Helping our users. Summer Short Jacket.
You’ll need:
600; 650; 700; 750; 850; 900g of mixed content yarn;
Knitting needles 5;
Circle knitting needles 40 and 66 cm long;
Markers;
6; 6; 6; 7; 7; 7 buttons.
Size: S; M; L; XL; XXL; XXXL.
Used Patterns
Garter stitch: right-side and wrong-side rows – knit sts, in circle rows – alternate 1 row of knit st and 1 row of purls;
Stockinette stitch: all knit sts;
Relief pattern: due to the scheme.
Stitches control: stockinette stitch: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Notes
Raglan: make decreases along raglan line from the right-side. Make knit2tog, 1 knit st, marker, slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, throw the 1st st to the 2nd.
Increases on sleeves: on raglan lines – 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, marker, 1 knit st. Make yarn overs as cross knit st in the next rows.
Instructions
Make front and back as on-piece cloth.
Cast on 183; 195; 211; 227; 247; 267 sts with knitting needles 5. 5 sts for each placket are included in this amount of sts. Make 1 row of garter stitch (wrong side). From the following row: 5 sts – pattern A1 (placket), 19 sts – due to the scheme A2, 1 purl, 22; 25; 29; 33; 38; 43 knit sts, marker, 14; 17; 21; 25; 38; 35 knit sts, 1 purl, 57 sts – due to the scheme A2 (3 pattern repeats), 1 purl, 14; 17; 21; 25; 30; 35 knit sts, marker, 22; 25; 29; 33; 38; 43 knit sts, 19 sts – due to the scheme A.2, 1 purl, 5 sts- A.1 (placket).
Continue work due to the previously described scheme for 8 cm. After that, decrease 1 st in the next row from each side. For this, make knit2tog before the first and after the second markers. Make the same decreases 3 times every 10 cm. After fully making vertical pattern repeat due to the scheme A.2, turn to the scheme A.3. on these 23 sts. Knit the rest sts due to the previously described scheme.
After all the decreases, there are 147; 159; 175; 191; 211; 231 sts left. At 32; 32; 33; 33; 33; 33 cm from the lower row, bind off 6; 6; 8; 8; 10; 12 sts from each side: 3; 3; 4; 4; 5; 6 sts from both sides of marker. There are 63; 69; 75; 83; 91; 99 sts left on back and 36; 39; 42; 46; 50; 54 sts for each half of front. Leave your work and start making sleeves.
Sleeves
Make in circle rows from down to up.
Cast on 38; 38; 40; 42; 44; 46 sts with double pointed knitting needles and make 1 row of garter stitch. Then, turn to stockinette stitch. Place marker in the beginning of row – this will be the center of back part of your detail. Increase 1 st from both sides of marker in the interval of 6; 6; 6; 6; 4; 6 cm. Repeat increases 8; 12; 14; 15; 15; 16 times in 3; 2; 1,5; 1,5; 1,5; 1 cm. You should get 54; 62; 68; 72; 74; 78 cm. At 33; 31; 31; 29; 28; 26 cm height, bind off the central 6; 6; 8; 8; 10; 12 sts on the back part of the detail. There are 48; 56; 60; 64; 64; 66 sts left. Leave your work and make the second sleeve in the same way.
Yoke
Transfer all the details to the knitting needles with long fishing line. Totally, 231; 259; 279; 303; 319; 339 sts. Place markers in the places of connection sleeves with the main part for raglan lines. Knit your work to up due to the previously described scheme, making increases for the raglan.
Raglan on sleeves: make increases, using the previously described scheme 4; 2; 2; 2; 4; 5 times in 3 rows, i.e, in every 4th row, then, 13; 19; 21; 23; 21; 21 times in a row, i.e., in every 2nd row.
Raglan on base part: make decreases 8; 9; 9; 8; 8; 7 times in every 4th row, then 5; 5; 7; 11; 13; 17 times in every 2nd row.
There are 111; 119; 123; 127; 135; 139 sts left after the decreases. Make 2 rows of garter stitch, decrease 12; 16; 16; 16; 18; 20 sts in the 1st row. There are 99; 103; 107; 111; 117; 119 sts left. Bind off the sts.
Assembly
Sew the buttons on the left part of front. The holes in the yoke pattern will serve as button-holes.