922 Elderberry - Sweater Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Worthington

922 Elderberry – Women's Stranded Colorwork Jumper Knitting Pattern by Julie Turjoman

The 922 Elderberry is a beautifully designed women's pullover jumper pattern created by Julie Turjoman and worked in Valley Yarns Worthington, a soft, tweedy DK-weight yarn. This pattern offers a clean, modern take on traditional stranded colorwork, blending classic Fair Isle-inspired technique with contemporary silhouette details. The result is a wearable, stylish jumper suited to intermediate knitters who are ready to explore colorwork in the round.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's fitted pullover jumper featuring waist shaping for a more feminine silhouette and a scoop neckline for a fresh, updated aesthetic. The stranded colorwork is concentrated at the yoke, where a single contrast color is introduced alongside the main color to create patterned motifs that flow naturally into the decrease shaping of the yoke. The garment is shown in Size 37¼" and is designed to be worn with 1–2 inches of positive ease.

Sizes available range from XS through 4XL, with finished bust measurements spanning 33¼" to 61¼", making this an inclusive pattern with a wide range of fit options.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction: The jumper is begun at the lower edge and worked upward, allowing knitters to try on the piece as they go and adjust length as needed.
• Seamless, worked in the round: The body is knitted as a continuous tube using circular needles, eliminating the need for seaming and producing a smooth, uninterrupted fabric.
• Stranded colorwork: Two colors are carried simultaneously across rounds at the yoke, creating patterned motifs characteristic of traditional Fair Isle or Nordic-style knitting. Managing float tension and keeping both yarns untangled are key skills practiced in this section.
• Waist shaping: Increases and decreases are worked strategically along the body to create a tailored, feminine fit through the waist and hip.
• Yoke shaping with scoop neck: Decrease rounds shape the yoke and culminate in a scooped neckline, giving the garment its modern, wearable character.

Stitches Used

• Ribbing: Typically used at the cuffs, hem, and neckband to provide elasticity and a neat finish at the edges.
• Stockinette stitch in the round: The primary stitch structure of the body and sleeves, creating a smooth, flat fabric ideal for showcasing stranded colorwork at the yoke.
• Stranded colorwork motifs: Worked in stockinette using two colors per round, producing the decorative patterned yoke that is the focal point of the design.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Worthington, a DK-weight yarn with a fiber composition of 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, and 25% Viscose, available in 50g skeins of approximately 174 yards each. This blend gives the fabric a soft, tweedy character with a subtle sheen from the viscose content, while the wool and alpaca provide warmth and drape.

• Main Color (MC): Color #12 Evergreen — 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12) skeins depending on size
• Contrast Color (CC): Color 09 Navy — 2 skeins for all sizes

Needles Required

• US size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles in 16" and 29"–40" lengths, or size needed to achieve gauge
• US size 5 (3.75 mm) set of 4 or 5 double-pointed needles (DPNs) for working small circumferences such as sleeves
• US size 4 (3.50