​Long Sleeveless Jacket

You’ll need:

400g of mixed content yarn (230m/100g);

Knitting needles 3,5 and 4;

4 buttons.

Size: M/L.

Main Pattern

1^st row: *1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

2^nd row: due to the ornament.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 96 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 4 rows with garter stitch.

Knit 30 cm and turn to the pattern 2. Work with this pattern to 42 cm height. Turn to the pearled pattern, making increases for sleeves: 1 st x 4 in every even row. After 30 cm (from the beginning of sleeves), bind off the sts.

Right Front

Cast on 64 sts with knitting needles 4 and make 4 rows with purls. Then, make the first 7 sts from the edge as purls – placket, the rest sts – pattern 1. After 30 cm, turn to the pattern 2. At 32 cm height, make button-hole: after making 4 purls from the beginning, bind off 2 sts. In the next row, cast on new 2 sts above the bound off sts. In 9 cm make the second button-hole. At 42 cm, turn to the pearled pattern, increase 1 st x 4 in every even row for sleeves. At 63 cm height, bind off 8 sts x 1, 4 sts x 1, 3 sts x 3, 2 sts x 1, 1 st x 8 in every even row from the side of neck-hole. After 30 cm (from the beginning of sleeves), bind off the sts.

Left Front

Makeinreflectiontotherightfront. Don’tmakebutton-holes.

Collar

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 140 sts with knitting needles 3,5 and make 8 cm with 1 x 1 rib.

Assembly

Make side seams, sew 2 buttons to the left front. Sew the 2 buttons in symmetry to the right front.