Elina Jacket - Knitting Pattern For Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Super Chunky

Elina Jacket Knitting Pattern for Women – MillaMia Naturally Soft Super Chunky

The Elina Jacket is a women's knitting pattern by MillaMia, designed to create a relaxed, boxy-fit jacket worked in the brand's luxuriously soft Naturally Soft Super Chunky yarn. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern is rated Intermediate in skill level and is an ideal project for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and seaming but do not yet tackle complex colorwork or intricate stitch patterns. The finished garment is a cosy, casual jacket with a simple silhouette that lends itself to everyday wear, whether styled slouchy or more fitted depending on the size chosen.

Garment Overview and Sizing

The Elina Jacket is designed to fit a wide range of chest measurements, making it an inclusive and versatile pattern. The seven available sizes cover chest measurements from 82–87 cm (32–34 in) up to 142–147 cm (56–58 in), with finished chest measurements ranging from 97 cm (38 in) to 157 cm (62 in). This generous range of sizes ensures that knitters of many body types can enjoy this design.

• Sizes available: 82–87, 92–97, 102–107, 112–117, 122–127, 132–137, 142–147 cm chest
• Finished chest: 97, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 157 cm
• Back length: 54–66 cm depending on size
• Sleeve length: 36 cm (14¼ in) across all sizes

The cover model wears the third size (102–107 cm chest, finished chest 117 cm) and is 165 cm (5'5") tall, wearing a UK 16 (US 12). This gives knitters a helpful reference point when choosing their size.

Construction and Techniques

The Elina Jacket is constructed using a bottom-up, worked flat, seamed method. This means the individual pieces — typically the back, fronts, and sleeves — are knitted separately from the lower edge upward and then joined together using seams. This traditional construction approach is well suited to super chunky yarn, as the thick fabric is easier to manage in flat panels rather than in the round. Seaming with chunky yarn also creates neat, sturdy joins that add structure to the finished jacket.

• Construction method: Bottom-up
• Worked: Flat (back and forth in rows)
• Finishing: Seamed

Working flat is a fundamental knitting technique where stitches are worked across a needle and then turned, alternating between right-side and wrong-side rows. For knitters newer to garment construction, this method offers the advantage of being able to clearly see the right side of the fabric at all times on right-side rows, making it straightforward to follow stitch patterns and check progress.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Elina Jacket features a ridge pattern as its primary stitch texture. Ridge patterns in knitting are typically created by alternating between knit and purl rows or by working specific sequences of knit rows on both the right and wrong sides, producing a series of raised horizontal ridges across the fabric. This type of texture adds visual interest and tactile depth to what is otherwise a straightforward, beginner-friendly construction, and it works beautifully at a super chunky gauge where each ridge is bold and clearly defined.

• Primary stitch pattern: Ridge pattern
• Tension: 8 stitches and 12 rows to 10 cm / 4 in over ridge pattern using 10 mm (US 15) needles

Achieving the correct tension is especially important in a garment like the Elina Jacket, where the boxy shape relies on accurate stitch and row counts to produce the intended finished measurements. Knitters are encouraged to work a tension swatch before beginning and to adjust needle size if necessary.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern calls for MillaMia Naturally Soft Super Chunky yarn, which is exclusively available at lovecrafts.com. This is a super chunky