Jacket with cable patterns from DROPS.

Jacket sizes: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL.

You will need:

750-800-900-1000-1100-1200 g of yarn type "Drops Karisma" (100% wool, 100 m/50 g);

needles No. 4 and No. 3.5;

5 buttons.

Knitting density of the jacket:

stockinette stitch on needles No. 4: 21 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Stockinette stitch: right side rows - RS, wrong side rows - WS.

Reverse stockinette stitch: right side rows - WS, wrong side rows - RS.

Cable patterns: knit according to charts 1-4. Patterns are shown from the right side (1st row = right).

Garter stitch: right and wrong side rows - RS.

Note: Knit 5 sts of the border of each front piece in garter stitch with double yarn; for this, use an additional small ball of yarn from the middle of the front. The collar (including increases for it) should also be worked with double yarn. This will give the border and collar a beautiful stable shape.

Buttonholes: Make on the border of the right front piece from the right side. 1 buttonhole = bind off the 3rd and 4th sts of the border from the middle of the front, in the next row, cast on these 2 sts again. Make buttonholes at the following heights:

size S: 18, 25, 32, 39 and 46 cm;

size M: 19, 26, 33, 40 and 47 cm;

size L: 20, 27, 34, 41 and 48 cm;

size XL: 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49 cm;

size XXL: 22, 29, 36, 43 and 50 cm;

size XXXL: 23, 30, 37, 44 and 51 cm.

Increases for the collar: Make increases before and after the sts of the front border by making 1 yarn over, in the next row knit the yarn over RS twisted.

Decreases for the neckline: Make on the right side inside the increased sts for the collar + 5 sts of the border + the first 3 sts of stockinette stitch. Decrease in the following way: after all these sts: slip 1 st as RS, knit 1 RS and pull it through the slipped st; before these sts: knit 2 sts together RS.

Back: On needles No. 3.5, cast on 126-136-146-156-174-184 sts. Knit 2 rows RS (1st row = right), switch to needles No. 4. Continue working, distributing the sts as follows (on the right side): 1 selvedge st in garter stitch, 12 - 17 - 22 - 27 - 16 - 21 sts in reverse stockinette stitch, pattern according to chart 2 (= 20 sts) 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 times, pattern according to chart 1 A (= 60 sts), pattern according to chart 2 (= 20 sts) 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 times, 12 - 17 - 22 - 27 - 16 - 21 sts in reverse stockinette stitch and 1 selvedge st in garter stitch. At a height of 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 cm, knit the pattern according to chart 1B on the sts of the pattern according to chart 1 A, knit the remaining sts as before (decrease 12 sts as shown in chart 1 B). After completing the pattern according to chart 1B, begin to work on these sts the pattern according to chart 1 C. At a height of 12 cm, decrease 1 st from each side. Repeat the decreases every 2.5 cm, a total of 10 times. At a height of 40 cm, increase 1 st from each side. Repeat these increases every 3 cm, a total of 4 times (knit the increased sts in reverse stockinette stitch). After completing all decreases and increases, there will be 102 - 112 - 122 - 132 - 150 - 160 sts on the needle. At a height of 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 cm, bind off and decrease sts for the armholes at the beginning of each row from both sides as follows: 5 sts once for all sizes, 3 sts 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 times, 2 sts 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 times and 1 st 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 5 times = 82 - 84 - 86 - 88 - 92 - 96 sts. Continue knitting the pattern as before, making 1 selvedge st in garter stitch on each side.

At a height of 70 - 72 - 74 - 76 - 78 - 80 cm, knit RS 4 rows on the middle 40 sts (knit the remaining sts as before). Then bind off the middle 30 sts for the neckline. Finish each side (= 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 sts.) separately. Continue working the pattern as established, making 5 sts in garter stitch on the side of the neckline. At a height of 74 - 76 - 78 - 80 - 82 - 84 cm, knit 8 sts of each cable according to chart 2 together in pairs = 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 sts on the needle. In the next row, bind off all sts as per the pattern.

Right front: On needles No. 3.5, cast on 68 - 73 - 78 - 83 - 92 - 97 sts (including 5 sts of the border from the middle of the front and 1 selvedge st from the side). Knit RS 2 rows (1st row = right), switch to needles No. 4. Continue working (= on the right side), distributing the sts as follows:

sizes S, M, L, and XL: 5 sts of the border in garter stitch, 4 sts of stockinette stitch, 6 sts of reverse stockinette stitch, pattern according to chart 3 A (= 40 sts), 12 - 17 - 22 - 27 sts in reverse stockinette stitch and 1 selvedge st in garter stitch;

sizes XXL and XXXL: 5 sts of the border in garter stitch, 4 sts of stockinette stitch, 6 sts of reverse stockinette stitch, pattern according to chart 3 A (= 40 sts), pattern according to chart 2 (= 20 sts), 16 - 21 sts in reverse stockinette stitch and 1 selvedge st in garter stitch.

