696 Katya Pullover - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Charlemont

696 Katya Pullover – Seamless Knitting Pattern for Women by Kirsten Hipsky

The 696 Katya Pullover, designed by Kirsten Hipsky and published under the Valley Yarns brand, is a women's pullover jumper knitting pattern that delivers effortless warm-weather style. Its defining features — a deep scoop neckline, a loose and sheer gauge, and a graceful nalgar yoke construction — make it an ideal layering piece for spring and summer. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated advanced beginner, making it a rewarding step up for knitters who have mastered the basics and are ready to explore seamless construction and simple shaping techniques.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single garment: a women's seamless pullover jumper with short sleeves and a deep scoop neckline. The silhouette is relaxed and slightly oversized, with the finished chest measurement running generously larger than the body measurement to allow for ease and drape. The pullover is worked in a sheer, open gauge that gives the fabric a lightweight, breathable quality perfectly suited to layering over a camisole or dress.

The pattern covers a wide range of sizes, fitting chest measurements from 30–32" up to 54–56", with finished chest measurements of 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, and 60 inches. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in size 36".

Construction and Techniques

The Katya Pullover is constructed bottom-up and seamlessly in the round, which means there are no side seams to sew up at the end — a feature that many knitters find both satisfying and practical. Understanding the construction sequence helps knitters appreciate the clever engineering behind this design:

• Bottom-up construction: The lower body is cast on and worked upward from the hem, giving the knitter full control over the length before the underarm.
• Worked in the round: The body is knitted as a tube on circular needles, eliminating side seams entirely and keeping the right side of the fabric consistently facing the knitter during the body section.
• Nalgar yoke construction: This is the structural heart of the design. The yoke is a distinctive method in which short sleeves are integrated directly into the yoke and grow outward as the yoke lengthens, rather than being knitted separately and set in. This creates a smooth, continuous fabric across the shoulders and upper body.
• Transition to flat knitting: Once the yoke section begins, the work transitions from in-the-round to knitting in rows, which accommodates the shaping of the scoop neckline and the yoke structure.
• Three-needle bind-off: A classic seamless finishing technique is used to join the back stitches to the right front stitches, creating a neat, invisible shoulder join without any sewing.

Stitches Used

The stitch vocabulary in this pattern is accessible and well-suited to the advanced beginner level. The primary fabric is Stockinette stitch (St st), worked both in the round (knit every round) and flat (alternating knit and purl rows). Additional stitches and techniques include:

• Knit (k): The foundational stitch used throughout the body and yoke.
• Purl (p): Used in the hem detail and in wrong-side rows during the yoke section.
• Yarn over (yo): A simple increase that also creates a small decorative eyelet, likely used in yoke shaping.
• K2tog (knit 2 together): A right-leaning decrease used in shaping.
• SSK (slip, slip, knit): A left-leaning decrease that pairs with k2tog for balanced, mirrored shaping.
• Hem detail: The lower edge features a simple rolled or turned hem created by working five knit rounds, followed by a purl round, a knit round, and another purl round — a clean, self-finishing edge that lies flat without ribbing.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is written specifically for Valley Yarns Charlemont