Lana Grossa Jacket Coat Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Cool Air Jacket

What Is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Cool Air Jacket is a tailored knit jacket designed for sizes 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46. This seamed, structured garment is worked in pieces from the bottom up and features set-in sleeves, shaped armholes, and a fitted silhouette with front bands and shoulder shaping. The design originates from Filati Classici 15 edition and represents a classic, refined approach to jacket construction.

Techniques Used

This jacket employs several essential knitting techniques to achieve its polished finish. The garment is worked flat on straight needles, meaning each piece is knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round. The bottom-up construction method means the jacket is built starting from the lower edges and progressing upward toward the shoulders. All pieces are subsequently seamed together using mattress stitch from the right side, creating neat, invisible seams that blend seamlessly into the fabric. The pattern includes corner decreases worked on right-side rows using a slip-slip-knit decrease (s2kp) technique to create smooth, angled shaping at strategic points.

Stitches Used

The Lana Grossa Cool Air Jacket is primarily constructed using two fundamental stitches. Stockinette stitch (abbreviated St st) forms the main fabric body and is worked by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, creating the smooth, flat appearance characteristic of refined knitwear. Garter stitch, created by knitting every row, is used for the sleeve cuffs and bottom band, providing a textured, elastic edge that resists rolling and adds visual interest to the garment's borders.

Materials and Tools

The jacket requires 700 grams (750g or 800g for larger sizes) of Lana Grossa Cool Air yarn in the Ochre Brown colorway (color 14). This luxury blend fiber comprises 55% Merino wool, 33% baby alpaca, and 12% polyamide, offering a soft, breathable, and durable construction ideal for a refined jacket. The yarn is worked at a gauge of 125 meters per 50 grams. Knitting needles required include size 6 mm straight needles for the main pieces and a size 6 mm circular needle measuring 120 centimeters in length for any necessary edge work or finishing details.