Lana Grossa 25 Jacket Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 25 Jacket in Alta Moda Cashmere 16

What is Being Made

This is a knitted jacket design from Filati Journal 58, offered in sizes 36 to 44. The garment is constructed as a classic cardigan-style jacket with a structured fit, featuring separate front panels, back panels, and set-in sleeves that are seamed together upon completion.

Techniques Used

The jacket is worked flat on straight and circular needles, meaning pieces are knitted in rows rather than in the round. All major components—front panels, back panel, and sleeves—are completed individually and then seamed together to form the finished garment. This traditional construction method allows for precise shaping and professional finishing.

Stitches Used

• Rib Pattern (K2, P2): A classic two-by-two ribbing used for the cuffs, waistband, and neckline edges. This elastic stitch creates vertical columns that provide stretch and recovery, keeping the garment fitted at openings.
• Main Pattern: A textured stitch created through a yarn-over and knit technique that doubles the stitch count on alternating rows, then returns to original stitch count through purl-two-together decreases. This creates a reversible, dimensional fabric with visual interest.
• Selvage Stitches: Slip stitch knitwise on the first stitch of every row and knit the last stitch on every row. This creates clean, finished edges ideal for seaming.

Materials

The jacket requires 450 grams of Lana Grossa Alta Moda Cashmere 16 yarn in Moss Green (color 35). This luxury yarn composition contains 78% Merino wool, 12% cashmere, and 10% polyamide, with a yardage of 110 meters per 50-gram ball. The blend provides softness and warmth from the cashmere and merino, while the polyamide adds durability and shape retention.

Needles and tools required include size 7 and 8 mm straight needles, size 7 and 8 mm circular needles measuring 80 centimeters long, a size 8 mm circular needle measuring 120 centimeters long for working larger sections, and a size 6 mm crochet hook for finishing details.

Construction Details

The jacket begins with ribbed cuffs and waistbands worked on size 7 mm needles to create elastic edges. The main body is then worked on size 8 mm needles in the textured main pattern, which creates a sophisticated, all-over fabric texture. Armhole placement is marked with stitch markers at the sides, and the piece is worked to length before binding off. Sleeves are similarly constructed with ribbed cuffs and main pattern sections, allowing them to integrate seamlessly with the body when seamed. The finished garment showcases the luxury fiber content and refined construction techniques characteristic of Lana Grossa designs.