Star Peak Pullover - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Tahki Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted Twist

Star Peak Pullover – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Star Peak Pullover is a women's knitted pullover sweater designed by Teresa Chorzepa and published by Tahki Stacy Charles. It is worked in Tahki Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted Twist, a 100% superwash merino wool yarn, and combines colourful stripes with classic cable and lace detailing to create a richly textured, eye-catching garment. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it a rewarding project for knitters who are comfortable with cables and multi-colour stripe sequences but are not yet at an advanced level.

Garment Overview

The Star Peak Pullover is a classic women's pullover sweater with a fixed length of 23½ inches (59.5 cm). It is offered in four sizes — Small, Medium, Large, and XL — with finished bust measurements ranging from 34½ inches (87.5 cm) up to 44½ inches (113 cm), providing a comfortable range of fit for a variety of body types. The design features a finished neckband worked on a short circular needle, giving the collar a neat, polished appearance.

Construction Techniques

The Star Peak Pullover is constructed using a bottom-up, seamed, worked-flat method. This means the body pieces — typically a front and a back — are knitted separately from the lower edge upward, then joined together with seams. Working flat (back and forth in rows rather than in the round) is a traditional approach that many intermediate knitters find familiar and straightforward, and it allows the cable and lace pattern stitches to be read clearly on right-side rows. Seaming the finished pieces together produces clean, structured edges and a garment with excellent shape retention.

• Bottom-up construction: Knitting begins at the cast-on edge and works upward toward the shoulders, allowing easy length adjustments if desired.
• Seamed finishing: Front and back pieces are sewn together, which adds durability and structure to the finished pullover.
• Worked flat: Pieces are knitted in rows on straight or circular needles, reading pattern stitches from both right-side and wrong-side rows.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The pattern incorporates several distinct stitch techniques that work together to create the Star Peak Pullover's textured, multi-dimensional surface:

• Stockinette Stitch: The foundational stitch of the pullover, worked by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. Stockinette provides the smooth background against which the cables and stripe colours read most clearly.
• Cables: Two specific cable crossings are defined in the pattern. The 2/2 LC (Left Cross) is worked by slipping 2 stitches to a cable needle and holding them in front, knitting the next 2 stitches, then knitting the 2 stitches from the cable needle — creating a left-leaning twist. The 2/2 RC (Right Cross) mirrors this action with the cable needle held in back, producing a right-leaning twist. Together, these two cable movements create the classic rope or braid cable motifs associated with traditional knitwear.
• Lace: Lace patterning introduces decorative openwork into the design, adding lightness and visual interest alongside the denser cable sections.
• Stripes: The use of five distinct yarn colours creates a bold stripe sequence that is central to the Star Peak Pullover's aesthetic identity.

Materials and Yarn

The pattern is specifically designed for Tahki Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted Twist, a 100% superwash merino wool yarn sold in 100g/3.5oz hanks with approximately 221 yards (202 metres) per hank. The superwash treatment means the finished garment can be machine washed without felting, making it a practical choice for everyday wear. The worsted weight of this yarn gives the cables excellent definition and makes the knitting progress at a satisfying pace.

Five colours are used in the Star Peak Pullover:

• Color #01 Natural (A): 1 (2, 2, 2) hank(s)