Stripy-Stripes Jumper in BC Garn Semilla Fino & Angora Fino - 2330BC - Downloadable PDF

Stripy-Stripes Jumper in BC Garn Semilla Fino & Angora Fino – Pattern Summary (Design 2330BC by Jytte Slente)

The Stripy-Stripes Jumper is a free, downloadable knitting pattern designed by Jytte Slente and published by BC Garn (pattern number 2330BC). It is an intermediate-level knitted sweater featuring bold, textural stripes created by combining two distinct yarns and an inventive construction method. The result is a relaxed, oversized-feeling pullover with striking visual contrast between its stripe sections.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a striped pullover jumper worked in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. The finished widths measure 120 cm, 122 cm, and 124 cm respectively, with lengths of 56 cm, 58 cm, and 60 cm. The garment is constructed from two similar pieces — a front and a back — each of which is worked in two different knitting directions, giving the stripe pattern an architectural, multi-directional quality that sets it apart from a straightforward striped sweater.

Construction Technique

One of the most distinctive features of the Stripy-Stripes Jumper is its directional construction. Both the front and back pieces are each divided into two halves that are knitted in different directions. This means the knitter works one half of a piece in one orientation and then picks up or begins the second half in a different direction, creating a visual break and adding dimension to the finished fabric. This technique requires careful attention to how stitches are cast on and how the two halves meet, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with intermediate construction methods.

The stripe sequence is also carefully engineered for maximum visual impact. Each stripe repeat consists of:

• 20 rows of Stockinette stitch worked in BC Garn Semilla Fino with the right side facing out
• 16 rows of Stockinette stitch worked in BC Garn Angora Fino with the wrong side facing out

Turning the Angora Fino stripes to the wrong side creates a fluffy, halo-like texture on those sections, since the reverse of Stockinette stitch (the purl side) is presented as the public face of the fabric. This contrasts beautifully with the smooth, right-side Stockinette of the Semilla Fino stripes. To create a clean, visible boundary between the two stripe types, the pattern instructs the knitter to knit both the 1st and 2nd rows when beginning the Angora Fino section — a simple but effective technique for producing a neat demarcation line.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st) — the primary stitch throughout the entire garment, worked as knit on the right side and purl on the wrong side
• Knit (K) and Purl (P) as the foundational stitch types
• Increases (Inc) and Decreases (Dec) for shaping the pieces

The pattern uses standard knitting abbreviations and is written in a clear, accessible format suitable for knitters who are already comfortable with basic shaping and stitch techniques.

Materials: Yarn

The pattern calls for two signature BC Garn yarns, used in combination to create the textural stripe contrast:

• BC Garn Semilla Fino — a 4-ply weight yarn used for the smooth Stockinette stripes. The pattern specifies 200g in shade ox109 and an additional 50g in shade ox111, giving a total of 250g of Semilla Fino across all sizes (quantities are the same for S, M, and L).
• BC Garn Angora Fino — a luxurious angora-blend yarn used for the fluffy, wrong-side-out stripes. The pattern calls for 100g in shade ag18 for all three sizes.