​Violet Relief Jacket

You’ll need:

800 (800 900 (900) 900g of violet Cheval Blanc Amande yarn (90% cotton, 10% cashmere; 180m/50g);

Knitting needles 4 and 4,5;

6 buttons.

Size: S (M) L (XL) XXL.

Notes

Work in 2 threads of yarn. Make yoke across.

Used Patterns

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

Wrong-side pattern: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts;

Rib, knitting needles 4: 1^st row: * 2 knit sts, 2 purls*; repeat from * to *, 2 knit sts;

2^nd row: * 2 purls, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, 2 purls.

Repeat 1^st-2^nd rows.

Beads pattern, knitting needles 4,5: the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 1.

1^strow: knit;

2^nd row: 1 knit st, * 5 sts out of 1 st (1 purl, 1 yarn over by turn), 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row: purl;

4^th row: 1 knit st, * purl5tog (slip 2 sts in front of work, purl3tog and draw it through the slipped sts), 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;

5^th row: knit;

6^th row: 1 knit st, * 1 knit st, 5 sts out of 1 st*; repeat from * to *;

7^th row: purl;

8^th row: 1 knit st, * 1 knit st, purl5tog*; repeat from * to *.

Repeat 1^st-8^throws.

Pattern with cables, knitting needles 4,5: due to the scheme, on which both RS and WS rows are stated.

Stitches control: 16 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 98 (106) 114 (122) 130 sts with knitting needles 4 and work with rib. In 6 cm from the set-up row, decrease 25 (29) 33 (37) 41 sts = 73 (77) 81 (85) 89 sts. Then, change to knitting needles 4,5 and work with beads pattern. In 35 cm from the set-up row, bind off 2 sts from both sides for arm-holes and 1 x 2 sts in the next 2^nd (2^nd) 4^th (4^th) 6^th row = 65 (69) 73 (77) 81 sts. In 36,5 cm (36,5 cm) 38 cm (38 cm) 39,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Right Front

Cast on 46 (54) 62 (66) 74 sts with knitting needles 4 and work with rib. In 6 cm from the set-up row, decrease 13 (17) 21 (25) sts = 33 (37) 41 (45) 49 sts. Then, change to knitting needles 4,5 and work with beads pattern. In 35 cm from the set-up row, bind off 2 sts from the left side for arm-hole and 1 x 2 sts in the next 2^nd (2^nd) 4^th (4^th) 6^th row = 29 (33) 37 (41) 45 sts. In 36,5 cm (36,5 cm) 38 cm (38 cm) 39,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off all the sts.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right front.

Sleeves

Cast on 70 (74) 78 (82) 86 sts with knitting needles 4 and work with rib. In 5 cm from the set-up row, bind off 2 sts from both sides and 1 x 2 sts in the next 2^nd (2^nd) 4^th (4^th) 6^th row. In 6,5 cm (6,5 cm) 8 cm (8 cm) 9,5 cm from the set-up row, bind off the rest 62 (66) 70 (74) 78 sts.

Yoke

Cast on 47 sts with knitting needles 4,5 and work with pattern with cables, increase sts due to the scheme in the 1^st row. In 2 rows from the set-up row, work with shorten rows for yoke rounding in the following way: 2 rows on the first 4 sts, 2 rows on the first 16 sts, 2 rows on the first 40 sts, 2 rows on the first 48 sts, 4 rows on all 52 sts*; repeat from * to * x 31 (33) 35 (37) 39 times. Then, in the last row, make 2 rows on all the sts, make knit2tog in the places of increases of the 1^st row, bind off the rest 47 sts in the next row. As a result, 376 (400) 424 (448) 472 rows are knitted above the first sts, and 128 (136) 144 (152) 160 rows above the last sts.

Assembly

Sew sleeves to front and back, make side seams. Sew yoke in the following way: 51 (57) 63 (69) 75 rows to the right front, 80 (83) 86 (89) 92 rows to the right sleeve, 114 (120) 126 (132) 138 rows to the back, 80 (83) 86 (89) 92 rows to left sleeve, 51 (57) 63 (69) 75 rows to left front. Cast on 102 (106) 114 (118) 122 sts, make 2,5 cm of rib and bind off sts. For plackets, cast on 130 (130) 134 (134) 138 sts along each front and make 4 cm of rib, make 6 button-holes on the right front. Sew buttons.