Beginner’s Jacket

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 [19¾ (20½) 22 (22¾) 23½ (24½) 26 (26¾) 27½ (28¼) 29¼ (30) inches]

Length mid front: 22 (25) 26 (29) 29 (32) 32 (34) 37 (37) 41 (44) cm [8¾ (9¾) 10¼ (11½) 11½ (12½) 12½ (13½) 14½ (14½) 16¼ (17¼) 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]) or Pernilla by Filcolana (50 g = 175 m [191 yds]), 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (7) 7 (8) 8 (8) 8 (8) buttons (ø = 13-15 mm)

Difficulty: ★ (1 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

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: