JACKET - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle, top down. It is divided for body and sleeves. The body is continued back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles/short circular needle.
YOKE
Cast on 72-76-80-86-92 stitches with circular needle size 4 mm and Sky. Work 2 RIDGES – see description above – remember BUTTONHOLES on right band – see description above. Knit 1 row where you increase 17-19-21-23-24 stitches evenly on row - READ INCREASE TIP-1! = 89-95-101-109-116 stitches on needle.
Knit 1 row from the wrong side. Insert a marker thread on this round and measure from here. Work according to diagrams A.1 and A.2 as follows from the right side: Work 5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH, work A.1 over 1 stitch, A.2 a total of 13-14-15-14-15 times on the row and then 5 band stitches in garter stitch. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When diagrams A.1 and A.2 have been completed in height there are 219-235-251-263-281 stitches on the row. On the next row from the right side adjust stitch count to 219-235-253-261-283 stitches. Continue working stocking stitch until the piece measures 15-15-16-17-18 cm from marker thread. The next row from the right side is worked as follows: Work 5 band stitches in garter stitch, 30-32-35-36-37 stitches in stocking stitch (= front piece), place the next 44-48-51-53-62 stitches on a thread (= sleeve), cast on 6 new stitches under the sleeve, work 61-65-71-73-75 stitches in stocking stitch (= back piece), place the next 44-48-51-53-62 stitches on a new thread (= sleeve), cast on 6 new stitches, work 30-32-35-36-37 stitches (= front piece) and 5 band stitches in garter stitch.
BODY
There are 143-151-163-167-171 stitches on the needle. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE! Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of the 6 new stitches which were cast on in each side. Work stocking stitch back and forth with 5 band stitches in garter stitch on each side. When the piece measures 3 cm increase 1 stitch on each side of each marker (= 4 stitches increased) READ INCREASE TIP-2! Repeat this increase every 3-4½-5½-6½-7½ cm a total of 3 times = 155-163-175-179-183 stitches on needle. Continue working until the piece measures approx. 15-17-20-23-26 cm (or to desired length, there is approx. 2 cm until finished measurements). Work garter stitch for 2 cm. Loosely cast off with knit. Cut and fasten the thread.
SLEEVE
Place the stitches from the one thread on short circular needle/double pointed needles size 4 mm (= 44-48-51-53-62 stitches) and knit up 1 new stitch in each of the 6 new stitches on the body (= 50-54-57-59-68 stitches). Insert 1 marker thread in the middle of these 6 stitches. Work stocking stitch in the round until the sleeve measures 3 cm. Now decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker thread - READ DECREASE TIP. Continue with stocking stitch and repeat the decrease every 4-4-4-4-3½ cm until you have decreased a total of 5-6-7-8-10 times = 40-42-43-43-48 stitches on needle. Work stocking stitch until the sleeve measures 23-28-31-35-38 cm.
Work garter stitch for 2 cm. Cast off with knit. Cut and fasten the strand.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.
ASSEMBLY: Sew buttons onto left band.
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Diagram
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= knit from wrong side
= knit 2 together
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; yarn over is purled on next row to leave a hole
= between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over; yarn over is worked twisted on next row to avoid a hole
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
= slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches
