​Pomegranate Knit Jacket

You’ll need:

1000 (1100; 1100; 1200)g of Norte yarn (100% merino wool; 80m/100g) in pomegranate color (# 20);

Knitting needles 8.

Size: XL (XXL; XXXL; XXXXL).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: in RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls;

Looped pattern: 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th row: knit;

2^nd, 4^th, 6^th and 8^th row: purl;

7^th row (RS): 1 knit st, * 1 knit st, without slipping it from LH needle, transfer the yarn in front of work and place it between needles, make yarn over, twist around LH thumb, transfer the yarn behind and place between needles, make the same st as knit st and slip it from LH needle. Repeat decrease, drawing the 1^st st through the 2^nd st*; repeat from * to *, finish with 1 knit st.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Note

Make decreases in the following way: in the beginning of RS row: 2 knit sts, slip 1 st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped stl in the end of RS row (there are 4 sts in work): knit2tog, 2 knit st.

Stitches control: 11 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 58 (63; 67; 73) sts and make 8 rows of stockinette stitch = 5 cm. Next row (RS): purl. Then, make 8 rows of stockinette stitch. Next row (WS): knit. Continue work with looped pattern. For arm-holes, bind off 1 st from both sides at 47 cm height and 4 (5; 6; 7) x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides = 48 (51; 53; 57) sts. At 69 (70; 71; 72) cm height, bind off the rest sts.

Right Front

Cast on 22 (24; 26; 29) sts and work with looped pattern. Starting with the 5^th row, increase 1 st from both sides, then, 1 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows = 28 (30; 32; 35) sts. For arm-holes, bind off 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row, starting from WS row, at 37 cm height, decrease 4 (5; 6; 7) x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides in the next 8 RS rows. For neck-hole, bind off 7 x 1 st in every 2^nd and 4^th rows, starting from RS, at 42 (43; 44; 45) cm height of front. At 59 (60; 61; 62) cm height, bind off the rest 15 (16; 17; 19) sts of shoulder.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Cast on 27 (27; 28; 28) sts and make 8 rows = 5 cm of stockinette stitch. Next row (RS): purl. Then, make 8 rows of stockinette stitch. Next row (WS): knit. Continue work with looped pattern to 24 cm height, then, increase 5 (6; 7; 8) x 1 st from both sides. Make increases in every 6^th (6^th; 4^th; 6^th) rows = 37 (39; 42; 44) sts. For sleeve caps, decrease 12 (13; 14; 15) x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides at 50 cm height. At 67 (68; 69; 70) cm height, bind off the rest 13 (13; 14; 14) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Lift 102 (108; 114; 120) sts along the neck-hole form WS of front, start form the center of back neck-hole. Next row (RS): purl. Then, make 8 rows of stockinette stitch. Next row (WS): knit. Make 8 rows of stockinette stitch, then, bind off the sts. Make side and sleeve seams.