Milo Sweater Jumper Knitting Pattern

Milo Sweater in Rowan Cotton Cashmere

What is Being Made

The Milo Sweater is a knitted pullover garment designed to fit bust measurements ranging from 71-76 cm (28-30 inches) through to 152-157 cm (60-62 inches), with nine size options available. The finished garment features an actual bust measurement range from 105.5 cm (41½ inches) at the smallest size to 185.5 cm (73 inches) at the largest size, making it a versatile design suitable for various body types and fit preferences.

Knitting Techniques

This intermediate-level sweater employs several key knitting construction techniques. The garment features garter stitch as the primary fabric structure, which creates a textured, reversible surface ideal for showcasing the yarn's qualities. The pattern incorporates sleeve extensions that are cast on progressively during the front piece construction, a technique that allows for shaped, fitted sleeves without requiring separate sleeve pieces to be sewn together. Neck shaping is achieved through strategic decreasing at the neck edge, with decreases worked at varying intervals depending on the size being knitted. The construction method uses circular needles for managing larger stitch counts, demonstrating modern knitting efficiency practices.

Stitches and Stitch Details

The Milo Sweater is constructed almost entirely in garter stitch, which is created by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows. This fundamental stitch choice creates a fabric with horizontal ridges and excellent drape. The pattern employs cast-on stitches worked at regular intervals to create the sleeve extensions, with varying numbers of stitches cast on depending on the specific size and shaping requirements. Decreasing stitches is used strategically at the neck edge to create the neckline shaping, with decreases worked on right-side rows at intervals specified by size. The pattern also utilizes slip stitches to transfer stitches onto stitch holders for later finishing, a technique used for the back neck stitches that will be grafted or bound off later.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Milo Sweater is designed to be knitted using Rowan Cotton Cashmere yarn, a luxury blend fiber available in 50-gram balls. The pattern specifies 14 to 18 balls of yarn depending on the size selected, with the photographed sample shown in the colorway Seed 212. The yarn is worked at a tension of 22 stitches and 42 rows to 10 centimeters using the specified needles.

The pattern requires three needle sizes, all in the 3.75mm (US 5) gauge: one pair of straight needles for flat knitting sections, one circular needle at least 100 centimeters long for working larger circumferences in the round or flat, and one shorter circular needle no longer than 60 centimeters long for smaller circumferences such as neckbands or cuffs. Additional notions include stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and stitch holders for temporarily securing stitches during construction.

Pattern Structure and Construction

The sweater is constructed using a multi-piece method with distinct front and back sections. The back piece is worked first to a marked point, establishing the basic garment width and length. The front piece follows a more complex construction sequence, beginning with a cast-on for the initial stitches and then progressively adding stitches through multiple cast-on rows to create the sleeve extensions. The front piece includes neck shaping worked through decreases at the neck edge, with the frequency of decreases varying by size to accommodate different proportions. Stitches for the back neck are placed on a stitch holder for later finishing, typically to be grafted together or bound off as part of the neckband construction. The garter stitch cuff sections are marked with stitch markers at specific points during construction, indicating where the cuff shaping begins, and these sections are worked to specific lengths ranging from 6 to 7 centimeters depending on size.