Lund - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Debbie Bliss Rialto DK - Downloadable PDF

Lund Women's Jumper Knitting Pattern – Debbie Bliss Rialto DK

The Lund is a striking women's jumper knitting pattern from Debbie Bliss, released in 2020 and available as a downloadable PDF. Designed for confident knitters, this pattern produces a generously oversized, colourful pullover featuring an intricate multi-colour striped and vertical colour-block design worked across the body and sleeves. With its bold palette and thoughtful construction, Lund is a rewarding project for those looking to develop their colourwork and intarsia skills.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's pullover jumper with a substantial, relaxed silhouette. It is sized to fit a bust measurement of 86–97 cm (34–38 in), 102–112 cm (40–44 in), or 117–127 cm (46–50 in), with finished bust measurements of 135 cm (53¼ in), 150 cm (59 in), and 166 cm (65¼ in) respectively, indicating a deliberately oversized fit. The length to shoulder ranges from 52 cm to 56 cm (20½ in to 22 in) depending on size, and the sleeve length is a fixed 35 cm (13¾ in) across all sizes. The result is a wearable, fashion-forward piece that showcases a rich combination of five carefully chosen colours.

Construction Techniques

Lund is constructed using a bottom-up, seamed, worked-flat method. Each piece — the back, front, and sleeves — is knitted separately as flat panels and then joined with seams to complete the jumper. This traditional approach gives the knitter excellent control over tension and makes it straightforward to manage the complex colourwork sections.

• Bottom-up construction: Knitting begins at the lower edge of each panel and progresses upward toward the shoulder, a classic method that allows easy length adjustments.
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted back and forth in rows on straight or circular needles, rather than in the round. The pattern notes that a circular needle may be used as a practical alternative, working backwards and forwards, particularly when managing the wide stitch counts involved in the colourwork chart.
• Seamed finishing: The individual panels are sewn together on completion, producing clean, structured seams that add stability to the finished garment.
• Stripes: Horizontal stripe sequences form the foundational colourwork structure. When working stripes, yarn is carried up the wrong side of the work between rows, keeping floats neat and manageable.
• Vertical colour blocks (intarsia method): The pattern chart introduces vertical stripe elements requiring separate balls of yarn for each colour block. Specifically, separate balls of Stone 06 are used for each vertical block of 8 stitches, separate balls of Mallard 82 for each vertical block of 3 stitches, and separate balls of Mustard 99 for each vertical block of 4 stitches. This intarsia-style approach prevents long, untidy floats across the wrong side of the fabric.
• Two-colour rib pattern: A two-colour rib stitch pattern features prominently, with its own tension gauge of 28 stitches and 30 rows to 10 cm over a 4 mm needle, distinguishing it from the stocking stitch sections.

Stitches Used

The Lund pattern draws on a focused set of knitting stitches and techniques:

• Stocking stitch (st st): The primary fabric stitch, worked as knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows. Tension is measured as 22 stitches and 30 rows to 10 cm using 4 mm needles.
• Two-colour rib pattern: A textured ribbed stitch worked in two colours simultaneously, creating the distinctive vertical striped rib sections visible in the design.
• Make one (m1): An increase stitch worked by picking up and knitting into the back of the loop lying between the stitch just worked and the next stitch, used for shaping.
• Skpo (sl 1, k1, pass slipped stitch over