Description

The Beginner’s Jacket is worked back and forth in garter stitch from the top down. first the yoke is worked. then the body and then the sleeves. The sleeves are also worked back and forth and then sewn together along the inside at the end.

There are videos for all the techniques here on the page.

Sizes:0-3 months (3-6 months) 6-9 months (9-12 months) 12-18 months (18-24 months) 2-3 years (3-4 years) 4-5 years (5-6 years) 6-7 years (7-8 years)

Bust circumference:50 (52) 56 (58) 60 (62) 66 (68) 70 (72) 74 (76) cm 19 (20) 22 (22) 23 (24) 26 (26) 27 (28) 29 (30) inches

Length mid front:22 (25) 26 (29) 29 (32) 32 (34) 37 (37) 41 (44) cm 8 (9) 10 (11) 11 (12) 12 (13) 14 (14) 16 (17) inches

Gauge:23 stitches x 46 rows = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4 inches in garter stitch on a 4 mm US4 needle

Needles:4 mm US6 / 80 cm 32 inches circular needles

Materials:150 (150) 150 (200) 200 (200-250) 250 (250) 300 (300) 300 (350) g Alpakka by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 110 m 120 yds)orPernilla by Filcolana (50 g = 175 m 191 yds). 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (8) 8 (8) 8 (8) buttons ( = 13-15 mm)

Difficulty: ★ (1 out of 5)

See the classification of difficultyhere.

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

Buttons can be found here.

The golden Beginner’s Jacket is knitted in Alpakka by Sandnes Garn in the color Brent sand 2734.

The dark brown Beginner’s Jacket is knitted in Pernilla by Filcolana in the color Dijon melange 827.

The beige Beginner’s Jacket is knitted in Cashmere 6/28 by Pascuali in the color Cream 20.

Video.

Beginning:

Yarn over:

Put sleeve masks for rest and begin the body:

Bind-off and beginning the sleeve:

Placing the buttonholes:

Buttonhole:

Finishing with mattress stitch:

Weaving in ends:

Sewing a button onto knitwear: