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March 2020

Comfortable week-end jacket

MansLumberJacket11.jpg

Perfect for our current wintery spring.
Every man loves a comfortable lumber jacket for casual week-end wear.
[And I'm sure many a woman loves a comfortable man just like this one - if not the dog as well.
Notice that Roger has been wisely supplied with a lovely thick pair of leather gloves for this photo shoot...]

Instructions.

Instructions are given for one medium man's size only.

Back

With No 10 needles, cast on 109 stitches and work 3 inches in k1/p1 rib, rows on the right side having a k1 at each end.

Change to No 8 needles and pattern as follows:

1st row [Right side facing]: * k1, p1; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
2nd row: Purl.

These 2 rows form the pattern.
Work straight in pattern until back measures 16 inches.

With right side facing, shape armholes by casting off 7 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then k2tog at each end of following 2 rows: [91 sts]

Work straight until back measures 24 inches.

With right side facing, shape shoulders by casting off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next 6 rows; cast off remainder fairly tightly.

Left Front:

With No 10 needles, cast on 55 stitches and work 34 inches in k1/p1 rib as before.

Change to No 8 needles and, in pattern, work straight until front measures 16 inches.

With right side facing, shape armhole by casting off 7 stitches at the beginning of the next row, then k2tog at this edge on the following 2 rows [46 sts]
Purl back.

Work 41 rows straight in pattern, then with wrong side facing, shape neck by casting off 6 stitches at the beginning of the next row, then k2tog at this edge on every row until 30 stitches remain.

Work a few rows straight until front matches back to the start of the shoulder shaping.

With right side facing, shape shoulder by casting off 10 stitches at the beginning of the next and following 2 alternate rows, (armhole edge).

Right Front:

Work to correspond with the left front, reversing shapings.

Sleeves:

With No 10 needles, cast on 57 stitches, and work 2½ inches in k1/p1 rib as before.

Change to No 8 needles and pattern, increasing 1 stitch at each end of the 7th and every following 6th row until there are 83 stitches.

Work straight until sleeve measures 18½ inches or required length.

With right side facing, shape top by casting off 5 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then k2tog at each end of the next and every alternate row until 41 stitches remain; then, at each end of every row until 25 stitches remain.
Cast off.

To Make Up

Press work on wrong side under a damp cloth.

Neckband:
Join shoulder seams.
With right side facing and No 10 needles, pick up and knit 85 stitches all round neck.
Work l¼ inches in k1/p1 rib.
Cast off in rib.

Join side and sleeve seams; insert sleeves.
Insert zip-fastener at front opening.

Materials

Double Knitting yarn 19 ozs - shown in colour Wine.
[Editor's note: 1 oz is approximately 28g However the quantity you require depends on the length of the yarn rather than the weight so this can be only a guide.]

A pair each No 8 (4mm) and No 10 (3¼mm) needles.

A zip fastener (double-ended - suitable for a jacket).
[Editor's note: no length is suggested for the zip, and probably better to measure, or monitor the length as you make the jacket.]

Tension

22 sts x 30 rows to 4 inches.

Size matters

To fit 39-41 inch bust; length from top of shoulders: 25 inches; sleeve seam: 18½ inches.

Abbreviations

k2tog: decrease by knitting 2 stitches together.

inc: increase by working into front and back of stitch

dec: decrease by working 2 stitches together.

Disclaimer
(well...almost)

In transposing any pattern it is always a risk that errors will be introduced, in spite of dedicated proof reading.
If you have any problems with this pattern, please and I will try and assist.

MansLumberJacket12.jpg

© Christina Coutts 2007

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