Jo Sharp Anjuli Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Jo Sharp Anjuli Jacket

What is Being Made

The Jo Sharp Anjuli Jacket is a long or cropped knitted cardigan jacket featuring drop shoulder shaping and fold-back sleeve cuffs. This versatile design offers two length options, allowing makers to customize the finished garment to their preference. The jacket is available in four sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large.

Craft and Project Type

This is a knitting project classified as a cardigan and coat-style jacket. The pattern is provided as a downloadable PDF format, making it accessible for immediate use once purchased.

Techniques Used

The Anjuli Jacket employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its finished structure:

• Worked Flat: The jacket pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for traditional seaming construction
• Seamed Construction: Individual pieces are joined together using seaming techniques to create the final garment
• Striped Colorwork: The design features horizontal stripes created through a repeating color pattern using multiple yarn colors worked in sequence
• Drop Shoulder Shaping: The armholes are shaped to create a relaxed, dropped shoulder line
• Side Shaping: Strategic increases are worked at side seams to shape the jacket body, with increases occurring on the 3rd row and then every 8th row thereafter for a total of 17 increases on each side

Stitches Used

The primary stitch structure in the Anjuli Jacket is Garter stitch, which creates a textured, reversible fabric. Garter stitch is formed by knitting every row, producing horizontal ridges on both sides of the work. This fundamental stitch is worked throughout the jacket body and sleeves, with color changes creating the striped pattern effect rather than stitch variations.

Color Pattern and Repeats

The jacket features a sophisticated color pattern repeat that creates visual interest through strategic color changes:

• Rows 1 to 4: Worked in Color 2, knit in garter stitch
• Row 5: Alternating single stitches between Color 3 and Color 2
• Rows 6 to 8: Worked in Color 3, knit in garter stitch
• Rows 9 to 11: Worked in Color 4, knit in garter stitch
• Row 12: Worked in Color 4, purl row (creating texture variation)
• Rows 13 to 18: Worked in Color 1, knit in garter stitch

This 18-row pattern sequence is repeated throughout the body of the jacket, with the initial pattern beginning at rows 19 to 48 before the main repeat commences.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Anjuli Jacket is designed to be made with Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool, a pure wool hand knitting yarn in DK weight. The specific yarn quantities and colors required vary by size:

• Color 1 (Muscat 351): 6, 6, 7, or 7 x 50g balls depending on size
• Color 2 (Lush 359): 3, 3, 3, or 4 x 50g balls depending on size
• Color 3 (Orchard 906): 2, 2, 2, or 3 x 50g balls depending on size
• Color 4: Yarn quantity specified in pattern (exact amount varies by size)

Two needle sizes are required for construction: 3.25mm needles are used for the initial cuff section worked in garter stitch, which is folded back for a finished edge. The work then transitions to 3.75mm needles for the main body and sleeve pieces, allowing for appropriate fabric gauge and drape in the larger needle size.

Sleeve Construction

The sleeves feature fold-back cuffs created by working 70 rows or approximately 14 centimeters of garter stitch on the smaller 3.25mm needles. The first row of this cuff section is worked on the wrong side, allowing the cuff to fold naturally when the finished