:

• 21 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm measured over stocking stitch using 4.00mm (US 6) needles.
• 28 stitches and 42 rows to 10 cm measured over the diagonal pattern using 4.00mm (US 6) needles.

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