Well Suited Duo Knitting Jacket Free Pattern

Designed by Jill Bigelow Suttell

At beginning of RS rows: K1, SSK.

At end of RS rows: K2tog, K1.

At beginning of WS rows: K1, p2tog.

At end of WS rows: SSP, K1.

At beginning of rows: K1, M1.

At end of rows: M1, K1.

Back

With smaller needles and A, cast on 108 (120, 130, 142, 154). Knit 2 rows. Next row Knit, increasing 12 (12, 14, 14, 14) evenly across—120 (132, 144, 156, 168) stitches. Change to larger needles. Work Chart A until piece measures approximately 14 (14.5, 15, 15.5, 15.5)", end with a WS row.

Shape armhole

At beginning of next 2 rows, bind off 9 (12, 12, 16, 17). Dec 1 each side every RS row 7 (8, 10, 10, 11) times—88 (92, 100, 104, 112) stitches. Work even until armhole measures 8 (8.5, 9, 9.5, 10)", end with a RS row. Place stitches on hold.

Left Front

With smaller needles and A, cast on 54 (62, 65, 71, 77). Knit 2 rows. Next row Knit, increasing 6 (6, 7, 5, 7) evenly across—60 (68, 72, 76, 84) stitches. Work as for Back to armhole.

Shape armhole

At beginning of RS rows, shape armhole as for Back—44 (48, 50, 50, 56) stitches. Work even until armhole measures 5 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7)", end with a RS row.

Shape front neck

Next row (WS) Bind off 10 (11, 12, 12, 12), work in pattern to end. Dec 1 at end of every RS row 8 (9, 10, 10, 12) times—26 (28, 28, 28, 32) stitches. Work even until armhole measures 9 (9.5, 10, 10.5, 11)", end with a RS row. Place stitches on hold.

Right Front

Work as for Left Front, EXCEPT reverse shaping. Bind off armhole at beginning of WS rows and decrease at end of RS rows. Shape neck at beginning of RS rows. Place stitches on hold.

Sleeves

With smaller needles and A, cast on 57 (61, 65, 67, 71). Knit 2 rows. Next row Knit, increasing 7 (7, 7, 9, 9) evenly across—64 (68, 72, 76, 80) stitches. Change to larger needles. Work Chart A until piece measures 1", end with a WS row. [Inc 1 each side on next row, work 3 rows] 1 (1, 2, 4, 8) times, [Inc 1 each side on next row, work 5 rows] 15 (16, 16, 15, 13) times, working increases into pattern and always working first and last 2 stitches in A—96 (102, 108, 114, 122) stitches. Work even until piece measures approximately 17 (17, 17.5, 18, 18.5)", end with a WS row.

Shape cap

At beginning of next 2 rows, bind off 9 (12, 12, 16, 17). Dec 1 each side every RS row 8 (13, 14, 18, 19) times, then every row 17 (10, 10, 2, 4) times—28 (32, 36, 42, 42) stitches. Bind off.

Finishing

With RS together, smaller needles and A, join shoulders using 3-needle bind-off as follows: Join 26 (28, 28, 28, 32) stitches of first shoulder; bind off Back neck stitches until 26 (28, 28, 28, 32) stitches remain; join second shoulder.

Neckband

With RS facing, smaller needles and A, pick up and knit (PUK) around neck edge at the rate of 4 stitches for every 5 rows along vertical edges and 1 stitch for every bound-off stitch. Knit 2 rows. Bind off.

Front bands

With RS facing, smaller needles and A, PUK along Right Front edge at the rate of 4 stitches for every 5 rows. Knit 2 rows. Bind off. Repeat for Left Front edge.

Set in sleeves, placing center of sleeve cap 1/2" in front of shoulder seam. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew snap to front bands 1/2" from neck edge if desired.

With larger needle, cast on 224 (240, 248, 264, 280, 292, 308). Work Chart B until piece measures 4.5", end with a RS row. Next row (WS) P1, p2tog, work to last 3 stitches, p2tog, p1—222 (238, 246, 262, 278, 290, 306) stitches. Cut yarn. Joining round (RS) Slip last 6 stitches to smaller needle and hold behind the first 6 stitches. Knit first stitch from each needle together, place marker (pm), continue in pattern joining next 5 stitches to stitches on smaller needle, work to marker at end of round—216 (232, 240, 256, 272, 284, 300) stitches. Work Chart C until piece measures 14" or desired length, end with any round of chart except 6-10.

Shape hip

Begin chart D: Row 1 Work 41 (45, 47, 51, 55, 52, 62), pm, work Chart D, pm, work 77 (85, 89, 97, 105, 117, 119), pm, work Chart D, pm, knit to end. Continue through Round 35—176 (192, 200, 216, 232, 244, 260) stitches.

Waistband

Change to smaller needle. [Purl 1 round, knit 7 rounds] twice. Bind off.

Finishing

Cut elastic to fit around waist with 1/2" overlap. Sew ends together. Fold waistband to WS, enclosing elastic, and sew bound-off edge in place.

With smaller needle and RS facing, pick up and knit (PUK) along one side of back slit at the rate of 3 stitches for every 4 rows. Bind off. Repeat for other side of slit.

Jacket is worked in stranded colorwork. Carry color not in use loosely on WS of piece. Use long-tail cast-on throughout. Shaping in pattern: If the shaping breaks up any cable twist, do not work that twist. Simply knit or purl the stitches in the appropriate color.

RS: Right Side

WS: Wrong Side

K: Knit

P: Purl

SSK: Slip, slip, knit (left-leaning decrease)

K2tog: Knit 2 together (right-leaning decrease)

p2tog: Purl 2 together

SSP: Slip, slip, purl (left-leaning decrease on WS)

M1: Make 1 (increase)

RC: Right Cross (1/1 RC: Slip 1 to cable needle, hold to back, k1; k1 from cable needle)

LC: Left Cross (1/1 LC: Slip 1 to cable needle, hold to front, k1; k1 from cable needle)

RPC: Right Purl Cross (1/1 RPC: Slip 1 to cable needle, hold to back, k1; p1 from cable needle)

LPC: Left Purl Cross (1/1 LPC: Slip 1 to cable needle, hold to front, p1; k1 from cable needle)

S2KP2: Slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over (double decrease)

PUK: Pick up and knit

cn: Cable needle

pm: Place marker