Olivia Jumper - Knitting Pattern for Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino - Downloadable PDF

Olivia Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women – MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

The Olivia Jumper is a women's knitting pattern by MillaMia, available as a downloadable PDF. It produces a classic fitted jumper with a sophisticated colourwork design, worked across eight sizes to fit a bust measurement ranging from 82 cm to 117 cm (32–46 in). The finished garment has an actual bust measurement of 89 cm to 125 cm (35–49¼ in), a length to back neck of 55–63 cm (21¾–24¾ in), and a sleeve length of 46 cm / 18 in. This is an intermediate-level pattern, rated as Improving in skill level, making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with the basics and ready to develop their colourwork and shaping skills.

Construction and Techniques

The Olivia Jumper is constructed using a combination of approaches that give the knitter experience across several important techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is begun at the lower edges and worked upward toward the shoulders, which is a traditional and widely used method that allows easy length adjustments early in the project.
• Seamed finishing: Separate pieces are joined using seams, producing a structured, tailored result with clean edges and excellent shape retention — a hallmark of classic knitwear construction.
• Stranded colourwork: The pattern incorporates stranded knitting, a technique where two or more yarn colours are carried across a row, with the unused colour floated or woven along the wrong side. This creates the characteristic patterned motifs associated with Fair Isle and Nordic-style jumpers.
• Worked flat: Sections of the jumper are knitted back and forth on straight or circular needles, producing flat fabric pieces ready for seaming.
• Worked in the round: Other sections are knitted in the round on circular or double-pointed needles, creating seamless tubes — typically used for sleeves or yoke sections — which reduces finishing work and maintains an even tension in colourwork.

Special Techniques and Abbreviations

The pattern introduces short-row shaping using a wrap and turn method, referred to in the pattern as Wrap 1. This technique is used on both knit-side and purl-side rows:

• On a knit-side row: the yarn is brought to the front, the next stitch is slipped to the right-hand needle, the yarn is taken to the back, and the stitch is slipped back to the left-hand needle. On the following row, the wrapped stitch and its wrapping loop are worked together as one stitch, neatly hiding the wrap.
• On a purl-side row: the yarn is taken to the back, the next stitch is slipped to the right-hand needle, the yarn is brought to the front, and the stitch is returned to the left-hand needle. Again, on the next row, the wrapped stitch and its loop are worked together.

Short-row shaping using this wrap-and-turn method is commonly used to create smooth curves — for example at the back neck or shoulder — without leaving holes or visible gaps in the fabric.

Stitches Used

While the full stitch list is detailed within the downloadable PDF, the Olivia Jumper draws on a range of knitting stitches and techniques consistent with an intermediate stranded colourwork jumper:

• Knit and purl stitches — the foundation of all flat and in-the-round sections
• Stranded colourwork stitches — working with multiple yarn colours in the same row to create patterned motifs
• Short-row wraps (Wrap 1) — used for shaping on both knit and purl sides
• Decreases and increases — for armhole, neckline, and sleeve shaping

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The recommended yarn is MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight yarn sold in 50 g / 1¾ oz balls. The