708 Selma Pullover - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Southampton

708 Selma Pullover – Seamless Top-Down Striped Pullover Knitting Pattern for Women by Kirsten Hipsky

About This Pattern

The 708 Selma Pullover, designed by Kirsten Hipsky and published by Valley Yarns, is a women's pullover jumper celebrated for its bold color-block stripes and relaxed, easy-wearing fit. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated advanced beginner, making it an excellent next step for knitters who have mastered basic in-the-round construction and are ready to explore seamless raglan shaping. The design is worked entirely from the top down with no seaming required, resulting in a clean, professional finish with minimal finishing work.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a seamless women's pullover sweater with a relaxed fit and striking two-color stripe design. The finished garment features a raglan yoke, set-in sleeves worked in the round, and a lightweight, airy drape suited to layering. The pullover is sized to fit bust measurements of 30–32, 34–36, 38–40, 42–44, 46–48, 50–52, and 54–56 inches, with finished chest measurements ranging from 36 to 60 inches. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in size 40 inches. The generous range of sizes makes this pattern accessible to a wide variety of body types.

Construction Techniques

• Top-down construction: The pullover begins at the neckline and is worked downward through the yoke, body, and sleeves, allowing knitters to try on the garment as they go and easily adjust length.
• Seamless, worked in the round: The entire pullover is knitted in the round using circular needles, eliminating the need for any seaming or mattress stitch finishing.
• Raglan yoke shaping: Stitches are cast on for the back, front, and two sleeves simultaneously, then increased at four raglan points every other round using kfb (knit front and back) increases. This creates the classic diagonal raglan lines radiating from the neckline.
• Stripe and color-block technique: Two colors are used to create bold color blocks throughout the yoke and body, giving the pullover its distinctive graphic appeal.
• Sleeve separation: After the yoke is complete, sleeve stitches are placed on shorter circular needles and worked independently in the round, with underarm stitches cast on to bridge the gap between body and sleeve.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves, worked in the round by knitting every round.
• Kfb (knit front and back): The increase stitch used at each of the four raglan points to expand the yoke evenly and symmetrically.
• Purl rounds: Used at the cuffs and lower edges to create a simple, clean border detail — worked as a sequence of purl one round, knit one round, purl one round before binding off.
• Cast-on for underarm: A mid-project cast-on is used to bridge the underarm gap when separating the sleeves from the body.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Southampton, a luxurious lace-weight yarn composed of 72% Kid Mohair and 28% Mulberry Silk, sold in 25g skeins with approximately 230 yards each. This fiber blend gives the finished pullover an exceptionally soft, halo-rich texture with a subtle sheen from the silk content — ideal for a lightweight layering piece.

• Color A – 019 Cloudy Sky: 2 (3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4) skeins, used as the primary color throughout the yoke and body.
• Color B – 010 Blue Lagoon: 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2) skeins, used for the contrasting color-block stripes.

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