Lana Grossa 09 Jacket Cardigan Crochet Pattern

Lana Grossa 09 Jacket in Ecopuno

What Is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 09 Jacket is a contemporary cardigan-style jacket crafted from Ecopuno yarn. This design features a structured silhouette available in multiple sizes (36–40, 42/44, and 46/48), making it suitable for a range of body types. The jacket combines functional design elements such as set-in pockets with decorative texture work, creating a versatile piece suitable for layering and everyday wear.

Techniques Used

This garment employs both seamless construction and flat working methods, allowing crafters flexibility in their approach. The jacket is worked in pieces that are subsequently assembled, rather than as a continuous seamless garment. Key finishing techniques include blocking to shape, single crochet joining for seam assembly, and careful edge finishing with crochet edging on pocket openings. The use of selvage stitches on every row ensures clean, professional edges throughout the piece.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary decorative element is a texture pattern worked over an odd number of stitches. This stitch pattern alternates between two rows:

• Row 1 (Right Side): Selvage stitch, followed by a repeating sequence in which the right needle is inserted between the 2nd and 3rd stitch on the left needle, a loop is pulled through, a yarn over is worked, and k2tog through the back loop is worked on the first two stitches. This sequence repeats to the last two stitches, finishing with knit one and selvage stitch.
• Row 2 (Wrong Side): Selvage stitch, followed by alternating p2tog and knit one stitches, ending with purl one and selvage stitch.

These two rows are repeated throughout to create the textured fabric. Additional stitches employed include basic knit and purl stitches, yarn overs, knit two together through the back loop, and single crochet for finishing edges and joining seams.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa 09 Jacket requires 400 to 500 grams of Lana Grossa Ecopuno yarn depending on size (400 g for size 36–40, 450 g for size 42/44, and 500 g for size 46/48). Ecopuno is a blend yarn composed of 72% cotton, 17% pure wool, and 11% alpaca, offering a balanced combination of breathability, warmth, and durability. The yarn is worked at a gauge of 215 meters per 50 grams.

Required tools include size 6 mm circular needles in both 60 cm and 80 cm lengths for the main knitting work, and a size 5 mm crochet hook for finishing, edging, and seam joining. The circular needles accommodate the flat working method while allowing for easy stitch management across the garment pieces.

Construction Details

The jacket is constructed by working the back and front pieces flat on circular needles. Instructions are provided for the left half of the back and left front, with directions to reverse shaping for the right halves. Pockets are made as separate pieces using the same texture pattern, measuring 15 cm from cast-on before binding off. Pocket edging is finished with single crochet worked into each bound-off stitch.

Assembly involves pinning pieces to measurements and blocking for shape, joining the cast-on edges of the back halves with single crochet, and sewing side seams. The left front is folded at the shoulder line and sewn to create the finished garment structure.