​Long Knit Jacket

You’ll need:

750 (850)g of orange-red yarn (78% wool, 12% cashmere, 10% polyamide; 110m/50g);

Knitting needles 6 and 5,5;

6 buttons 30 mm diameter.

Size: M (L).

Used Patterns

Rib A (odd quantity of sts): 1 selvage st, 1 knit st, 1 purl by turn, finish with 1 knit st, 1 selvage st. Make WS rows due to the pattern.

Rib B (the quantity of sts is multiple 5 + 3 + 2 selvage sts): 1 selvage st, 3 knit sts, 2 purls, finish with 3 knit sts, 1 selvage st. MakeWSrowsduetothepattern.

Rib C (the quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 3 + 2 selvage sts): 1 selvage st, 3 knit sts, 1 purl, finish with 3 knit sts, 1 selvage st. Make WS rows due to the pattern.

Chess-board pattern (the quantity of st sis multiple 14 + 7 + 2 selvage sts): due to the scheme, on which only RS rows are stated. Make WS rows due to the pattern. Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat 1^st-48^th rows.

Stitches control: chess-board pattern: 15 sts x 23,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 93 (107) sts and make 4 cm with rib A for the placket. Continue work with chess-board pattern with knitting needles 6. At the same time, decrease 2 x 1 st in every 10^th row from both sides and 9 x 1 st in every 8^th row = 71 (85) sts. In 44 cm = 104 rows from the placket, increase 1 x 1 st, then, 2 x 1 st in every 2^nd row and 8 x 1 st in every 4^th row = 93 (107) sts. In 63 cm = 148 rows from placket, bind off 1 x 2 sts from both side for arm-holes, then, 2 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row = 81 (95) sts. In 83,5 cm = 196 rows (86 cm = 202 rows) from the placket, bind off 1 x 5 (6) sts from both sides for shoulder chamfers, then, 2 x 5 sts, 1 x 4 sts, 1 x 3 sts (2 x 6 sts and 2 x 4 sts) in every 2^nd row. At the same time, in 85 cm = 200 rows (87,5 cm = 206 rows) from the placket, bind off the central 19 (25) sts for the neck-hole and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 2 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row from inwards. In 87,5 cm = 206 rows (90 cm = 212 rows) from the placket, bind off the rest 3 sts of shoulders.

Left Front

Cast on 43 (51) sts with knitting needles 5,5 and make 4 cm of rib A for the placket, increase 1 (0) st in the last row = 44 (51) sts. Continue work with chess-board pattern with knitting needles 6. For M size, make pattern repeat x 3 times between selvage sts. Make fitting and arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back = 38 (45) sts. Make shoulder chamfer along the right side in the same way, as for back. At the same time, in 85 cm = 200 rows (87,5 cm = 206 rows) from the placket, bind off 1 x 9 (12) sts along the left side for the neck-hole, then, 2 x 2 sts in every 2^nd row. Bind off the rest 3 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Right Front

Make in reflection to the left front.

Sleeves

Cast on 40 (45) sts for each sleeve with knitting needles 5,5 and work with rib B for the placket. In 13 cm from the set-up row, bind off the sts due to the pattern. For the fold, cast on 40 (48) sts with knitting needles 6 in 2 cm from the bound off edge and work with chess-board pattern, for size M, start with 1 selvage st and the last 12 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat x once, finish with the first 2 sts of pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. For size L, start with 1 selvage st and the last 2 sts of pattern repeat, pattern repeat x 3 times, finish with the first 2 sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Turn the last 2 cm of placket down to the RS. At the same time, increase 7 x 1 st in every 10^th row from the set-up row from both sides = 54 (62) sts. In 34 cm = 80 rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 4 sts from both sides for sleeve caps and 4 x 3 sts in every 2^nd row. In 38,5 cm = 90 rows from the set-up row, bind off the rest 22 (30) sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. For the collar, cast on 53 (61) sts along the neck-hole line with circular knitting needles and work with rib C between selvage sts. In 10 cm from the beginning of collar, bind off the sts due to the pattern. For front placket, cast 121 (125) sts (each) along the edges of front, including the ends of collar with circular knitting needles and work with rib A between selvage sts, start with 1 WS row. At the same time, make 6 button-holes in the 3^rd row of the right front (WS row). Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams. Sew the buttons.