"Ellie Jumper" - Jumper Knitting Pattern For Women in Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran - DBS035

Ellie Jumper Knitting Pattern – Women's Aran Sweater by Debbie Bliss

The Ellie Jumper is a women's knitted sweater pattern published by Debbie Bliss as part of the Falkland Aran collection (pattern reference DBS035). Designed for the advanced knitter, this pattern produces a beautifully structured pullover jumper featuring classic cable detailing and a polished, seamed finish. It is available as a downloadable PDF, making it instantly accessible for knitters ready to take on a rewarding project.

What Is Being Made

The Ellie Jumper is a women's pullover sweater (jumper) worked in multiple sizes. The pattern includes instructions for the Back, Front, and Sleeves as separate flat pieces that are subsequently seamed together. Finished measurements indicate a back and front width of approximately 62 (66: 70.5: 74.5) cm / 24½ (26: 27¾: 29½) inches, with a length of approximately 31 cm / 12¼ inches at the relevant section. Sleeve measurements reach approximately 67 (69: 71: 73) cm / 26½ (27¼: 28: 28¾) inches. The result is a classic, well-fitted aran-weight jumper suited to cooler seasons.

Construction Techniques

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the lower edge upward, a traditional approach that allows knitters to adjust length easily before committing to the yoke or shoulder shaping.
• Worked flat: All pieces — back, front, and sleeves — are knitted flat on straight or circular needles, producing individual panels rather than a seamless tube.
• Seamed finishing: Once all pieces are complete, they are joined using seaming techniques, giving the finished jumper structure, durability, and a neat, tailored silhouette.
• Cables: Cable work is a central design feature of the Ellie Jumper. Cables are created by temporarily holding stitches on a cable needle and crossing groups of stitches over one another, producing the characteristic twisted rope or lattice textures associated with traditional aran knitwear.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch): The foundational fabric stitch, formed by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side, creating a smooth, flat surface.
• Moss stitch (seed stitch): An alternating knit-and-purl texture stitch that creates a firm, non-curling fabric often used for borders, cuffs, or contrast panels in aran designs.
• Cable stitches: Worked using a variety of techniques referenced in the abbreviations, including combinations of knit, purl, and cross stitches executed over multiple stitches to form the cable panels.
• Standard increases and decreases: Including kfb (knit into front and back), pfb (purl into front and back), m1 (make one), k2tog, skpo, ssk, and sk2togpo for precise shaping throughout the garment.
• Yarn-over techniques: Such as yf (yarn forward), yon (yarn over needle), and yrn (yarn round needle), used where decorative or structural increases are required.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern is specifically designed for Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran yarn, an aran-weight yarn. The Falkland Aran is a premium yarn inspired by the pure wools of the Falkland Islands, known for its excellent stitch definition — a quality that makes it particularly well-suited to showcasing the intricate cable work central to this design. The pattern notes that yarn quantities are approximate and based on average requirements, and it strongly advises knitters to use only the specified yarn, as the designer cannot accept responsibility for the finished result if a substitute is used.

Knitters will require knitting needles