Vittoria Pullover in Adriafil Perla - Downloadable PDF

Vittoria Pullover in Adriafil Perla – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Vittoria Pullover is a beautifully textured, super-chunky knitted sweater designed for knitters who want to create a striking, cosy garment with impressive surface detail. This free downloadable PDF pattern is published using Adriafil Perla yarn and produces a finished pullover in sizes 44, 46, and 48. The combination of rich texture and chunky weight makes this an appealing project for those who enjoy knitting with substance and speed.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a pullover sweater — a classic, over-the-head style jumper worked in a super-chunky yarn. The design features a prominent all-over embossed stitch pattern that creates raised, three-dimensional texture across the body of the garment, finished with neat ribbed edges. The result is a bold, tactile knitwear piece suitable for cooler seasons.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Perla in colour number 30 — approximately 550 g required
• Knitting needles: Size 9 (metric)
• Double pointed auxiliary needle — essential for working the embossed stitch technique
• Tapestry needle — for seaming and finishing

Adriafil Perla is a super-chunky weight yarn, making it ideal for a project like the Vittoria Pullover where stitch definition and warmth are both priorities. Its weight and texture allow the embossed stitch pattern to stand out clearly against the fabric background.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Elastic rib (k1/p1 rib): Used at the start and end of sections to create neat, stretchy edges — typically applied at cuffs, hem, and neckline. The k1/p1 rib is one of the most fundamental knitting stitches, alternating one knit stitch with one purl stitch across the row to produce a flexible, form-fitting band.
• Knit stitch and purl stitch: The foundation of the embossed stitch pattern, alternated across specific rows to build the stocking stitch base from which the embossed details emerge.
• Embossed stitch: This is the signature technique of the Vittoria Pullover and requires an auxiliary double pointed needle. The embossed stitch is worked by picking up stitches from 3 rows below the current working row, placing them on the auxiliary needle at the back of the work, and then knitting each stitch of the current row together with its corresponding stitch from the auxiliary needle. This creates a raised, gathered, three-dimensional effect on the fabric surface — a technique that adds considerable visual interest and depth to the finished garment.

Embossed Stitch Pattern Structure

The embossed stitch is worked over a multiple of 16 stitches and follows a 24-row repeat. The pattern is structured as follows:

• Rows 1–9 (odd rows): Worked in knit stitch
• Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8 (even rows): Worked in purl stitch
• Row 10: Knit stitch
• Row 11: The first embossed row — 2 embossed stitches, k12, 2 embossed stitches, repeated across the row. The embossed stitches here are positioned at the edges of each 16-stitch repeat.
• Row 12: Knit stitch
• Rows 13–21: Continue alternating knit and purl rows in the same manner as the opening section
• Row 22: Knit stitch
• Row 23: The second embossed row — k6, 4 embossed stitches, k6, repeated across the row. Here, the embossed stitches are concentrated at the centre of each