Volute Top in Berroco Bozzolo - Downloadable PDF

Volute Top in Berroco Bozzolo – Knitting Pattern Summary

The Volute Top is a pullover-style knit top designed by the Berroco Design Team and worked in Berroco Bozzolo yarn. Rated Intermediate in skill level, this design offers a relaxed, comfortable silhouette with a generous recommended ease of 6–8 inches (15–20.5 cm) of positive ease at the bust, making it a wearable, everyday layering piece. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is sized across a wide range, with finished bust measurements spanning from 40½ inches (103 cm) to 74½ inches (189 cm) across ten sizes, ensuring an inclusive fit for many body types.

What Is Being Made

The Volute is a seamless knit top constructed primarily in the round. It features a shaped lower hem that is notably narrower than the bust — ranging from 35½ inches (90 cm) to 69½ inches (176.5 cm) — which creates a subtle A-line or flared silhouette. The front length ranges from approximately 19½ to 22 inches (49.5–56 cm) depending on size. The sample shown in the pattern photographs is knitted in size 44½ inches (113 cm) in #10808 Stinging Rose, a warm, rosy colorway from the Berroco Bozzolo line.

Construction Method

The construction of the Volute Top follows a classic seamless top-down or bottom-up in-the-round approach for the body. Specifically:

• The body is worked in the round from the lower hem up to the underarms, allowing for minimal seaming and a smooth, continuous fabric.
• At the underarms, the work is divided for the back and front, and each section is then worked flat in rows to complete the upper body shaping.
• This hybrid construction — circular for the body, flat for the yoke sections — is a common and practical approach in intermediate knitting that reduces finishing work while still allowing precise shaping at the armholes and neckline.

Pattern Stitch and Techniques

The fabric of the Volute Top is defined by a repeating Pattern Stitch that is used throughout the body. When worked in the round, the pattern stitch begins with:

• Rounds 1 and 2: Knit — establishing a smooth stockinette-based foundation for the textural pattern.

This stitch pattern creates the characteristic surface texture referenced in the design's name — volute referring to a spiral or scroll-like form — suggesting the pattern stitch produces a flowing, possibly ribbed or wave-like visual effect across the fabric. The gauge is measured after blocking, which is an important step for this yarn and stitch pattern to achieve accurate finished dimensions.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch — foundational to the pattern stitch worked in the round and in rows
• Purl stitch — implied in the flat row sections where the pattern stitch transitions from round to row construction
• Stitch marker placement and management for tracking pattern repeats and construction points
• Working with waste yarn to hold stitches, a technique commonly used at underarm joins in seamless construction

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Berroco Bozzolo, an aran weight yarn sold in 100-gram balls. The required yardage ranges from 3 balls for the smallest sizes up to 5 balls for the largest sizes. The colorway used in the sample is #10808 Stinging Rose. Berroco Bozzolo is a premium yarn known for its soft, cozy texture, which complements the relaxed, wearable nature of this top.

Needles and Notions

A variety of needle types are required to complete this project, reflecting its seamless, in-the-round construction:

• 32-