Top-Down 4ply Jacket

Easy Knitting
This easy to knit garment is suitable for adventurous beginner knitters. Made entirely in garter stitch, this sweet little jacket is knitted from the neck down, with the collar and bands added at the end.

The shaping of the yoke takes place with increases on either side of what would otherwise be the raglan shoulder seams. While this method eliminates the sewing of the shoulder seams, the sleeve seams will still need to be sewn. For those wishing to totally eliminate sewing, the sleeves could be worked in the round from armhole to cuff, alternating knit and purl rounds to maintain the garter stitch pattern. The length of the sleeves and body of the garment can easily be adjusted to suit - just work more or fewer rows as required, however this may require more yarn.

Sizes – prem (newborn, 3m, 6m, 9m, 12m, 2y),
to fit chest sizes 30 (35, 40, 45, 50, 52.5, 55)cm
Garment sizes 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 57.5, 60)cm
Garment length 16 (19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 35)cm

Yarn – MC – 1 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3) balls of Adorn Silky Merino 4ply, Adorn Silky Cashmerino 4ply or Bellissimo 4ply, and
CC – 1 ball of Katia Merino Baby Aquarelle, Katia Merino Baby Plus, Lang Mille Colori Sock or Lang Super Soxx

Note: at time of printing, yarn quantities have not been checked and are an educated guess.

Needles – 3mm needles and 3.25mm 60cm circular needles
Extras – 5 stitchmarker pins, 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) buttons, optional stitch holders, tapestry needle for sewing seams and ends

Tension – 25sts and 50rows to 10cm in Garter Stitch, on larger needles.
Check your tension for an accurate fit.

NOTE If your pattern was downloaded prior to 19 May 2024, there is an error in the sizing for the largest size - it calculates to a 9-12month size rather than 1-2 years. Kate is in the process of editing the pattern and will release it as soon as it's done.