​Relief Knit Jacket with Short Sleeves

You'll need:

800; 900; 1000; 1100; 1300g of mixed conten yarn (50% cotton, 50% acryl; 187m/100g);

Circle knitting needles 4 and 4,5;

Markers.

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows - purls;

Garter stitchL all knit sts;

Relief pattern: due to the scheme.

Stitches control: relief pattern with knitting needles 4,5: 20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

stockinette stitch with knitting needles 4,5: 18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 95; 113; 131; 149; 167 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 6 rows with garter stitch, Turn to knitting needles 4,5 and make relief pattern (see the scheme) to 19" height. Place markers in the beginning and end of the last row and continue making arm-holes at 7; 7; 8; 9; 10″ height. Bind off all the sts and place marker on the central 41st st of the neck-hole.

Left Front

Cast on 62; 80; 98; 116; 134 sts with knitting needles 4 and work due to the following descriptions:

1st row: knit sts to the last 3 sts, place marker, 1 purl, 2 knit sts;

2nd row: 2 purls, 1 knit st, transfer marker, knit sts to end of row.

Make 4 more rows due to the previously described actions and change to knitting needles 4,5. Knit the sts after marker due to the ornament, make the pattern (see the schemes) on the rest sts to 19" height. Place marker in the beginning and end of the last row and continue making arm-hole to 7; 7; 8; 9; 10" height.Bind off all the sts and place marker on the first 27; 36; 45; 54; 63 sts. There'll be shoulder seam on these sts.

Right Front

Make in reflection to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 45; 45; 45; 49; 49 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 6 rows with garter stitch. Turn to knitting needles 4,5 and continue working with stockinette stitch to 5 cm from the bottom part. Increase 1 st from both sides in the next right-side row. Repeat the increases every 13⁄4; 13⁄4; 13⁄4; 13⁄4″ x 8; 8; 12: 15; 19 times. You should get 63; 63; 71; 81; 89 sts. In 17" bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Sew up the shoulders. Cast on 100; 114; 130; 146; 162 sts along the neck-hole line with knitting needles 4 and make 5 rows with garter stitch. Bind off the sts.

Sew the sleeves. Make sleeve and side seams.