Lang Jacket with Hood Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Lang Jacket with Hood

What is Being Made

The Lang Jacket with Hood is a structured cardigan-style jacket featuring an integrated hood, designed for a comfortable fit across multiple sizes. This garment is created using LANGYARNS LINELLO, a breathable blend of linen, cotton, and viscose fibers. The jacket is available in four sizes—Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large—with finished bust measurements ranging from 41 inches (104 cm) to 50.5 inches (128 cm), and an overall length of 37.75 inches (96 cm).

Construction Techniques

This jacket is constructed using a bottom-up seamed method, meaning the pieces are knitted individually from the lower edge upward and then assembled together with seams. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for precise shaping and control over the fit. The construction begins with a handkerchief hem at the lower edge, which creates a neat, finished appearance while adding subtle visual interest to the garment's base.

The pattern employs strategic increases worked on every row to shape the jacket pieces. These increases are positioned at the beginning of wrong-side rows and at the end of right-side rows, creating a diagonal shaping line that contributes to the garment's silhouette. This systematic increase method continues for a total of 71 to 81 rows depending on size, gradually expanding the stitch count from the initial cast-on to the final working width.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Lang Jacket with Hood employs several fundamental knitting stitches to create texture and structure:

• Stockinette Stitch forms the primary fabric of the garment, created by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. This classic stitch produces a smooth, uniform surface ideal for a refined cardigan.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch is incorporated as a decorative element, created by purling on right-side rows and knitting on wrong-side rows. This stitch is strategically introduced once 13 stitches have been worked in standard Stockinette Stitch, then repeated in 13-stitch blocks to create vertical textural stripes.
• Garter Stitch is used for the edge stitches (knitting every row), which provides stability and prevents curling at the garment edges.
• Kfb (knit front and back) is the increase technique used throughout the shaping rows, creating new stitches by working into both the front and back loops of a single stitch.

Materials and Tools

The Lang Jacket with Hood is designed to be knitted with LANGYARNS LINELLO yarn, a premium blend of linen, cotton, and viscose fibers. This fiber composition creates a lightweight, breathable fabric with excellent drape and a subtle sheen, making it ideal for a jacket intended for warm-weather or transitional-season wear. Yardage requirements are 700 yards (700g) for sizes Small and Medium, and 800 yards (800g) for sizes Large and Extra Large.

The pattern is worked on straight needles appropriate for the yarn weight specified in the full pattern instructions, allowing for the flat construction method described. The finished garment showcases the natural qualities of the linen-cotton-viscose blend, which offers durability, breathability, and a refined aesthetic suitable for both casual and semi-dressed occasions.