Withies Jacketq

A textured, zippered, saddle-shouldered jacket with turned up sleeve cuffs. Knit from the top down and seamlessly.

Gauge - 18 stitches and 24 rows in 4 inches of blocked stockinette on US8/5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

Yarn - Aran weight

Skills required

Long-tailed cast-on

Picking up stitches

Backwards-loop cast-on

Increasing

Decreasing

Twisted stitches (left and right)

Sewing in a zipper

Sizes/approximate yardage (actual garment measurement at bust)

XXS - 33/900

XS - 36.2/985

S - 39.4/1085

M1 - 42.6/1160

M2 - 45.8/1245

M3 - 49/1305/1335

L - 52.2/1440

XL - 57/1570

XXL - 61.8/1705

XXXL - 66.6/1810

Materials

Stitch markers

Measuring tape

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Blocking supplies

Zipper and supplies for sewing in

This jacket is designed to be close-fitting and works best if you choose a size within a couple of inches of your actual bust size. Modeled here with about 2 inches of positive ease. Negative ease

also works if that’s your preference.

In addition to the pattern pdf, there are separate pdfs with the bodice instructions for each size, as well as a metric sheet with measurements and meterage.

sample knit in Knit PIcks Simply Wool Aran in Wilhelmina and worn with 2” of positive ease