​Short Green Jacket

You’ll need:

350 (400) 450 (500)g of green Betha yarn (100% silk; 120m/50g);

Straight and circular knitting needles 3;

Crochet hook 3;

1 button.

Size: S (M) L (XL).

Used Patterns

2 x 2 rib.

1 x 1 rib.

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 3 + 3 chain sts increase. Work due to the scheme 1.

Stitches control: relief pattern: 26 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

2 x 2 rib: 30 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Make 114 (126) 138 (150) chain sts and work with relief pattern (= 18 (20) 22 (24) pattern repeats). In 22 cm from the set-up row (after the 4th row of pattern), make decreases due to the scheme 2 for arm-holes, make 5th-12th rows x once. In 44 (45) 46 (48) cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Left Front

Make 54 (60) 66 (72) chain sts and work with relief pattern (= 8 (9) 10 (11) pattern repeats). In 22 cm from the set-up row, make arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as back. In 28 cm from the set-up row (= after the 4th row of pattern) make decrease due to the scheme 2 for chamfer from the left side. In 44 (45) 46 (48) cm from the set-up row, finish your work.

Right Front

Make in symmetry to left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 82 (90) 98 (106) sts and work with 2 x 2 rib. For sleeve chamfers, increase 8 x 1 st in every 2nd row from both sides = 98 (106) 114 (122) sts. In 6 cm from the set-up row, bind off 3 x 2 sts, 20 (20) 21 (21) x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 6 sts in every 2nd row from both sides. In 15 (15) 16 (16) cm from the beginning of sleeve cap, bind off the rest sts.