Classic Elite Yarns Granger Coat Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Granger Striped Jacket

What Is Being Made

The Granger is a striped knit jacket designed by Susan Mills, originally published in Mystique 1709A. This intermediate-level garment is worked as two mirror image halves, each beginning at the sleeve cuff and worked inward toward the center of the body. The jacket features a distinctive striped pattern throughout and is finished with fringe along the bottom edge that coordinates with the stripe sequence. Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, and 2XL.

Construction Techniques

The Granger employs a bottom-up, seamless construction method that simplifies the finishing process. Each half of the jacket is worked flat rather than in the round, beginning at the sleeve cuff and progressing inward to the center front and back body sections. This approach eliminates the need for seaming while maintaining the structural integrity of the garment.

The stripe technique is central to the design. When working the sleeves, unused colors within a stripe group are loosely carried along the ends where they will be needed again, reducing the number of yarn tails to weave in. When transitioning between stripe groups, all yarns are cut cleanly. During body construction, the yarn is cut at each color change with 6-inch tails left on both the old and new colors. Because color changes occur at the start of right-side rows, these tails naturally fall at the lower edges of the left back and right front, where they are later combined with the applied fringe during finishing.

Stitches Used

The Granger is worked entirely in Seed Stitch, a fundamental textured stitch that creates a dense, fabric-like appearance. Seed Stitch is worked differently depending on whether the stitch count is odd or even:

• Seed Stitch (odd number of stitches): All rows (right-side and wrong-side) follow the pattern K1, *p1, k1; repeat from *. This single-row repeat is worked consistently throughout.
• Seed Stitch (even number of stitches): Row 1 (right-side) is *K1, p1; repeat from *. Row 2 (wrong-side) is *P1, k1; repeat from *. These two rows are repeated to establish the pattern.

The alternating knit and purl stitches in each row create the characteristic bumpy texture of Seed Stitch, which provides excellent drape and structure suitable for a jacket garment.

Stripe Sequence

All rows are worked in Seed Stitch throughout the stripe sequence. The pattern repeats over 74 rows and is subdivided into groups containing two or three colors each:

• Rows 1–14: 4 rows A, 2 rows B, 2 rows A, 2 rows B, 4 rows A
• Rows 15–26: 2 rows C, 2 rows D, 4 rows E, 2 rows D, 2 rows C
• Rows 27–42: [4 rows F, 4 rows G] twice
• Rows 43–50: [2 rows E, 2 rows B] twice
• Rows 51–66: 2 rows A, 4 rows C, 4 rows F, 4 rows C, 2 rows A
• Rows 67–74: 2 rows G, 4 rows D, 2 rows G

This 74-row sequence repeats throughout the garment, creating a complex and visually striking striped pattern.

Materials and Gauge

The pattern is designed to be worked with Classic Elite Yarns yarn and standard knitting needles. The recommended gauge is 13 stitches and 25 rows over 4 inches in Seed Stitch after blocking. Achieving proper gauge is essential for the finished garment to meet the intended measurements, and knitters are advised to swatch and block before beginning the project to ensure accuracy.

The yarn tails created during construction—both those carried within stripe groups and those left at color changes—are incorporated into the finishing process, either woven in as the knitter progresses or combined with applied fringe along the bottom edge of the jacket.