Noro Ladies Jacket (Silk Garden Lite) Knitting Pattern

Noro Ladies Jacket in Silk Garden Lite

Project Overview

The Noro Ladies Jacket is a sophisticated knitted cardigan designed by Junko Isaji and featured in Noro Design Volume #29. This garment combines elegant construction techniques with the luxurious qualities of Noro's Silk Garden Lite yarn, making it an ideal project for knitters seeking a refined, wearable piece with visual interest and texture.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a ladies' cardigan jacket suitable for layering or wearing as a standalone piece. The finished garment features a structured silhouette with professional finishing, designed to flatter and provide comfortable everyday wear or special occasion styling.

Knitting Techniques

The Noro Ladies Jacket employs several advanced knitting techniques to achieve its polished appearance:

• Bottom-Up Construction: The jacket is worked from the bottom edge upward, allowing knitters to try on the garment as it progresses and adjust length as needed before completing the neckline and finishing details.
• Lace Elements: Decorative lace stitching is incorporated throughout the design, adding visual sophistication and creating an airy, elegant aesthetic that showcases the yarn's color variations.
• Worked Flat: Pieces are knitted flat on straight needles or circular needles used in rows, rather than in the round, making this an accessible project for knitters who prefer traditional flat knitting methods.
• Seamed Construction: Individual pieces are carefully seamed together, providing clean, professional edges and allowing for precise fit adjustments during assembly.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern is designed for Noro Silk Garden Lite, a premium yarn that combines silk, mohair, and wool fibers. The yarn's inherent color variations create beautiful striping and color blocking effects throughout the finished jacket without requiring color changes during knitting. Knitters will need appropriate needles for the yarn weight specified in the pattern, along with stitch markers, a tapestry needle for seaming, and measuring tools to ensure proper gauge and fit.

Pattern Details and Gauge

As with all Knitting Fever publications, this pattern includes specific measurements and gauge guidelines essential for achieving the intended finished dimensions. Knitters should swatch carefully and measure gauge before beginning, as accurate gauge directly impacts the final fit of the completed jacket. The pattern provides detailed instructions for all construction steps and finishing techniques.

Design Credit

Pattern design by Junko Isaji; photography by Noriko Yamada. Published by Knitting Fever, Inc. in 2014.