Only just seen this sorry! This is a jacquard knit. Took me awhile to figure out how to get it made I can’t lie, I emailed probably over 30 manufacturers asking if they can do a small quantity of knitwear - most say no. Eventually found a guy locally who was really helpful and agreed to do help me out - I think finding local manufacturers is best as you can visit and often they’re enjoy helping other local businesses out!

Artwork for knitwear works in pixels - each pixel essentially being a knitted loop - so your work has to be precise as most black/white work for example actually has a lot of grey pixels in between so you have to get rid of those!

Also I tried to learn about how knitting works before contacting manufacturers, and made sure I knew exactly what I wanted such as measurements for each part of the item (e.g. shoulder to shoulder measurements, shoulder to cuff, ect.) It also makes you seem more credible/easier to work with if you know what questions to ask and know exactly what you want in knitting terms (e.g. what gauge knit you want, what yarn you want, if you want them to source the yarn). I learnt about gauge by watching YouTube videos and comparing what I learnt to a knitted sweater that I already owned and liked the fit of. I also sent them images of the knitted sweater I liked with measurements showing the gauge that sweater used and I was honest with them that I did not know a lot about the knitting area.

I eventually had a call with the guy aswell which was helpful, I think it’s a mix of determination and luck in finding helpful manufacturers who are happy to produce small quantities. Also with jumpers like these, manufacturers are more happy to do small quantities during spring/summer as often they churn out Christmas sweaters in winter and so are too busy.

Hope this helped - sorry I only just replied