Lana Grossa 12 Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Più Bella Design 12 Jacket

What Is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Più Bella Design 12 is an intermediate-level knitted cardigan jacket available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44. This garment features a sophisticated construction with a fitted silhouette, shaped armholes, and a tailored neckline. The design showcases an elegant eyelet pattern that serves as the primary visual element throughout the front panels and body of the jacket.

Techniques Used

This knitting project employs several intermediate techniques to achieve its refined appearance. Increases and decreases are strategically placed during the ribbed cuff section to transition from the initial cast-on stitch count to the working stitch count for the body. Armhole shaping is accomplished through bind-offs at the edges, creating a fitted sleeve cap. Neck shaping is executed with graduated bind-offs—binding off larger groups of stitches first, then progressively smaller amounts—to create a smooth, contoured neckline. The pattern utilizes selvage stitches (knit on every row) at the edges to provide neat, finished side seams. Yarn overs and decreases are combined to create the eyelet pattern, a technique that adds both texture and visual interest while maintaining fabric structure.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows, used for selvage stitches and transition areas
• Ribbed Pattern (Rib patt): Alternating knit 2, purl 2 (k2, p2), used for the cuff sections to create elasticity and a classic finished edge
• Eyelet Pattern: A charted pattern with a multiple of 8 stitches plus 2 selvage stitches, worked over 24 rows. This pattern combines yarn overs with decreases to create decorative openwork, with all stitches and yarn overs purled on wrong-side rows
• Selvage Stitches: Knit on every row (both right-side and wrong-side) at the first and last stitch of each row to create clean edges
• Kf&b (Knit front and back): An increase technique used during the sleeve cuff to nearly double the stitch count from 38 to 76 stitches

Materials and Gauge

The Lana Grossa Più Bella Design 12 Jacket is knitted with Lana Grossa Più Bella yarn, a premium blend containing 59% baby alpaca, 20% polyamide, 15% cashmere, and 6% Merino wool. This luxurious fiber composition provides softness, durability, and excellent drape. The yarn is available in Grey Green (color 8), and yardage requirements are 175 grams (approximately 175 meters) for size 36/38, 200 grams for size 40/42, and 225 grams for size 44. Each skein weighs 25 grams and provides 100 meters of yarn.

The project requires size 5 mm and 5.5 mm needles. Size 5 mm needles are used for the ribbed cuff sections, while size 5.5 mm needles are used for the main body and eyelet pattern work. A size 5 mm circular needle measuring 40 cm long is also needed, likely for neckline finishing or seamless construction options.

The gauge is 14 stitches and 20 rows per 10 x 10 cm square when working the eyelet pattern on size 5.5 mm needles. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for proper fit across all three sizes.

Construction Details

The jacket is constructed with separate pieces that are later assembled. The back and front panels begin with a ribbed cuff worked on size 5 mm needles for approximately 3 cm. Strategic increases are worked on the final wrong-side row of the ribbing to establish the correct stitch count for each size. The needles are then changed to size 5.5 mm, and the eyelet pattern chart is introduced, with the pattern repeated 4 to 5 times across the width depending on size. The sleeves are also begun with ribbing on size 5 mm needles with 38 cast-on stitches, then increased dramatically to 76 stitches through kf&