Tyra Jacket - Knitting Pattern for Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino - Downloadable PDF

Tyra Jacket – Knitting Pattern for Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

The Tyra Jacket is a beautifully structured women's knitting pattern from MillaMia, designed to produce a sophisticated, colourwork-rich jacket worked in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino sport-weight yarn. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated at an improving/intermediate skill level, making it an ideal next step for knitters who are comfortable with the basics and ready to explore stranded colourwork and garment construction. The finished jacket features an optional belt, allowing the wearer to style it two ways for a versatile addition to any wardrobe.

Sizes and Fit

The Tyra Jacket is offered in seven sizes, designed to fit bust measurements of 82, 87, 92, 97, 102, 107, and 112 cm (32–44 in), with generous positive ease built into the design. Actual bust measurements of the finished garment range from 108 cm to 146 cm (42½–57½ in), giving a relaxed, comfortable silhouette. The length to shoulder ranges from 72 to 78 cm (28¼–30¾ in) depending on size, and the sleeve length is a fixed 40 cm / 15¾ in.

Construction and Techniques

The Tyra Jacket is constructed using a bottom-up, worked flat, and seamed method. Each piece — the back, fronts, and sleeves — is knitted separately as flat panels and then joined using seaming, a traditional approach that produces clean, stable edges and a polished, structured finish. This construction method is particularly well suited to a colourwork jacket, as it allows the knitter to manage the stranded sections with greater ease and to block each piece individually before assembly.

Stranded Colourwork / Fair Isle

The standout technique in this pattern is stranded colourwork, often referred to as Fair Isle knitting. In this method, two or more yarn colours are carried across the back of the work simultaneously, with the non-working yarn stranded loosely behind the stitches. The Tyra Jacket uses up to five colours in its colourwork sections, worked from charted motifs. Right-side (knit) rows are read from right to left on the chart, while wrong-side (purl) rows are read from left to right. MillaMia's own tip is to knit the plain sleeves in parallel with the more complex Fair Isle body sections, allowing knitters to switch between the two and maintain momentum and enjoyment throughout the project.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch) – the primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves, forming the base fabric for the colourwork motifs
• Garter stitch – referenced in the abbreviations, likely used for borders or finishing details
• Moss stitch (seed stitch) – also referenced, typically used for neat, non-curling edgings on garments of this style
• k2tog (knit two together) – a standard right-leaning decrease used for shaping
• m1 (make one) – an increase stitch used in sleeve and body shaping

Materials Required

Yarn

The pattern calls for MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino in sport weight, a fine, smooth merino yarn known for its excellent stitch definition — a quality that makes it particularly well suited to stranded colourwork. The yarn is used in five colours across the design:

• Midnight (101) – the main colour (MC), requiring 11–14 balls of 50g/1¾oz depending on size
• Mist (164) – contrast colour A, 3 balls
• Coral (185) – contrast colour B, 2 balls
• Ice (125) – contrast colour C, 2 balls
• Tempest Blue (167) – contrast colour D, 2 balls

The pattern also suggests alternative colourways for those who wish to personalise the design, including shades such as