Lana Grossa Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Allegra Jacket

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Allegra Jacket is a seamed cardigan-style jacket designed in sizes 36/38 and 40/42. This garment features a classic construction with separate front panels, a back piece, and set-in sleeves, creating a structured and wearable layering piece suitable for various occasions.

Construction Method

This jacket is worked bottom-up using the seamed, worked-flat technique. Individual pieces—including the left front, right front, back, and two sleeves—are knitted separately on flat needles and then assembled together using seaming. This approach allows for precise shaping and professional finishing, with pieces pinned to measurements and blocked before assembly to ensure proper fit and appearance.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The Allegra Jacket is constructed almost entirely in garter stitch, which is created by knitting every row. This fundamental stitch produces a dense, textured fabric with horizontal ridges and provides excellent structure for a garment. A slip stitch selvage is worked at each edge throughout the piece, executed by knitting the first stitch and slipping the last stitch purlwise with yarn in front on every row. This selvage technique creates clean, finished edges that are ideal for seaming pieces together neatly.

Shaping and Details

The jacket features strategic shaping for a tailored fit. The back and front pieces are worked straight until reaching the armhole markers at 32 cm from the cast-on edge. The front pieces include neck shaping accomplished through successive bind-offs: 3 stitches bound off once, 2 stitches bound off once, and 1 stitch bound off twice at the beginning of wrong-side rows. The sleeves are worked straight from the cast-on until reaching 26 cm in length, then all stitches are bound off. During finishing, side and sleeve seams are sewn with the bottom 8 cm of the sleeve seams reversed for a professional detail.

Materials and Gauge

The Allegra Jacket requires 900 grams for size 36/38 or 1000 grams for size 40/42 of Lana Grossa Allegra yarn, a blend of 52% pure wool and 48% acrylic. This fiber composition provides warmth, durability, and easy care. The yarn is worked at 50 meters per 100 grams. The pattern calls for size 12 mm and size 15 mm knitting needles. Size 12 mm needles are used for cast-on edges, while size 15 mm needles are used for the main fabric. The recommended gauge is 7.5 stitches and 14 rows equal 10 x 10 centimeters in garter stitch on size 15 mm needles. The yarn is available in a multi-color option featuring Yellow, Blackberry, Cyclamen, Light Green, and Natural (color 6).

Finishing Techniques

Professional finishing is essential to the completed jacket. All pieces are pinned to measurements and blocked to set the fabric and ensure consistent dimensions. Shoulder seams are sewn first to establish the garment's structure, followed by sleeve attachment between the armhole markers. Side and sleeve seams are then sewn together, with the bottom 8 centimeters of the sleeve seams reversed to create a neat, professional appearance at the cuff area.