Signe Bomber Jacket - Knitting Pattern For Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino by MillaMia

Signe Bomber Jacket – Knitting Pattern for Women by MillaMia

The Signe Bomber Jacket is a women's knitted jacket pattern designed by MillaMia, worked in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino yarn. With a vintage 1970s vibe, this stylish bomber features thoughtful shaping and a zip fastening, making it a versatile wardrobe staple that bridges classic and contemporary knitwear design. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as Improving (intermediate) skill level, making it an excellent next step for knitters who are comfortable with the basics and ready to tackle more complex construction techniques.

Garment Overview

The Signe Bomber Jacket is a fitted, shaped women's jacket with a bomber silhouette. It is designed to be worn with a comfortable amount of positive ease, giving it a relaxed yet structured look. The pattern includes four size options to fit a wide range of body shapes:

• To fit bust: 82–87 cm (32–34 in), 92–97 cm (36–38 in), 102–107 cm (40–42 in), 112–117 cm (44–46 in)
• Actual bust measurements: 96 cm, 107 cm, 118 cm, and 129 cm respectively
• Length to back neck: 51–58 cm depending on size
• Sleeve length: 45 cm (17¾ in) across all sizes

Construction Techniques

The Signe Bomber Jacket is constructed using a combination of classic and more advanced knitting methods. Understanding these techniques will help knitters plan their project and develop their skills:

• Bottom-up construction: The jacket is worked from the lower edge upward, which allows knitters to try on the piece as they go and make length adjustments if needed.
• Worked flat: The pieces are knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round, producing separate flat panels that are later joined together.
• Seamed finishing: The individual pieces — front panels, back, and sleeves — are sewn together after knitting, creating a structured and durable garment with clean seam lines.
• Stranded colourwork: The pattern incorporates stranded knitting, a technique where two or more yarn colours are carried across a row to create patterned sections. This is a hallmark of the vintage-inspired aesthetic of the jacket and requires knitters to manage yarn tension carefully to keep the fabric smooth and even.
• Short-row shaping using Wrap 1: The pattern uses a specific short-row technique called Wrap 1, both on knit-side and purl-side rows. On a knit-side row, the yarn is brought forward, the next stitch is slipped, the yarn is taken back, and the stitch is returned to the left needle; the wrap and stitch are then worked together on the following row. The purl-side version mirrors this process. This technique creates smooth, invisible shaping without holes or gaps.
• Zipper insertion: The finished jacket is closed with a zip fastening. The pattern includes detailed hints and tips for inserting the zip neatly: the zip teeth are left exposed, one side is carefully tacked in place first, then the second side is tacked while matching the pattern. The zip is then stab-stitched from the right side, and the zip tape edge is caught down on the wrong side for a professional finish.

Stitches Used

The Signe Bomber Jacket draws on a range of knitting stitches and techniques suited to an improving knitter:

• Knit and purl stitches – the foundation of all flat knitting, used throughout the body and sleeves
• Stranded colourwork stitches – working with multiple colours in a single row to build the decorative pattern sections
• Wrap 1 short-row technique – used for shaping, worked on both knit and purl rows as described in the pattern abbreviations
• Seaming stitches – used during finishing to join the knitted panels together neatly

Materials

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