Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit jacket pattern - so many color combinations are possible! PDF version available here
Merino 5 Superwash 100% merino wool
Kimono Jacket with Stripes
Designed by Sandi Rosner for Crystal Palace Yarns
This beautiful kimono style jacket has the look of an ikat fabric. With the very large color range available in Merino 5 you will be able to adapt this jacket to your own personal color palette.
Materials
Yarn: Crystal Palace Yarns
Merino 5 (100% Superwash Merino
Wool, 110 yards - 50 gram ball)
5 (6, 7, 8, 10) balls Color A – Dark Solid (shown in #5226
Purple)
2 (2, 3, 3, 4) balls Color B – Light Solid (shown in #5228
Wedgwood)
6 (7, 8, 9, 11) balls Color C – Multicolor (shown in #0014
Midnight Oasis)
Needles: Two 29” or 32” Circular CPY Bamboo Size US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles
or size required to get gauge
Removable stitch markers
[See alternate colorway idea at the bottom of this page, more to be shown
soon.]
Finished Measurements
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL)
Chest: 36” (42”, 48”, 54”, 60”)
Length: 22” (22”, 24”, 24”, 26”)
Gauge
20 sts and 32 rows = 4” in Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern
Abbreviations
Beg: Beginning, BO: Bind Off, CO: Cast on, Dcr: Decrease, Dbl
dcr: double decrease - Sl 2 sts together as if to K them together, K 1, pass 2
slipped sts over, Incr: Increase, K: Knit, P: Purl, Rem: Remain(ing), RS: Right
Side, Sl: slip, St(s): Stitch(es), WS: Wrong Side
Notes
1. The Kimono is made in 4 L-shaped pieces, which are sewn
together at center back, across the shoulders and tops of the sleeves, and at
the sides and underarms.
2. The Cast On counts as row 1 of the pattern.
Stitch Notes:
Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern:
Row 1 (RS): with A, K
Row 2: with A, K
Row 3: with B, * K 1, sl 1 purlwise with yarn in back, rept from * to last st,
end with K 1
Row 4: with B, K the K sts, sl the slipped sts purlwise with yarn in front
Row 5: with A, K
Row 6: with A, K
Row 7: with C, K
Row 8: with C, P
Rows 9 – 12: rep last two rows twice more
DIRECTIONS
Left Back:
With color A, CO 110 (110, 120, 120, 130) sts.
Work 12 rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern 0 (1, 1, 2, 3) times.
Work 1 more RS row. Place a moveable marker on last st. Using cable cast on, CO
109 (102, 102, 105, 98) sts – 219 (212, 222, 225, 228) sts total. Work 1 WS row.
۞ Next row: Decr row – work in
Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern to 1 st before marked st, dbl dcr, work in Slip
Stitch Stripe Pattern to end of row.
Continue in Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern, working decr row every RS row and moving
marker closer to needle as needed, until 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) Slip Stitch Stripe
Pattern repeats have been completed across back (wider side). 149 (142, 140,
143, 146) sts rem. BO.
Right Back:
With color A, CO 110 (110, 120, 120, 130) sts. Work 12 rows of
Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern 0 (1, 1, 2, 3) times. Place a moveable marker on last
st (1st st of RS row).
Using cable cast on, CO 109 (102, 102, 105, 98) sts – 219 (212, 222, 225, 228)
sts total. Work first 2 rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern.
Continue as for left back from ۞.
Right Front:
Sleeve Section: with color A, CO 95 (97, 96, 0, 0) sts.
Work 12 rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern 1 (1, 1, 0, 0) times. For size XS
only, work 8 more rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern, incr 1 st at beg of every
RS row – 99 (97, 96, 0, 0) sts.
Break yarn and set aside.
Center Front: with color A, CO 95
(97, 108, 108, 115) sts. Work 12 rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern once. Work 8
(12, 12, 12, 18) more rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern, incr 1 st at end of
every RS row – 99 (103, 114, 114, 124) sts.
For size L only, work 1 RS row, casting on 6 more sts at end of row – 120 sts.
For size XL only, work 1 RS row, casting on 6 more sts at end of row – 130 sts.
Work 5 more rows in Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern.
Work next RS row. Place a moveable marker on last st.
For sizes XS, S and M, continue across sleeve section.
For sized L and XL, CO 105, (98) sts for sleeve at end of row.
Work 1 WS row.
Continue as for left back from ۞.
Left Front:
Sleeve Section: with color A, CO 95 (97, 96, 0, 0) sts. Work 12
rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern 1 (1, 1, 0, 0) times. For size XS only, work
6 more rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern, incr 1 st at end of every RS row – 99
(97, 96, 0, 0) sts.
Set aside.
Center Front: with color A, CO 95
(97, 108, 108, 115) sts. Work 12 rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern once. Work 8
(12, 12, 12, 18) more rows of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern, incr 1 st at beg of
every RS row – 99 (103, 114, 114, 124) sts.
For size L only, CO 6 more sts and place moveable marker on last st. – 120 sts.
For size XL only, CO 6 more sts – 130 sts. Work 6 more rows in Slip Stitch
Stripe Pattern.
For sizes XS, S and M, reattach yarn to sleeve section and work RS row, place a
moveable marker on first st of center front section, and continue across center
front section.
For sized L and XL, CO 105, (98) sts for sleeve. Work row 1 of Slip Stitch
Stripe Pattern. Place a moveable marker on first st of center front section, and
continue across center front section.
Work 1 WS row.
Continue as for left back from ۞.
Finishing:
Sew center back seam.
Sew fronts to back at shoulders and top of sleeves.
Neckband:
Starting at right front neck, with RS facing, using color A, pick
up and knit 30 (30, 30, 32, 32) sts up right front neck edge, 28 (30, 30, 32,
38) sts across back neck, an 30 (30, 30, 32, 32) sts down left front neck edge –
88 (90, 90, 96, 102). Work rows 2 – 5 of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern. BO loosely.
Sleeve Borders:
With RS facing, using color A, pick up and knit 87 (87, 101, 101,
101) along lower edge of sleeve. Work rows 2 – 5 of Slip Stitch Stripe Pattern.
BO loosely. Repeat for other sleeve.
Sew side and sleeve seams.
Bottom Band:
Starting at left front, with RS facing, using color A, pick up
and knit 42 (49, 56, 63, 70) sts along lower edge of left front, 84 (98, 112,
126, 140) sts across back, and 42 (49, 56, 63, 70) sts along lower edge of right
front – 168 (196, 224, 252, 280) sts. Work rows 2 – 5 of Slip Stitch Stripe
Pattern. BO.
Weave in ends and block lightly.
copyright 2007 Crystal Palace
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knitters. The pattern
may be used for
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publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format
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welcome to use this free pattern for their customers.
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Color A – Dark Solid (shown in #5225
Wisteria) (changed from original above)
Color B – Light Solid (shown in #5228
Wedgwood) (same as above version)
Color C – Multicolor (shown in #0014
Midnight Oasis) (same as above version)
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