MillaMia Yvonne Jumper Knitting Pattern

MillaMia Yvonne Jumper

What Is Being Made

The MillaMia Yvonne Jumper is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed as a yoke-style pullover with raglan sleeves. This garment features a fitted silhouette with defined shaping at the shoulders and arms, offering a contemporary construction method that creates a flattering, tailored fit. The jumper is available in seven size options ranging from 76–81cm to 137–142cm chest circumference, accommodating UK sizes 8 through 20 (US sizes 4 through 16). The finished length varies from 66cm to 73cm depending on size, with consistent sleeve length of 44cm across all sizes.

Techniques Used

This design employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its polished appearance. The garment is worked flat on straight needles, meaning pieces are knitted in separate flat panels rather than in the round, offering greater control and precision during construction. The jumper is seamed, with individual pieces joined together using mattress stitch or similar seaming methods to create clean, professional-looking seams. The most distinctive feature is the use of cables, which are prominently displayed across the yoke area at the top of the garment. According to the pattern notes, these cables become particularly visible and striking when worked in softer, lighter yarn colors. The cable techniques involve placing stitches on a cable needle and crossing them over or under subsequent stitches to create the characteristic twisted, rope-like texture.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch throughout the MillaMia Yvonne Jumper is stocking stitch (stockinette stitch in US terminology), which creates the smooth, classic knit fabric that forms the base of the garment. Stocking stitch is achieved by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side, producing a neat, uniform appearance. The cable stitches are worked using specialized cable techniques, including C2B (cable 2 back) and C2F (cable 2 front) abbreviations. These techniques involve placing one stitch on a cable needle, holding it either at the back or front of the work, knitting the next stitch, and then knitting the stitch from the cable needle. Additional shaping stitches include increases (m1, make one) and decreases (k2tog, knit two together; p2tog, purl two together) to create the raglan sleeve shaping and fitted yoke construction.

Materials

The MillaMia Yvonne Jumper is designed to be worked in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino yarn, a premium merino wool available exclusively through Lovecrafts.com. Yarn requirements range from 10 balls to 18 balls of 50g/1¾oz weight depending on the chosen size, with the smallest size requiring 10 balls and the largest requiring 18 balls. The pattern features five alternative colorways: Rain (the primary colorway shown), Forget Me Not, Midnight, Snow, and Doe, allowing crafters to customize the appearance of their finished jumper.

The needles required for this project include 3mm (US 2) straight knitting needles for ribbed sections and 3.25mm (US 3) straight knitting needles for the main stocking stitch fabric. Additionally, circular needles in both 3mm (US 2) and 3.25mm (US 3) sizes are needed for working certain sections, likely the neckline or joining rounds. A cable needle is essential for executing the cable stitches that define the yoke area. The pattern specifies a tension of 25 stitches and 34 rows to a 10cm/4in square measured over stocking stitch using the 3.25mm needles, which is critical for achieving the correct finished measurements.