Lana Grossa 18 Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 18 Jacket in Ecopuno

Garment Overview

The Lana Grossa 18 Jacket is a seamed cardigan jacket designed for intermediate to advanced knitters. This piece is constructed using the bottom-up method, meaning the body and sleeves are knitted from the cast-on edge upward before being seamed together. The jacket features a button-front closure with four 20 mm buttons and includes lace patterning integrated throughout the design, creating an elegant, textured appearance suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece.

Construction Techniques

This jacket is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for precise shaping and pattern placement across the front, back, and side panels. The garment uses a seamed construction method, meaning individual pieces are knitted separately and then joined together using mattress stitch or similar seaming techniques. This approach provides clean, professional finishing and allows for easier pattern integration across different sections of the garment.

The design incorporates lace techniques that create openwork sections through strategic yarn overs and decreases. Two distinct chart patterns are used throughout the jacket: Chart Pattern 1 (a multiple of 7 plus 4 stitches) and Chart Pattern 2 (a multiple of 10 stitches). These patterns are strategically placed across the body to create visual interest while maintaining structural integrity.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Lana Grossa 18 Jacket employs several fundamental knitting stitches:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout most of the garment, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This creates a smooth, classic fabric with a V-shaped texture on the right side.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st): Used in selective areas, this stitch reverses the appearance of stockinette, showing the bumpy side as the right side. It appears in single-stitch accents and helps define edges and transitions.
• Ribbing (K1, P1): A one-by-one knit-purl ribbing pattern used for the front bands and cuffs. This elastic stitch creates vertical columns that provide stretch and recovery, keeping the garment fitted at edges.
• Lace Patterns: Two charted lace patterns create openwork sections. These involve yarn overs (which create holes) paired with decreases to maintain stitch count while producing decorative, airy sections.

Sizing and Fit

The pattern is provided in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44. Size-specific instructions are given in parentheses throughout, allowing knitters to customize the garment to their measurements. The jacket features armhole shaping marked at 40 cm from the cast-on edge, with subsequent shoulder and neck shaping to create a fitted silhouette. The garment includes a structured front band (8 stitches wide) that frames the button closure and provides a professional finish.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Lana Grossa 18 Jacket is designed to be knitted using Lana Grossa Ecopuno yarn, a blend of sustainable and natural fibers. The yarn composition is 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca, creating a fabric that is breathable, soft, and durable. The yarn has a yardage of 215 meters per 50-gram ball, making it a worsted-weight or DK-weight yarn suitable for structured garments.

Yarn requirements vary by size: the smallest size (36/38) requires 350 grams (approximately 1,505 meters), the medium size (40/42) requires 400 grams (approximately 1,720 meters), and the largest size (44) requires 450 grams (approximately 1,935 meters). The pattern specifies Grey (color 56) as the featured colorway, though other Lana Grossa Ecopuno colors may be substituted.

Needles and Notions

The jacket requires two pairs of needles: size 3 mm and size 3.5 mm. The smaller needles are used for the ribbed cuffs and front bands to create a tighter, more elastic fabric, while the larger needles are used for the main body and lace pattern sections. This needle transition is