Gambit Jumper Knitting Pattern

The Gambit Jumper is an oversized piece consisting of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitches, made using the intarsia technique. It is knitted flat and then later assembled.

Skill Level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate

Required Techniques: alternating cable cast on, twisted rib stitch, stockinette, reverse stockinette, intarsia cast on, intarsia, decreasing, picking up stitches, binding off and seaming.

Language: English

Sizes: XS – 5XL written as: size 1 (size 2) size 3 (size 4) size 5 (size 6) size 7 (size 8) size 9

1. XS - 28” - 30” - 71-76cm
2. S - 32” - 34” - 81-86cm
3. M - 36” - 38” - 91-97cm
4. L - 40” - 42” - 102-107cm
5. XL - 44” - 46” - 112-117cm
6. 2XL - 48” - 50” - 122-127cm
7. 3XL - 52” - 54” - 132-137cm
8. 4XL - 56” - 58” - 142-147cm
9. 5XL - 60” - 62” - 152-157cm

Measurements after blocking (approx. & lying flat in cm):

• Garment Width: 48.9 (53.3) 57.7 (62.2) 66.7 (71.1) 75.6 (80) 84.4
• Garment Length: 57 (60.1) 64.5 (68.3) 67.8 (67.8) 71.1 (68.7) 71.6
• Armhole Depth: 24.4 (26.7) 28.9 (27.2) 29.4 (26.7) 28.3 (30) 31.7
• Sleeve Length: 52.6 (54.5) 54.5 (54.1) 52 (52) 50.3 (50.3) 52.4
• Cuff Width: 11 (12) 12.5 (12.6) 13.5 (14) 14 (14.4) 15
• Collar Width: 15 (15) 16 (16) 17 (17) 18 (18) 19

Suggested Needles:

• 4.5mm US 7 needles (40cm or 80cm in length)
• 5.5mm US 9 needles (80cm or 100cm in length)

Extra Tools: Tapestry needle (to weave in ends), tape measure, scissors, and stitch markers.

Gauge (after blocking):

• In stockinette stitch (using 5.5mm US 9 needles): 18 sts / 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches.
• In twisted rib stitch (using 4.5mm US 7 needles): 20 sts / 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches.

Materials:

Work the jumper using one strand of any Aran weight yarn - (10ply 8wpi).

NOTE! The jumper primarily uses two yarn colours (Yarn A and Yarn B), but feel free to use more than two colours or even one colour throughout.

• Approx amounts of Yarn A: 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 500 (550) 600g of Stylecraft Special Aran, 100g/196m.
  
• Approx amounts of Yarn B: 250 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 (500) 550g of Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran, 100g/184m.
  
• If you choose to use one colour throughout you will need: 550 (650) 700 (750) 800 (850) 950 (1050) 1150g of 100g/196m.

Yarn Alternatives: 

• Drops Lima, 50g/100m
• Drops Paris, 50g/75m
• Cascade 220, 100g/200m
• King Cole Wool Aran, 100g/180m
• Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted, 50g/101m
• Filcolana Peruvian Highland Wool, 50g/100m

This pattern is strictly for private or personal use only. The pattern may not be copied, redistributed, or sold. The sale of garments made from this pattern is prohibited. As this is a downloadable PDF pattern no refunds will be given.