Jenny Jacket V-neck - Paper

Jenny Jacket V-neck is worked top down in smocking. First, the back piece is worked back and forth, and short rows (reversing rows) are worked to create the shoulder slope. Then, sts are picked up at the top of the back piece and the shoulders are worked from here. The body is worked back and forth on circular needle. The sleeves are worked in the round in smocking. Finally, sts are picked up along the front edges, and a double-knit button band is worked from these sts.

Knit a swatch before you start knitting to find the needle size that gives you the right gauge. Remember to wash the swatch before measuring the gauge.

Size guide

Jenny Jacket V-neck should have a positive ease of movement of approximately 15-20 cm in sizes XS to L, and approximately 13-18 cm in sizes XL and 2XL and 5-10 cm in sizes 3XL, 4XL and 5XL. Sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to a bust measurement, measured on your own body, of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The measurements of the finished jacket are given on the front of the pattern. Measure yourself before you start knitting to assess which size will fit you best. For example, if you measures 90 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size S. A jacket in size S has a circumference of 107 cm, and in the above example will give a range of movement (positive ease) of 17 cm.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Overall width: 101 (107) 112 (117) 123 (133) 139 (144) 155 cm

Length: 53 (55) 59 (61) 64 (67) 68 (71) 72 cm, measured at the center back, excluding neckline

Knitting tension: 30-31 sts x 29-30 rows on 4 mm needles in smocking = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Recommended needles: Circular needle 4 mm (40, 60, 80 and/or 100), circular needle 3 mm (100 cm), circular needle 3.5 mm (80 or 100 cm), double pointed needles 3 mm, 3.5 mm and 4 mm (if the sleeves are not knitted with the Magic Loop technique)

Materials: 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 (550) 600 g Tynn Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 205 m) or 400 (400) 500 (500) 500 (600) 600 (600) 600 g Pelsuld 8/2 from Hjelholts Uldspinderi (100 g = 400 m) knitted together with 175 (175-200) 200 (200) 225 (225) 250 (250-275) 275 g Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive (25 g = 225 m) or Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) or Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard (25 g = 210 m), 4 buttons (Ø = 18-20 mm)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

The grey Jenny Jacket V-neck is knitted in Tynn Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garni in the colour Light grey melange [1021] together with Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn in the colour Nature [1012].