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MY SLEEVELESS JACKET PATTERN
I have knitted several jackets to this pattern but unfortunately do not have good photographs of them -(Warning to readers - photograph your work, especially if you are selling it) The first jacket was knitted from a selection of luxury yarns; silk, cashmere, angora, camel/silk, etc. In order to make sure that I had enough of each to make the pattern match, I evolved a design which divided the garment into several sections. In order to make this jacket you need the following measurements:- Bust. Underarm to required length of jacket. Centre front from required depth of neckline to length as above. Shoulder to ditto Depth of armhole - which needs to be deep enough to accommodate a shirt/ blouse etc. underneath. Section One Divide the centre front measurement into 3:- Part A:- the yoke, which should not be so deep that it cats across the bust. Part B:- The main part of the body from yoke to border Part C:- the border. Step 1 Cast on enough stitches (having done a stitch sampler for your tension) for the centre edge of B. Use a temporary cast on so that you can use the stitches for the front bands. at least 3 for the width of the armhole.) Cast off - you want to get rid of enough stitches to give the armhole depth before the curve - remember that the yoke will make the top part of the armhole. Work the curved part of armhole with decreases on every row for about 1-2 depending on your armhole measurement. Work about 1 to what would be the underarm seam, you might like to mark this by a textured stitch. From this point if you want your stitches to be symmetrical reverse your stitch or colour order and shapings until you arrive at centre back. Leave your stitches on a spare needle and knit the other half of the jacket, dont forget to change the decreases/increases to fit with the opposite side. Join the centre back with a knitted seam or grafting. Pick up stitches from Centre front to armhole and knit yoke, decreasing at neck edge for neck opening. Shape shoulders with short rows. Repeat on other side and back. Join shoulders with knitted seams as before. Pick up stitches round lower edge and work whatever edging you plan. Pick up stitches round armholes, collar and centre fronts and knit whatever borders you fancy. One of my favourite edgings for armholes and neck is the Little Herringbone stitch (BW TKP page 98) followed by a picot edging and stocking stitch so that the edging is folded at the picot and stitched down. |
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