Lana Grossa 15 Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Tre Seta Jacket

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa Tre Seta Jacket is a knitted cardigan designed as Design 15 from the Filati Classici 17 collection. This garment is constructed as a structured jacket featuring front and back panels with a sophisticated lace pattern detail. The design is available in multiple sizes ranging from 36/38 through 48/50, making it suitable for various body measurements. The finished piece showcases a refined aesthetic combining ribbed edging with decorative lace elements throughout the main body.

Techniques Used

This jacket employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its finished design:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment is worked from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for straightforward sizing adjustments and seamless pattern integration.
• Worked flat: All pieces are knitted flat on needles rather than in the round, requiring seaming to join the components together.
• Seamed assembly: Individual panels are sewn together to create the complete jacket structure, providing clean, professional finishing.
• Lace patterning: A decorative lace pattern is incorporated into the main body of the garment, created through yarn-over and stitch manipulation techniques that create openwork sections.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs fundamental and intermediate stitches to create texture and structure:

• Rib pattern: A basic knit one, purl one (k1, p1) ribbing is used for the initial edge sections, providing elasticity and a classic finished appearance.
• Half-brioche rib: A more complex textured stitch combining knit and purl stitches with yarn-overs and slip stitches. This stitch is worked over three rows: the first row establishes the base with knit and purl stitches, the second row creates yarn-overs while slipping stitches purlwise, and the third row purls together the stitch and yarn-over from the previous row. This creates a dimensional, reversible fabric with excellent recovery and drape.
• Lace pattern: The main pattern chart utilizes yarn-overs and decreases to create openwork sections, with specific stitch repeats that vary across different size ranges.
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches are maintained throughout to ensure neat, finished edges suitable for seaming.

Materials and Tools

The Lana Grossa Tre Seta Jacket requires specific materials to achieve the intended drape and luxury feel:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Tre Seta in Grey/Green (color 6). The yarn composition is 40% Merino wool, 35% silk, 20% baby alpaca, and 5% viscose, providing a blend of warmth, sheen, and softness. The yarn has a yardage of 130 meters per 50-gram ball.
• Yardage requirements: 700 grams (approximately 1,820 meters) for size 36/38, increasing to 850 grams (approximately 2,210 meters) for size 48/50, accounting for larger dimensions across the size range.
• Needles: Size 4 mm knitting needles are used for the main fabric construction.
• Additional tools: A size 3.5 mm crochet hook is included in the materials list, likely for finishing edges or securing yarn ends.

Construction Details

The jacket begins with the left front panel, which is cast on with 60 to 72 stitches depending on size. The initial rows establish a rib pattern for 4 rows, followed by half-brioche ribbing worked until the piece measures 17 centimeters from the cast-on edge. The main lace pattern chart is then introduced, with stitch repeats adjusted according to size specifications. The pattern instructions provide detailed guidance for the first size (36/38), with parenthetical figures indicating adjustments for larger sizes (40/42, 44/46, and 48/50). Back panels are worked similarly with corresponding stitch counts, and shaping is reversed for symmetrical construction. The use of held stitches indicates that sections may be worked separately and then combined, a common technique for creating seamless transitions or managing complex pattern placement.