Quick Cardi Jacket by Haley Waxberg

Quick Cardi Jacket

Knitting
September 2008
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
7.5 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 15 - 10.0 mm
US 17 - 12.0 mm
459 - 766 yards (420 - 700 m)
S [M:L:XL:2X], see notes
English
This pattern is available for free.

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This sweater jacket is made as simply as possible for instant gratification and high satisfaction! The yarn is a very thick and lofty wool blend. It is knit in one piece starting from the middle of the back using a nifty and easy technique called a provisional cast on. The only finishing is seaming the sides and picking up the stitches for the collar, which are both a piece of cake with this very forgiving multi-colored yarn. The arms are picked up from the body and worked down in the round on circular needles, so you not only don’t have to seam them but you can make the sleeves exactly the right length for you! If you don’t want to do any seaming we also offer you alternate instructions for a 3 needle bind off. Close the jacket with a brooch, or a sweater stick.

Estelle Designs only distributes yarns in Canada and unfortunately I haven’t yet identified an American distributor of the same yarn. If you would like to purchase some Woolly Bully contact me at info (at) knitomatic (dot) com, I am happy to ship internationally.

Size
● S (M, L, XL, XXL)
● To Fit Bust (jacket closed): 30-32(34-36, 38-40, 42-44, 46-48)“ or 75-80(85-90, 95-100, 105-110, 115-120)cm.
● Bust measurement (closed): 36(40, 44, 48, 52)” or 90(100,l 110, 120, 130)cm.
● Length: 19.5(20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5)“ or 49(51, 54, 56, 59)cm
● Armhole depth (length from underarm to shoulder): 9.5(10, 10.5, 11, 11.5)” or 24(25, 26, 27, 29)cm.
● Arm length from underarm to end of cuff: 17(18, 18.5, 19, 19)“ or 43(45, 46, 48, 48)cm.

Materials

  • 4(4, 4, 5, 5) Skeins Estelle Yarns “Wooly Bully”, color 919: 200g/140m (153 yds), 50% virgin wool & 50% acrylic, made in Italy.
  • 10mm/80cm or US15/29” circular needles
  • 12mm/40cm or US 17/16” circular needles
  • 1 jumbo darning needle
  • Jumbo locking stitch markers (made by Clover, you can probably get away with regular size locking markers).
  • Several m/yds of Bulky scrap yarn in contrasting color
  • Large crochet hook for provisional cast on
  • 4m/yds to 5m/yds of Mission Falls 1824 Wool, color 8 (or any double knitting or worsted weight wool in a matching color).
  • 8mm/80cm or US 11/29” circular needles (optional, for 3 needle bind-off).