Lana Grossa M Jacket Coat Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa M Jacket in Mary's Tweed

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa M Jacket in Mary's Tweed is a structured, tailored jacket designed in three sizes (48, 50, and 52/54). This knitted jacket features a classic construction with a button-front closure, making it a versatile layering piece suitable for everyday wear. The design includes shaped armholes, a defined neckline, and set-in sleeves for a refined silhouette.

Techniques Used

This jacket is constructed using bottom-up knitting methodology, meaning the body and sleeves are worked from the cast-on edge upward toward the shoulders. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which allows for seamed construction. All pieces are seamed together after completion, creating clean, professional edges.

Advanced shaping techniques employed include full-fashion decreases for armhole and neckline shaping, which create decorative, aligned decreases visible on the finished garment. The jacket features buttonholes spaced approximately 10 to 11 centimeters apart along the front edge, depending on size. Two-stitch selvage edges are worked on all pieces to facilitate neat seaming.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch pattern is a chart pattern worked over a multiple of 2 plus 1 stitch, repeating over 6 rows. This creates the textured tweed appearance characteristic of the yarn. Reverse Stockinette Stitch (purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows) is used strategically for selvage edges and accent stitches, providing definition and structure to the garment edges.

The pattern incorporates a two-stitch selvage on all edges, worked using slip stitches. On right-side rows, the selvage is created by slipping one stitch purlwise with yarn in back, then knitting one stitch. On wrong-side rows, the selvage reverses this technique with yarn in front. This professional finishing method ensures that seams can be worked cleanly and evenly.

Materials

The jacket requires 600 to 700 grams of Lana Grossa Mary's Tweed yarn, depending on the finished size. This yarn is a premium blend composed of 33% baby alpaca, 30% Merino wool, 26% polyamide, and 11% silk, providing a luxurious hand with excellent drape and durability. The yarn is worked at 135 meters per 50 grams, offering good stitch definition for the textured pattern.

The specified colorway is Nougat/Mocha Mélange (color 16), a sophisticated neutral tone suitable for versatile styling. Knitting is executed on Size 5 millimeter needles, which provide the appropriate gauge for this yarn weight and stitch pattern.

The jacket is finished with three 25-millimeter buttons by UNION KNOPF (item 47685, color 80), which serve as both functional closures and design elements along the front opening.