Short Summer Jacket
You'll need:
550; 600g of mixed content yarn (75% cotton, 25% viscose; 125m/50g);
Knitting needles 3,5;
Crochet hook 3;
3 buttons Ø16 mm.
Size: S; M.
Used Patterns
Stockinette stitch: in right-side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows - purls;
Wrong-side rows: in right-side rows - purls, in wrong-side rows - knit st;
"Blackberry" pattern: the quantity of sts is multipled 4 + 2 selvedge sts. Repeat the pattern 1st-4th rows in height.
1st row: purls;
2nd row: 1 selvedge st, * purl3tog, 3 sts out of 1 st (1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st)*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
3rd row: purls;
4th row: 1 selvedge st, * 3 sts out of 1 st (1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st), purl3tog*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st.
Drawn sts pattern:
1st row: purls;
2nd row: 1 selvedge st, * 2 yarn overs, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
3rd row: 1 selvedge st, * slip 5 sts slip the yarn overs of the previous row and draw the sts.
Lift the sts to the left-hand needle.
Make 5 sts out of 5 sts in the following way: 1 cross knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 cross knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 cross knit st*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
4th row: purls.
Patterns order:
1st and 2nd rows: wrong-side rows;
3rd and 4th rows: stockinette stitch;
5th-12th rows: "blackberry" pattern;
13th row: knit;
14th row: knit;
15th row: knit;
16th row: 1 selvedge st, * 1 yarn over, purl2tog*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
17th row: knit sts, slip the yarn overs of the previous row;
18th row: 1 selvedge st, * 1 knit st, 1 cross knit st from the lateral thread in front of the next st*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
19th-22nd rows: drawn sts pattern;
23rd row: purls;
24th row: purls;
25th row: 1 selvedge st, * 1 yarn over, 1 broaching (slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped st)*; repeat from * to * to last st, 1 selvedge st;
26th row: purls.
Repeat 1st-26th rows.
Stitches control: 24,5 sts x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 110; 112 sts and work due to the patterns order.
Repeat 1st-26th rows, at the height of 104 rows (36 cm) bind off 4 sts x 1 from both sides, then 3 sts x 1 in a row (in even rows), 2 sts x 2, 1 st x 1. There are 86; 98 sts in work. Continue work without decrease/ increases. Bind off the sts at 54; 55 cm height.
Left Front
Cast on 58; 62 sts and work due to the patterns order. Make arm-hole in the same way, as described for back. At 43; 44 cm height, bind off 8 sts x 1 along the left edge and 3 sts x 1 in every even row, 2 sts x 4, 1 st x 5. Bind off the rest 22; 26 sts at 54; 55 cm height.
Right Front
Make in reflection to the left front.
Sleeves
Cast on 58 sts and work due to the patterns order. Increase 1 st x 1 from both sides at 19 cm height, then, increase 1 st x 11 in every 6tg row; 1 st x 10 in every 6th row, 1 st x 3 in every 4th row. You should get 82; 86 sts.
After making 1st-26th rows x 5 times, i.e., 45 cm (130 rows), bind off 4 sts x 1 for sleeve cap from both sides, then 2 sts x 1; 2 in every even row, 1 st x 14; 12, 2 sts x 3; 4, 3 sts x 1. Bind off the rest 24 sts at 14 cm height of sleeve cap.
Make the second sleeve in the same way.
Assembly
Put the ready-made details on the horizontal surface, fix due to the sizes of pattern design. Sew shoulders. Cast on 110 sts along the neck-hole. Make 2 rows with stockinette stitch, then 2 rows of wrong side. Bind off the sts.
Cast on 98 sts along the vertical edges of front, including narrow sides of placket. Knit 3 wrong-side rows and bind off the sts.
Make button-holes on the right front with the help of crochet hook: make 1st chain st out of 5 at 1,5 cm from the edge of neck-hole. The rest - with 6 cm intervals. Make sleeve and side shoulders. Sew buttons.