Debbie Bliss Anastasia Baseball Jacket Knitting Pattern

Debbie Bliss Anastasia Baseball Jacket

What is Being Made

The Anastasia Baseball Jacket is a structured knitted cardigan designed to fit chest sizes from 81–147 cm (32–58 inches). This advanced-level project creates a finished garment with a classic baseball jacket silhouette, featuring a length to back neck ranging from 51–64 cm (20–25¼ inches) depending on size. The jacket is designed with set-in sleeves measuring 42 cm (16½ inches) in length and is suitable for a range of body measurements across seven size options.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several intermediate to advanced knitting techniques to achieve its structured appearance and visual interest:

• Bottom-up construction: The jacket is worked from the lower edge upward, allowing for easier fitting adjustments and a logical progression through the garment pieces.
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the components together.
• Seamed construction: Individual pieces—front panels, back, and sleeves—are sewn together using the yarn, creating clean, finished seams typical of tailored knitwear.
• Cable work: Decorative cable stitches are incorporated throughout the design, adding texture and visual depth to the fabric.
• Striped patterning: The jacket features color changes using three coordinating yarn colors (Teal, Ecru, and Ruby), creating horizontal or integrated stripe patterns that enhance the baseball jacket aesthetic.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes a combination of fundamental and decorative stitches:

• Stocking stitch (stockinette stitch): The primary stitch used for the main fabric, creating a smooth, flat surface with characteristic V-shaped columns on the right side.
• Cable stitches: Multiple cable variations are employed, including C4B (cable 4 back), Cr3Rk (cross 3 right knit), Cr3Rp (cross 3 right purl), Cr3Lk (cross 3 left knit), and Cr3Lp (cross 3 left purl). These stitches involve slipping stitches onto cable needles and working them in different orders to create twisted, rope-like textures.
• Decreases: K2tog (knit two together), skpo (slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over), and ssk (slip, slip, knit) are used for shaping the garment at armholes, neckline, and sleeve caps.
• Increases: Inc (increase) stitches are used where the garment requires widening.

Materials

The Anastasia Baseball Jacket is designed to be knitted using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran yarn, a blend that provides warmth and drape suitable for a structured jacket. Yarn quantities vary by size:

• Teal 613 (Color A): 6–9 balls of 50g/1¾oz (depending on size)
• Ecru 101 (Color B): 5–7 balls of 50g/1¾oz (depending on size)
• Ruby 610 (Color C): 3–5 balls of 50g/1¾oz (depending on size)

The pattern calls for three sizes of knitting needles to accommodate the different yarn weights used in ribbing and main fabric:

• 3.75mm (US 5) needles for initial ribbing or edging
• 4mm (US 6) needles for intermediate sections
• 4.5mm (US 7) needles for the main fabric

The recommended tension is 18 stitches and 24 rows over 10 cm (4 inches) measured in stocking stitch using 5mm (US 8) needles, though the pattern uses smaller needles for a more structured fabric suitable for a tailored jacket.