Dinah’s Lacy Jumper is an elegant form-fitting top with a stretchy lace pattern, a stylish ribbed yoke and decorative collar, worn with negative ease for that perfect vintage shape. The eye-catching keyhole detail provides the perfect opportunity to use a showstopper vintage button. The simple pattern is easy to remember and makes for relaxing knitting too.

Dinah’s Lacy Jumper is knitted in flat pieces which are then sewn together. The single pattern offers a choice of above elbow or full-length sleeves both with the same neat sleeve head.

Already have the pattern in A Stitch in Time Volume 2/Revisited? You can now purchase the LONG SLEEVE EXPANSION PACK for the long sleeve instructions only by selecting the Expansion Pack option from the website.

Dinah’s Lacy Jumper is knitted using North fingering weight a soft, fingering weight 100% British wool, spun for us in nearby Yorkshire and dyed in-house by Susan and her team. Shown here in shade Himalayan Blue.

Our model Becky is shown wearing the second size to fit 86-92cm (34-36in) chest, worn with 20cm (8in) of negative ease at the full chest.

The pattern includes instructions for nine sizes to fit chest measurements between 76-157cm (30-62in) and contains clear written instructions plus a comprehensive schematic diagram and sizing chart.

Pattern Information

Yarn
Susan Crawford Excelana North fingering weight, 100% British wool, 75% Cheviot, 25% Bluefaced Leicester (159m / 174yds per 50g skein approx)
Short Sleeve Option
4 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins, shade Himalayan Blue
Long Sleeve Option
6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14) skeins, shade Himalayan Blue

Gauge
34 sts and 36 rows = 10cm (4in) over 4-row twisted stitch pattern. We obtained this gauge using 3.25mm needles.
28 sts and 32 rows = 10cm (4in) over rib pattern. We obtained this gauge using 3.25m

Suggested needles
Small Needles: 1 pair 2.75mm (US 2) needles
Large Needles: 1 pair 3.25mm (US 3) needles
Extra Large Needles: 1 pair 3.75mm (US 5) needles

Notions
3.25mm (US D) crochet hook
Waste yarn or stitch holder
1 button

Techniques
Sewing up a garment