Weekend Jacket

Weekend Jacket is a sweater worked in super bulky weight yarn to give a dramatic scale to this design. It features deep armholes and puff bracelet length sleeves. The pattern includes instructions for a long sleeve version.

This jacket is worked seamlessly from the top down. You can make it as long as you want. The neckline is shaped with short rows.

This pattern is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Super bulky weight

Shown here:

We are Knitters The Wool (100% wool; 80 m / 87 yds, 200 g / 7.05 oz ball; Color ochre): 4 (5, 5, 5, 5) {6, 6, 7, 7, 7} balls for the bracelet length version (For the long sleeve version, you will need 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) {6, 7, 7, 8, 8} balls.)

Yardage (bracelet length version): 305 (335, 350, 370, 385) {435, 470, 485, 520, 555} m / 335 (365, 385, 405, 420) {475, 510, 530, 570, 605} yds, including 10% allowance

Note: The long sleeve version requires an additional 30 (30, 30, 30, 30) {35, 35, 35, 35, 35} m / 30 (30, 35, 35, 35) {35, 35, 35, 40, 40} yds, including 10% allowance

Notions

4 buttons about 28 mm / 1.125 inch in diameter; 1 locking marker; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 15 mm / US 19 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 15 mm / US 19 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the sleeves.

• 12 mm / US 17 circular needle of length at least 60 cm / 24 inches, for the cast-on.

Gauge

6.5 sts and 9 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch worked flat/in the round, blocked.

Sizes

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10} designed to fit actual bust circumference of 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117) {127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5} cm / 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) {50, 54, 58, 62, 66} inches. For between sizes, choose the smaller size.

Finished Measurements

Finished bust circumference (buttoned): 124.5 (134, 144.5, 154, 163) {175.5, 183, 195.5, 203, 215.5} cm / 49 (52.75, 57, 60.5, 64.25) {69, 72, 77, 80, 84.75} inches

This garment is intended to be worn with about 45-49 cm / 17.75-19.25 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 45.5 cm / 18 inches of positive ease.

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, knitting in the round