Mazurka Jumper Knitting Pattern

The mazurka is a popular European folk dance in 3-time with a playful, offbeat groove. When I made the Mazurka jumper, I worked repeating bands of 3 colours with slip-stitch cables to add interest and interrupt the rhythm. It’s not hard to see why it made me think of the dance!

The construction starts with a circular yoke, from the top-down, and ends with a relaxed split hem. In this design, I have included optional bust shaping to improve the fit.

See product images for schematic and size charts.

This adult sized jumper is designed to be worn with a relaxed fit. Choose a size with 5-10 cm / 2-4″ positive ease on the chest. All measurements provided are from the finished garment. I am wearing size 7 with bust shaping option B.

Techniques

cable knitting, knitting in the round, mosaic colourwork

Yarn Required

See size chart in product images for full details, MC: Nene 4 Ply (400m / 100g), CC1 & CC2: 2 colours of Chimera (195m / 50g)

Sizes

See product images for schematic and size charts.

Gauge

27 sts & 44 rounds of Mazurka chart pattern using gauge-size needles makes a 10cm / 4” square after blocking.

Needles

Gauge Needles: 3.75mm circular needle and preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round, & 3.25mm or smaller size relative to gauge needle, circular needle and preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round.

Notions

cable needle, darning needle, stitch markers, waste yarn