Lana Grossa M Jacket Coat Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa M Jacket in Alta Moda Cashmere

What is Being Made

This is a structured knitted jacket designed as Design 13 from the Classici collection. The garment is constructed in a classic tailored style with a fitted silhouette, featuring a ribbed texture throughout and functional buttonholes for closure. The jacket is available in three sizes: 48/50, 52, and 54/56, making it suitable for a range of adult body measurements.

Techniques Used

The jacket is worked flat on straight needles using a bottom-up construction method, meaning pieces are knitted from the cast-on edge upward. The finished pieces are then seamed together to create the complete garment. This approach allows for precise shaping and control over fit, particularly in the armhole and neckline areas.

The pattern incorporates full-fashion decreases for a professional finish, particularly visible along the armhole and neck shaping. Buttonholes are strategically placed using a yarn over and twisted decrease technique (yo, twisted skp), creating functional openings spaced 30 rows apart for button placement. Two-stitch selvages are worked at the edges to create clean, finished seams.

Stitches Used

• Ribbed Pattern: A multiple of 2 plus 1 stitch, worked over 4 selvage stitches. The rib alternates knit and purl stitches through the fabric, creating vertical texture and elasticity. Row 1 (right side) works as two-stitch selvage, p1, k1tbl (knit through back loop), repeated to the last 2 stitches, then p1 and two-stitch selvage. Row 2 (wrong side) mirrors this with k1, p1tbl (purl through back loop) in the alternating pattern.
• Stockinette Stitch: Used in sections where a smooth fabric is desired, worked as knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows.
• Buttonhole Stitch: Created using yarn over combined with twisted skp (slip 1 knitwise through back loop, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over the knitted stitch), producing a secure, decorative buttonhole.

Materials

The jacket requires 900 to 1000 grams of yarn depending on size selection. The yarn is Lana Grossa Alta Moda Cashmere 16, a luxury blend composed of 78% Merino wool, 12% cashmere, and 10% polyamide. This fiber combination provides softness, breathability, and durability. The yarn is supplied at 110 meters per 50 grams, indicating a worsted-weight yarn suitable for structured garments.

The jacket is worked on size 7 mm and size 8 mm needles. The smaller needles are used for the initial ribbed cuff, while the larger needles accommodate the main body fabric, creating a subtle gauge change that adds elasticity at the edges. Six 25 mm buttons by UNION KNOPF (item 453094, color 78) are required for closure, providing both functional and aesthetic finishing details.

Construction Details

The left front panel begins with a cast-on of 69 to 77 stitches depending on size. The piece is worked in ribbed pattern for 3 centimeters before transitioning to the larger needles and continuing the rib for an additional 14 to 18 rows. Buttonholes are introduced on a right-side row, with subsequent buttonholes spaced evenly throughout the front. The ribbed pattern continues until the piece measures 42 centimeters from the cast-on edge.

Armhole shaping is accomplished through full-fashion decreases, reducing 1 stitch at the beginning of 10 consecutive right-side rows. Neck shaping begins when the piece measures 42 to 44 centimeters from cast-on, using full-fashion decreases of 2 stitches followed by single-stitch decreases every 6th row for 7 repetitions. Shoulder shaping is worked at the appropriate edge, binding off in stages: 5 to 7 stitches once, then 5 to 7 stitches again, followed by 6 to 8 stitches twice, creating a stepped shoulder line for proper garment fit.