Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit jacket pattern
A Box style Jacket in TAOS
- all the color comes from the striated colors in the Taos yarn.Shown in color #12 - 'Mesa'
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Materials:
8 (10, 12) - 50 gr balls Crystal Palace Taos color #12 "mesa"
Crystal Palace Bamboo or DAISY Needles US size 10 (6 mm)
7 buttonsAbbreviations:
BO-bind off; beg - begin(ning), CO-cast on; k-knit; p-purl; rep-repeat; RS-right side; St(s)-stitch (es); WS- wrong sideSize
S/M, L, XL
Finished Chest Measurement = 42 (48, 54)”
This jacket is meant to fit loosely.Gauge:
17.5 sts and 26 rows = 4” in St st
For correct sizing, be sure to do a gauge swatch. The stitch gauge is more important than the row gauge if you cannot match both.Back
CO 92 (108, 122) sts. K 12 rows.
Keeping first and last st of every row in St st as selvedge st, work Chart and rep across. Sizes S/M and XL begin with st 1; size L begin with st 8.
Work until piece measures 15 (15½, 16)” from beg. Place markers at each end to mark armhole.
Cont in pat as estab an additional 8½ (9, 9½)" for armhole.
BO 10 (12, 13) sts beg next 4 rows. BO 10 (12, 14) sts beg next 2 rows.
Place rem 32 (36, 40) sts on holder for back of neck.Left Front
CO 47 (55, 62) sts. K 12 rows.
Keeping first and last of every row in St st as selvedge st, work Chart and rep across. Size S/M and XL begin with st 1; size L begin with st 8.
Work same as Back until armhole measures approx 5 (5½, 6)”.
Shape Neck
WS: BO 7 (8, 10) sts, complete row.
At neck edge, dec 1 st every other row 10 (11, 12) times.
Work until piece measures same as Back.
BO 10 (12, 13) sts beg next 2 rows. BO 10 (12, 14) sts.Right Front
CO 47 (55, 62) sts. K 12 rows.
Keeping first and last of every row in St st as selvedge st, work Chart and rep across.
Sizes S/M and XL begin with st 16; size L begin with st 1.
Work as for Left Front, reversing shaping.Sleeves
CO 47 (55, 62) sts. K 12 rows.
Keeping first and last of every row in St st as selvedge st, work Chart and rep across. Size S/M and XL begin with st 1; size L begin with st 8.
Inc 1 st at each end every 6th (8th, 8th ) row 15 (13, 12) times, incorporating additional sts into pattern st.
Work even until piece measures 18 (18½, 19)” from beg or desired length.
BO.Button Band
Seam shoulders.
With RS of Left Front facing, pick up 97 sts. K 12 rows. BO.Buttonhole Band
With RS of Right Front facing, pick up 97 (101, 105) sts. K 12 rows. Make buttonholes (yo, k2tog) 5 sts from bottom, and 5 more spaced evenly apart on 6th row, with last buttonhole 8 sts from top.Collar
With RS facing, beg at Right Front Button Band, pick up 31 (33, 35) sts, k 32 (36, 40) from back neck holder, pick up 31 (33, 35) sts along Left front neck. K 12 rows. Make buttonhole (yo, k2tog) 5 sts from end over Buttonhole Band on 6th row.Finishing
Sew in sleeves between markers. Seam sides. Seam sleeves. Sew on buttons. Weave in ends on WS.
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