694 Nora Pullover - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Amherst

694 Nora Pullover – Seamless Top-Down Cable Knitting Pattern for Women by Kirsten Hipsky

The 694 Nora Pullover, designed by Kirsten Hipsky and published under the Valley Yarns brand, is a beautifully structured women's pullover sweater knitting pattern that combines classic construction techniques with a satisfying, rhythmic cable stitch pattern. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated advanced beginner, making it an excellent next step for knitters who have mastered basic knitting in the round and are ready to explore simple cable work and seamless garment construction.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's pullover jumper featuring a boat neckline, raglan yoke shaping, and an allover lightly cabled stitch pattern. The finished garment is designed for layering in cool weather and has a relaxed, wearable silhouette. It is sized to fit chest measurements of 32 (36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56) inches, with finished chest measurements of 36 (40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60) inches, offering generous positive ease across the size range. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in size 36 inches.

Construction Techniques

The Nora Pullover is worked entirely seamlessly from the top down, meaning the knitter begins at the neckline and works downward through the yoke, body, and sleeves without ever seaming pieces together. This approach is beloved by many knitters because it allows for easy fit adjustments as the work progresses and eliminates the finishing step of sewing seams.

• Top-down construction: The yoke is cast on at the neck edge and shaped with raglan increases as the work grows downward, creating the characteristic diagonal lines at the shoulders.
• Seamless, worked in the round: The entire pullover is knitted in the round using circular and double-pointed needles, so there are no seams to sew at the end.
• Raglan yoke shaping: Increases are placed at four raglan points to simultaneously shape the front, back, and both sleeves as the yoke expands.
• Dividing round: At the underarm, sleeve stitches are placed on holders and underarm stitches are cast on, separating the sleeves from the body so each section can be completed independently in the round.
• Cable technique: A repeating 16-round cable pattern is worked throughout the body and sleeves, using a cable needle to create the crossed stitch texture.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitch pattern is a cable pattern worked over a multiple of 8 stitches in the round. The 16-round repeat alternates between plain knit rounds and cable crossing rounds, creating a fabric with gentle, undulating texture that is visually interesting without being overly complex. The cable pattern is defined as follows:

• Round 1 and all odd rounds: Knit all stitches.
• Round 2: Front Cross (FC), knit 4; repeat from beginning of round.
• Rounds 4, 6, 8: Knit all stitches.
• Round 10: Knit 4, Back Cross (BC); repeat from beginning of round.
• Rounds 12, 14, 16: Knit all stitches.

The two key cable stitches used are:

• FC (Front Cross): Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold to the front, knit 2 from the left needle, then knit 2 from the cable needle. This creates a left-leaning cable cross.
• BC (Back Cross): Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold to the back, knit 2 from the left needle, then knit 2 from the cable needle. This creates a right-leaning cable cross.

Additional stitches and techniques used in shaping include m1L (make 1 left) and