Carola Jumper - Knitting Pattern For Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Cotton

Carola Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women – MillaMia Naturally Soft Cotton

The Carola Jumper is a women's pullover sweater knitting pattern designed by MillaMia, worked in the brand's own MillaMia Naturally Soft Cotton yarn. This eye-catching design combines a bold stripe sequence with a distinctive reverse stocking stitch fabric, creating a cool, casual jumper that is ideal for warmer seasons. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as a Beginner / Improving skill level, making it an excellent project for knitters who are moving beyond the basics and ready to tackle garment construction with a few satisfying technical details.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's fitted pullover jumper with raglan sleeves and an all-over stripe pattern. It is designed to fit bust measurements ranging from 82 cm (32 in) to 112 cm (44 in), with actual chest measurements of 88 cm to 121 cm across seven sizes. The length to shoulder ranges from 53 cm to 59 cm depending on size, and the sleeve length is a consistent 33 cm (13 in), giving the jumper a relaxed, slightly cropped silhouette suited to warm-weather wear.

Construction and Techniques

The Carola Jumper is constructed using a seamed, worked-flat method, meaning the individual pieces — front, back, and sleeves — are knitted separately and then joined together. This is a traditional approach to garment knitting that gives the finished piece excellent structure and makes it easier to match the stripe pattern at the seams. The pattern specifically notes that care should be taken when joining pieces to align the stripes correctly, which is a satisfying finishing challenge for an improving knitter.

• Seamed construction: Pieces are worked flat and sewn together, a classic technique that produces a neat, durable garment.
• Stripes: The design features a multi-colour stripe sequence throughout the body and sleeves, requiring confident yarn management and neat colour joins.
• Raglan shaping: The sleeves are set in using raglan decreases, which create a diagonal seam line running from the underarm to the neckline. MillaMia has incorporated a deliberate design detail here — a switch from reverse stocking stitch to right-side stocking stitch along the raglan decrease line — which creates a refined, intentional contrast at the seam.
• Reverse stocking stitch fabric: The main body of the jumper is worked in reverse stocking stitch, meaning the purl side of the fabric is used as the right side. This gives the jumper a dense, textured finish that is subtly different from a standard smooth stocking stitch surface and adds visual interest to the stripe pattern.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch structure of the Carola Jumper is reverse stocking stitch, which is achieved by purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows when working flat. The deliberate contrast at the raglan seam introduces standard stocking stitch as a design feature. Knitters should be comfortable working both knit and purl stitches, managing decreases for raglan shaping, and maintaining stitch pattern consistency across colour changes.

• Reverse stocking stitch – the main fabric stitch used throughout the body and sleeves
• Stocking stitch – used specifically along the raglan decrease seam as a deliberate design detail
• Raglan decreases – shaping stitches worked to form the angled sleeve-to-body join

Materials – Yarn, Weight, and Needles

The pattern is written exclusively for MillaMia Naturally Soft Cotton, a sport weight yarn sold in 50 g / 1¾ oz balls. This yarn is a 100% cotton construction, which the pattern highlights as key to keeping the jumper cool and comfortable to wear. The quantity required is 6 balls for the smaller sizes, rising to 7 balls for the larger sizes. The pattern suggests several colourway combinations, including Off White 311, Tomato 332, French Navy 320, English Rose 342, Bluebell 322