Jo Sharp Shaped Garter Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Jo Sharp Shaped Garter Jacket

What is Being Made

The Jo Sharp Shaped Garter Jacket is a neatly shaped cardigan featuring a fold-back jacket collar with buttons worked directly into the fabric. This design is available in multiple sizes and offers both long and short versions. The garment is worked flat and seamed, creating a structured silhouette with carefully planned shaping at the armholes and neckline.

Techniques Used

This cardigan is constructed using seamed construction and worked flat knitting techniques. The pattern involves:

• Shoulder seam joining worked with right sides together
• Strategic decreases and increases for body shaping
• Armhole shaping achieved through cast-off stitches at the beginning of rows combined with gradual single-stitch decreases
• Collar pickup from live stitches using a circular needle
• Integrated button holes worked into the fabric during construction
• Lower collar folding technique for the distinctive jacket collar

Stitches Used

The primary stitch throughout this garment is Garter stitch, which creates a reversible, textured fabric with horizontal ridges. The pattern also incorporates:

• Knit stitches (k)
• Purl stitches (p)
• Knit two together decreases (k2tog)
• Slip, slip, knit decreases (ssk)
• Make one right increases (M1R)
• Make one left increases (M1L)

Materials

This pattern is designed for Jo Sharp Mulberry Silk Georgette yarn, which provides a luxurious drape and sheen appropriate for a shaped jacket silhouette. The construction requires knitting needles for flat work and a circular needle for collar pickup. The garment features buttons that are integrated into the fabric rather than sewn on separately.

Pattern Details

The Shaped Garter Jacket is available in multiple sizes with stitch counts ranging from 102 to 138 stitches at the cast-on. Armhole shaping is accomplished through initial cast-offs of 3 to 6 stitches followed by gradual decreases worked every wrong-side row. The armhole depth measures approximately 17 to 20 centimeters depending on size. The collar is picked up from the neckline and worked in Garter stitch with a folding technique that creates the distinctive jacket collar. Button holes are spaced throughout the front edges, with the long version featuring 7 button holes and the short version featuring 5 button holes.