Lana Grossa 24 Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Fusione Design 24 Jacket

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 24 Jacket in Fusione is a knitted cardigan jacket available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44. This is a classic knit garment designed from the Filati Classici 17 collection, featuring a structured construction with integrated pocket linings and button closures.

Techniques Used

This jacket is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The garment pieces are knitted from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for straightforward sizing adjustments and a traditional building method.
• Worked flat: All pieces are worked on straight needles in flat rows rather than in the round, creating seamed construction.
• Seamed assembly: Individual pieces are completed separately and then sewn together, providing clean, professional finishing and structure.
• Half-brioche rib: A textured stitch pattern that creates depth and elasticity. This technique involves yarn overs and slipped stitches worked in alternating rows to produce a distinctive ribbed appearance with visual interest.
• Selvage stitches: Edge stitches maintained throughout to create neat, finished edges suitable for seaming.
• Pocket construction: Integrated pocket linings are worked separately and incorporated into the main garment pieces, with bound-off sections creating the pocket openings.

Stitches Used

The Lana Grossa 24 Jacket employs the following stitches:

• Rib pattern (k1, p1): A classic alternating knit and purl stitch used for ribbed sections, providing elasticity and a traditional finished appearance.
• Half-brioche rib: An advanced textured stitch combining knit stitches, purl stitches, yarn overs (yo), and slipped stitches (sl) worked pwise. This creates a luxurious, dimensional texture characteristic of brioche knitting without the complexity of full brioche construction.
• Knit together (ktog): A decrease technique used to shape the garment and incorporate yarn overs into the fabric.
• Yarn overs (yo): Decorative and structural elements that create texture in the half-brioche rib pattern.
• Slipped stitches (sl pwise): Stitches passed from one needle to another without working them, used in the half-brioche rib for texture and pattern definition.

Materials

The Lana Grossa 24 Jacket is designed to be knitted with premium yarn and hardware:

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Fusione in Light-/Yellow-Green Mélange (color 9). This yarn is a luxurious blend containing 30% cotton, 26% extrafine Merino wool, 25% baby alpaca, and 19% polyamide. The yarn provides 140 meters per 50-gram ball. Yardage requirements are 400 grams (approximately 1,120 meters) for size 36/38, 450 grams (approximately 1,260 meters) for size 40/42, and 500 grams (approximately 1,400 meters) for size 44.
• Needles: Size 6 mm and size 7 mm needles for working flat construction. The smaller needles are used for ribbed cuff and edge sections, while the larger needles accommodate the half-brioche rib main fabric.
• Additional notions: A cable needle (cn) for potential cable work or stitch manipulation, and four 22 mm buttons by Union Knopf (item 36428, color 22) for front closures.

Yarn Composition and Properties

The Fusione yarn blend is engineered for comfort and drape. The cotton content provides breathability and structure, while the extrafine Merino wool adds warmth and elasticity. Baby alpaca contributes softness and a luxurious hand feel, and polyamide offers durability and shape retention. This combination creates a yarn suitable for a refined jacket that maintains its form through wear and washing.