Lana Grossa Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Jacket in Linarte

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Jacket in Linarte is a sophisticated knitted cardigan jacket designed as part of the Classici 20 collection. This garment features a structured silhouette with a distinctive shawl collar and is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44. The jacket is worked in a beautiful Salmon colorway (color 306) and combines classic tailoring with contemporary knitwear design.

Techniques Used

This jacket is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create a polished, professional finish:

• Bottom-up construction: The jacket is knitted from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments and a natural progression through the garment
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted flat on straight needles rather than in the round, then seamed together for a traditional tailored appearance
• Seamed construction: Individual pieces (back, fronts, and sleeves) are knitted separately and then seamed together, creating clean, defined garment lines
• Full-fashion shaping: Increases and decreases are worked using full-fashion techniques (make one stitches positioned strategically) rather than simple yarn overs, creating decorative, fashion-forward edges that enhance the garment's visual appeal
• Shawl collar shaping: The left front features a distinctive shawl collar created through graduated increases worked at regular intervals

Stitches Used

The Lana Grossa Jacket in Linarte employs fundamental knitting stitches combined in thoughtful ways:

• Rib pattern: A multiple of 2 plus 1 stitch rib pattern forms the primary fabric texture. This pattern alternates knit and purl stitches (knit through the back loop on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows) to create vertical columns that provide elasticity and visual interest. The rib pattern is worked throughout most of the garment, including the body and into the increased stitches at the armholes and shoulders
• Stockinette stitch: Used as a foundational stitch (knit on right-side rows, purl on wrong-side rows) in specific areas
• Selvage stitches: Special edge stitches are worked on both sides of the fabric—knit through the back loop on right-side rows and purled through the back loop on wrong-side rows—to create neat, finished edges suitable for seaming
• Make one increases: Full-fashion increase techniques (M1R and M1L) are used strategically for shaping, creating nearly invisible increases that contribute to the garment's refined appearance

Materials

The Lana Grossa Jacket in Linarte is knitted with premium materials chosen for both performance and aesthetics:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Linarte yarn in Salmon (color 306) is the featured fiber. This yarn is a carefully balanced blend of 40% viscose, 30% cotton, 20% linen, and 10% polyamide. This composition creates a fabric with excellent drape, breathability, and a subtle sheen characteristic of viscose blends. The yarn is supplied at 125 meters per 50 grams, providing a medium weight suitable for structured garments
• Yardage required: Depending on size, the jacket requires between 500 to 600 grams of yarn (approximately 1,250 to 1,500 meters total)
• Needles: Size 3.5 mm and 4 mm needles are used. The smaller needles create a tighter gauge for the ribbed sections, while the larger needles accommodate the stockinette areas, allowing the knitter to achieve proper fabric density and drape

Construction Details

The jacket is constructed in separate pieces beginning with a cast-on of 67 to 79 stitches for each front panel and proportionally more for the back. The garment measures 44 centimeters from the cast-on edge to the armhole shaping point. Armhole shaping is accomplished through full-fashion increases worked over multiple rows, creating smooth, graduated armholes. The piece continues until it reaches 63 to 65 centimeters in length, at which point shoulder shaping begins. Shoulder bind-offs are worked in graduated steps to create a smooth transition from the body to the neckline, with the final 37 stitches bound off to