At a height of 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 cm, knit the pattern according to chart 3 B on the sts of the pattern according to chart 3 A, knit the remaining sts as before (decrease 6 sts as shown in chart 3 B). After completing the pattern according to chart 3 B, continue working on these sts the pattern according to chart 3 C. At a height of 12 cm, decrease 1 st from the side. Repeat the decrease every 2.5 cm, a total of 10 times. At a height of 40 cm, increase 1 st from the side. Repeat these increases every 3 cm, a total of 4 times (knit the increased sts in reverse stockinette stitch). At the same time, at a height of 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 cm, begin to make buttonholes. At the same time, at a height of 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 cm from the right side, increase 2 sts for the collar as follows: make 1 yarn over after the first st and 1 yarn over after the second st, in the next row knit both yarn overs RS twisted. Continue to increase 1 st for the collar every 2nd row 12 times and then every 4th row 6 times. After that, 20 sts for the collar and 25 sts for garter stitch in total will be added (all these sts should be knitted with double yarn).

At the same time, at a height of 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 cm, decrease 1 st from the neckline side. Repeat similar decreases every 2nd row, a total of 12 times, and then every 4th row, a total of 8 times. Also at a height of 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 cm, bind off and decrease sts for the armhole from the side as described for the back.

After completing all decreases and increases, there will be 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 51 - 53 sts on the needle. Knit to a height of 74 - 76 - 78 - 80 - 82 - 84 cm, the next row should be a right side. Continue, knitting 8 sts of the cable together in pairs = 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 47 - 49 sts on the needle. In the next row (= WS), bind off the first 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 27 - 29 sts for the shoulder, knit the remaining part RS. Continue knitting the remaining 20 sts of the collar in garter stitch as follows: * 2 rows RS on all sts, 2 rows RS only on the outermost 14 sts (from the middle of the front) *, repeat from * to * to a height of the collar 7-8 cm on the inside (14 - 16 cm from the edge). Bind off the sts.

Left front: Knit symmetrically to the right front, without buttonholes. That is, after 2 rows of RS, knit, distributing the sts as follows (on the right side):

sizes S, M, L, and XL: 1 selvedge st in garter stitch, 12 - 17 - 22 - 27 WS, pattern according to chart 4 A (= 40 sts), 6 WS, 4 RS and 5 sts in garter stitch;

sizes XXL and XXXL: 1 selvedge st in garter stitch, 16-21 WS, pattern according to chart 2 (= 20 sts), pattern according to chart 4 A, 6 WS, 4 RS and 5 sts in garter stitch. Then knit the patterns according to charts 4 B and 4 C instead of patterns according to charts 3 B and 3 C. Bind off the sts on the cable shoulder on the wrong side, and the sts of the shoulder on the right side; this will allow you to continue working on the collar without breaking the yarn.

Sleeves: On needles No. 3.5, cast on 100 - 100 - 100 - 116 - 116 - 132 sts (including 1 selvedge st on each side). Knit 1 row RS (1st row = right) and 1 row WS, then knit all sts together RS in pairs = 50 - 50 - 50 - 58 - 58 - 66 sts. Knit RS 1 row on the wrong side. Then knit in ribbing, alternating 4 RS and 4 WS, making 1 selvedge st in garter stitch on each side. At a height of 10 cm, switch to needles No. 4 and continue working in reverse stockinette stitch. At the same time, at a height of 13 - 13 - 13 - 13 - 11 - 11 cm, increase 1 st from both sides, repeat these increases every 3 - 2.5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 cm, a total of 12 - 14 - 16 - 15 - 17 - 16 times = 74 - 78 - 82 - 88 - 92 - 98 sts. At a height of 49 - 48 - 47 - 46 - 45 - 44 cm (shorter sleeve for larger sizes due to wider shoulders and deeper armholes), bind off and decrease sts for the cap at the beginning of each row from both sides as follows: 4 sts once, 2 sts 3 times, 1 st 5 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12 times and then 2 sts from both sides until the sleeve height is 57 cm. Continue by binding off 3 sts once from each side, then bind off the remaining sts. Sleeve height is 58 cm.

Knit the second sleeve similarly

Assembly and finishing of the jacket: Lay the pieces out according to the pattern, dampen and leave to dry. Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the collar edges at the center back, selvedge st to selvedge st, to avoid a thick seam. Then sew the collar into the neckline of the back. Sew the sleeves into the armholes, complete the sleeve seams and side seams along the outer arcs of the selvedge sts. Sew on the buttons.