KNIT: Black jacket

written by Vrouekeur Staff 15/08/2016

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This little black jacket is perfect for this time of year. Not too warm, but nice and snug on cooler days

Christa Swanepoel

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

6 balls of CHARITY SERIOUSLY CHUNKY (150 g) in Black, 9 mm knitting needles, 1 large button

ABBREVIATIONS

k – knit p – purl ssk – slip foll 2 sts one at a time knitwise on to right hand needle, insert left hand needle into front of these 2 sts and knit together ms – moss stitch (1st row: k1, p1 to end. 2nd row: p all k sts and k all p sts as they appear) ss – stocking stitch (1st row: k. 2nd row: p) dec/dec row – decrease/decrease row

SIZES

Fit X-small (small, medium, large, X-large; XX-large)

METHOD

Back
Cast on 41(47; 51; 56; 61; 66) sts. Work in ms for 10 cm. Continue in ss till work is about 40 cm long, ending with WS row.
Shape armhole Cast on 3(3; 3; 3; 4; 5) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. 35(41; 45; 48; 53; 56) sts.
Foll row (RS) dec row: k3, k2tog, k to last 5 sts, ssk, k3. 33(39; 43; 46; 51; 54) sts.
Foll row: p. Rep dec row 2(3; 3; 4; 4; 5) times. 29(33; 37; 38; 43; 44) sts. Continue till armhole is 18(19; 20; 20; 21,5; 23) cm long, ending with WS row.
Shape shoulder Cast off 3(3; 4; 5; 6; 7) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. Cast off 2(3; 4; 4; 5; 5) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. 19(21; 21; 20; 21; 20) sts. Cast off rem 19(21; 21; 20; 21; 20) sts.
Left front
Cast on 25(28; 31; 33; 36; 38) sts. Work in ms for 10 cm, ending with WS row.
Foll row: k to last 10 sts, continue in ms over last 10 sts.
Foll row: work in ms for 1st 10 sts, p to end. Continue in ss and ms till work is 40 cm long, ending with WS row.

Shape armhole Cast off 3(3; 3; 3; 4; 5) sts at beg of row, pat to end. 22(25; 28; 30; 32; 33) sts.
Foll row: p.
Foll row (RS) dec row: k3, k2tog, pat to end. 21(24; 27; 29; 31; 32) st.
Foll row: p. Rep dec row 2(3; 3; 4; 4; 5) times. 19(21; 24; 25; 27; 27) sts. Continue till armhole is 10(11,5; 12,5; 12,5; 13,5; 15) cm long, ending with RS row.
Shape neck
Foll row: cast off 10 sts, pat to end. 9(11; 14; 15; 17; 17) sts. Dec 1 st at neck edge in each RS row 4(5; 6; 6; 7; 5) times. 5(6; 8; 9; 10; 12) sts, ending with WS row. Cast off 3(3; 4; 5; 6; 7) sts at beg of foll row.
Foll row: p
Foll row: cast off rem 2(3; 4; 4; 4; 5) sts.
Right front
Complete as left front, only the other way round. Make buttonhole as follows: When armhole is about 7.5(9; 10; 10; 11.5; 12) cm long, end with WS row.
Foll row: ms 4, cast off 2 sts, ms 4, pat to end.
Foll row: pat to dec sts, cast on 2 sts, pat to end.
Sleeves
Cast on 31(33; 35; 38; 41; 43) sts. Work in ms for 10 cm, ending with WS row. Continue in ss for about 5 cm, end with WS row.
Shape sleeve top Cast off 3(3; 4; 5; 5; 6) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. 25(27; 27; 28; 31; 31) sts.
Dec row: k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. 23(25; 25; 26; 29; 29) sts.
Foll row: p. Rep last 2 rows 6 times. 11(13; 13; 14; 17; 17) sts. Cast on 3(3; 3; 3; 3; 2) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. 5(7; 7; 8; 11; 13) sts. Cast off rem sts.
Collar
Cast on 27 sts and k 1 row. Cast on 2 sts at beg of foll 14 rows, then 1 st at beg of foll 10 rows. 65 sts.
Foll row: k. Cast off loosely.

FINISHING OFF

Sew up shoulder seams. Sew cast-on side of collar around neck edge. Ibsert sleeves. Close sleeve and side seams. Sew on button. Follow instructions on wool band for care of garment.

SOURCES
Elmarie KNAPTON