Valley Yarns Radiance Cabled Jacket Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Radiance Cabled Jacket

What Is Being Made

The Radiance Cabled Jacket is a seamed, fitted knit jacket designed for intermediate knitters. This garment features a classic construction with front panels, back panel, and shaped armholes and shoulders. The jacket is available in six sizes with finished chest measurements ranging from 32" to 52", making it suitable for a range of body types. The design incorporates both cable and lace stitch patterns worked throughout the body, creating visual interest and texture.

Construction Method

This jacket is worked bottom-up and worked flat, meaning the pieces are knitted in flat rows rather than in the round. The garment is constructed in separate pieces—front panels and a back panel—that are later seamed together. This method allows for precise shaping at the armholes and neckline, with decreases worked at specific intervals to create a tailored fit. The modular construction approach gives knitters control over fit adjustments at key shaping points.

Techniques and Shaping

The Radiance Cabled Jacket employs several intermediate-level shaping techniques. Armhole shaping is accomplished by decreasing one stitch at each armhole edge every other row, with the number of decreases varying by size (ranging from 3 to 16 decreases per side). Neck shaping begins when the front panels reach specific lengths (16.5" to 18" depending on size) and continues with decreases at the neck edge every other row. Shoulder shaping is worked in three stages, binding off stitches in increments to create angled shoulders that sit properly on the body. The back panel follows similar armhole and shoulder shaping principles, with the center back stitches bound off to create the back neckline.

Stitches Used

The pattern incorporates cable stitches and lace stitches as primary stitch pattern elements. These decorative techniques are worked throughout the jacket body to create textural and visual interest. The exact stitch sequences are established early in the pattern and maintained as established through the shaping rows, requiring knitters to integrate decreases seamlessly into the pattern repeat. This intermediate-level skill ensures that shaping remains invisible and the stitch patterns flow uninterrupted across the finished garment.

Materials and Tools

The Radiance Cabled Jacket is designed to be knitted with either of two yarn options from Valley Yarns:

• Valley Yarns Colrain: A blend of 50% merino and 50% tencel, offering 109 yards per 50-gram skein. Yardage requirements range from 12 to 16 skeins depending on size.
• Valley Yarns Goshen: A luxurious blend of 48% Peruvian cotton, 46% modal, and 6% silk, providing 92 yards per 50-gram skein. This option requires 15 to 19 skeins depending on size.

Knitters will need a US Size 6 circular needle measuring 32 inches, or the size required to obtain the specified gauge for the chosen yarn. Additional materials include 8 stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and shaping points, and a hook and eye fastener for securing the jacket closure.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated intermediate, making it suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle more complex shaping and stitch patterns. The combination of cable and lace stitches, coupled with simultaneous armhole and neck shaping on the front panels, requires attention to detail and the ability to read and maintain stitch patterns while working decreases.