Jacket Esplanaden by Ditte Lerche knitted with needles

Materials

• Arwetta Classic by Filcolana (color 361 – Madeira Rose):
  250 (250) 300 (300) 350 g

• Tilia by Filcolana (color 361 – Madeira Rose):
  125 (125) 150 (150) 175 g

• Circular needles 3 mm and 4 mm, 40 cm and 80 cm long

• DPNs 3 mm and 4 mm (if not using magic loop)

• Stitch markers

• 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 buttons

Sizes

S (M) L (XL) 2XL

Measurements

• Chest circumference:
  82–90 (91–98) 99–109 (110–116) 117–126 cm

• Cardigan bust circumference:
  90 (98) 108 (116) 126 cm

• Sleeve length: 45 cm

• Total length:
  49 (53) 55 (61) 61 cm

Gauge

21 stitches x 28 rows of stockinette stitch (one strand of each yarn together, 4 mm needles) = 10x10 cm

Special abbreviations

• M1: Make 1 stitch by lifting the thread between stitches onto the left needle and knitting into the back loop.

• skp: Slip 1 stitch, knit the next stitch, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one.

• tbl: Knit through the back loop.

Knitting instructions

The cardigan is knitted in rows from top to bottom with a round yoke in a simple lace pattern.
After the yoke, the work is divided into sleeves and body, each part is finished separately.
The front bands are knitted at the end.
Throughout the knitting, hold together 1 strand of Arwetta Classic + 1 strand of Tilia.

Yoke

Cast on 89 (95) 95 (95) 97 stitches on 3 mm circular needles, holding the yarns together.

Ribbing:

• Row 1 (WS): 1 knit, 1 purl through the back loop, 1 knit, repeat to end.

• Row 2 (RS): 1 purl, 1 knit through the back loop, to the last stitch, 1 knit.

• Repeat these two rows 3 more times.

Switch to 4 mm needles.

Increase pattern (first 8 rows):

• Row 1 (WS): All stitches purl, last – knit.

• Row 2 (RS): Increases as per the chart below.

• Row 3: As Row 1.

• Row 4: 1 purl, all knits.

• Row 5: As Row 3.

• Row 6: As Row 4.

• Row 7: As Row 3.

• Row 8: 1 purl, 2 together knit, yarn over, 2 together knit, repeat, last – knit.

Note: After each repeat of Row 8, the number of stitches decreases by 1, which is taken into account in the chart.

Increase chart (Row 2 of each repeat):

1st increase row: knit 4 (10) 10 (10) 2 stitches, M1, 5 knits, repeat – total 106 (112) 112 (112) 116 stitches.

2nd increase row: 10 (6) 6 (6) 10 stitches, M1, 5 knits, = 124 (132) 132 (132) 136 stitches.

3rd increase row: 9 (5) 5 (5) 9 stitches, M1, 6 knits, = 142 (152) 152 (152) 156 stitches.

4th increase row: 3 (1) 1 (1) 5 stitches, M1, 6 knits, = 164 (176) 176 (176) 180 stitches.

5th increase row: 1 (1) 1 (1) 5 stitches, M1, 6 knits, = 190 (204) 204 (204) 208 stitches.

6th increase row: 3 (5) 5 (5) 9 stitches, M1, 6 knits, = 220 (236) 236 (236) 240 stitches.

7th increase row: 2 (4) 4 (4) 8 stitches, M1, 7 knits, = 250 (268) 268 (268) 272 stitches.

8th increase row: 1 (3) 3 (3) 7 stitches, M1, 8 knits, = 280 (300) 300 (300) 304 stitches.

For sizes L (XL) 2XL only:

9th increase row: – (-) 2 (2) 6 stitches, M1, 9 knits, = - (-) 332 (332) 336 stitches.

For XL and 2XL only:

10th increase row: – (-) – (7) 5 stitches, M1, 12 (6) knits, = - (-) – (358) 390 stitches.

After all increase rows, you will have 279 (299) 331 (357) 389 stitches.

Main body part

Knit 3 (7) 3 (3) 7 rows in stockinette stitch.

Stitch distribution:

• 42 (46) 50 (56) 60 stitches – left front

• 56 (58) 66 (68) 74 stitches – sleeve (hold)

• cast on 10 (10) 10 (12) 12 stitches under the arm

• 83 (91) 99 (109) 121 stitches – back

• 56 (58) 66 (68) 74 stitches – sleeve (hold)

• cast on 10 (10) 10 (12) 12 stitches under the arm

• 42 (46) 50 (56) 60 stitches – right front

Body:

Knit in stockinette stitch until the center back length is 44 (48) 50 (56) 56 cm.

Switch to 3 mm needles, knit ribbing (5 cm):

• Row 1 (RS): 1 purl, 1 knit through the back loop, 1 purl, to the end.

• Row 2 (WS): 1 knit, 1 purl through the back loop, to the last stitch, 1 knit.

• Repeat.

Bind off in pattern.

Sleeves

Cast on sleeve stitches, lift 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 stitches under the arm on each side (total 66–86 stitches).
Knit in the round, decreasing 2 stitches every 8th row – a total of 12–14 times, until 42–58 stitches remain.

Sleeve length – 40 cm from the underarm.
Change to 3 mm needles, knit 5 cm of ribbing.
Bind off stitches.

Second sleeve – the same.

Bands

Right front:

Lift 95–119 stitches. Knit ribbing.
In the 6th row, make buttonholes: 2 together, yarn over, repeat every 12 stitches.

Bind off stitches.

Left front:

Same, but without holes.

Finishing

Sew on buttons opposite the buttonholes. Weave in the ends.