Sabina Jumper - Knitting Pattern For Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

Sabina Jumper – Knitting Pattern for Women in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

The Sabina Jumper is a sophisticated, colourwork women's sweater pattern published by MillaMia, designed for advanced knitters who are ready to embrace stranded colourwork and intricate stitch detailing. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern produces a beautifully structured, seamed jumper with striking multi-colour patterning, a refined moss stitch border, and elegant slip stitch colourwork throughout the body. The result is a fitted, wearable garment that showcases the natural drape and softness of MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino yarn.

What Is Being Made

The Sabina Jumper is a women's pullover sweater worked in six sizes to fit bust measurements of 82, 86, 92, 97, 102, and 107 cm (32–42 in), with actual bust measurements ranging from 88 to 126 cm (34½ to 49½ in). The finished garment has a length to shoulder of approximately 49–54 cm (19¼–21¼ in) depending on size, and a fixed sleeve length of 35 cm (13¾ in). The jumper is a seamed construction, meaning the individual pieces — front, back, and sleeves — are worked separately and then joined, giving the finished garment excellent structure and shape retention.

Construction Techniques

• Bottom-up construction: Each piece is begun at the lower edge and worked upward toward the shoulder, which is the traditional approach for seamed sweaters and allows for easy length adjustments.
• Seamed finishing: The front, back, and sleeves are worked as flat, separate panels and then sewn together. This technique produces clean, defined seams that add stability to the garment.
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted back and forth on straight needles rather than in the round, which is particularly well-suited to colourwork patterns that are easier to read from the right side on every other row.
• Stranded colourwork: The pattern features multi-colour stranded knitting, where two or more yarn colours are carried across the row simultaneously. Knitters are advised to pause regularly to untangle the various strands, as yarn can become twisted during colourwork sections.
• Slip stitch colourwork: In addition to traditional stranded techniques, the Sabina Jumper incorporates slip stitch colourwork, a method where stitches are slipped from one needle to the other without being worked, creating a woven or mosaic-like colour effect without carrying yarn across long floats. This makes the colourwork more manageable while still producing a visually rich result.
• Moss stitch (seed stitch) edging: The lower edges feature a moss stitch border — known as seed stitch in US terminology — which creates a neat, non-curling textured edge that frames the colourwork beautifully.

Stitches Used

• Moss stitch (seed stitch): Used for the lower border edging, this stitch alternates knit and purl stitches in a specific sequence to produce a firm, flat, textured fabric.
• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch): The primary background fabric of the jumper, worked in alternating knit and purl rows when working flat.
• Garter stitch: Referenced in the pattern abbreviations and used in select areas for texture or transition.
• Tw2l (Twist 2 Left): A specialised cable-adjacent technique unique to this pattern — worked by purling into the back of the second stitch on the left needle, then purling into the front of the first stitch, before slipping both stitches off. This creates a subtle twisted stitch detail that adds visual interest to the fabric.
• k2tog (knit two together): A standard right-leaning decrease used for shaping at armholes, necklines, and sleeve caps.
• m1 (make one): A standard increase used for sleeve and body shaping.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern is written specifically for MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight