" Alice Frill Jumper " - Jumper Knitting Pattern For Girls in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino by MillaMia

Alice Frill Jumper – Knitting Pattern for Girls in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

The Alice Frill Jumper is an advanced-level girls' sweater knitting pattern by MillaMia, worked in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino yarn. Inspired by the spirit of Alice in Wonderland, the design features a striking Fair Isle colourwork panel that replicates the classic palette of a deck of playing cards — bold reds, deep blacks, crisp whites, and rich accent shades. The result is a beautifully detailed, heirloom-quality pullover jumper that is as wearable as it is eye-catching.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a seamed, bottom-up pullover jumper for girls, available in four sizes to fit ages 2–3, 4–5, 6–7, and 8–9 years. Actual chest measurements range from 61 cm (24 in) to 76 cm (30 in), with lengths to back neck of 35 cm to 42 cm and sleeve lengths of 21 cm to 30 cm. The garment features a decorative frill detail and a button fastening at the neckline, making it a polished, finished piece suitable for special occasions or everyday wear.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the cast-on edge upward, with the body and sleeves knitted flat as separate pieces before being seamed together.
• Stranded colourwork (Fair Isle): The signature feature of this jumper is its multi-colour Fair Isle panel. Although the design uses up to six colours across the project, only two colours are ever worked at the same time, making it accessible to knitters who are new to stranded colourwork. Unused yarn is carried across the back of the work, creating a neat double-layered fabric in the patterned sections.
• Seamed construction: All pieces are worked flat and then sewn together, requiring knowledge of mattress stitch or similar seaming methods to achieve a neat, professional finish.
• Worked flat: The body and sleeves are knitted back and forth in rows on straight or circular needles, rather than in the round.
• Buttonhole technique: The neckline or shoulder opening incorporates a buttonhole worked into the knitting to accommodate two buttons, adding a functional and decorative closure.
• Frill detail: A decorative frill is incorporated into the design, adding a whimsical, feminine touch in keeping with the Alice in Wonderland theme.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch): The main body fabric is worked in stocking stitch, creating a smooth, flat surface ideal for showcasing the Fair Isle colourwork.
• Garter stitch: Used as a textural contrast in select areas of the pattern.
• Moss stitch (seed stitch): Adds a classic, textured border or edging detail.
• k2tog (knit two together): A standard right-leaning decrease used for shaping throughout the garment.
• m1 (make one): An increase stitch worked by picking up the loop lying before the next stitch and knitting into the back of it, used for sleeve and body shaping.

Materials Required

The pattern calls for MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight yarn, in the following colours and quantities:

• Ice (125) — 2 (3:3:4) × 50 g balls — Main colour (A)
• Lipstick Red (108) — 2 × 50 g balls — Colour B
• Pitch Black (100) — 1 × 50 g ball — Colour C
• Mist (164) — 1 × 50 g ball — Colour D
• Butterscotch (168) — 1 × 50 g ball — Colour E