Charlotte Jacket Mini by Nashwa Sakr

Charlotte Jacket Mini

Knitting
January 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
569 - 853 yards (520 - 780 m)
3-6m (6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m, 2-3y, 3-4y).
English
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Sizes:
3-6m (6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m, 2-3yrs, 3-4yrs).

Measurements (Blocked):
Chest Circumference (closed):
Approximately 50 (53.5, 55, 58.5, 61.5, 65) cm / 19.6 (21, 21.6, 23, 24.2, 25.5) inches
Total length from mid back (excluding the collar):
Approximately 26 (29, 30, 32, 35, 37) cm / 10.2 (11.4, 11.8, 12.5, 13.7, 14.5) inches
Upper arm circumference:
Approximately 20 (21.5, 22.5, 25, 26, 27.5) cm / 7.8 (8.4, 8.8, 9.8, 10.2, 10.8) inches

Recommended needles:
2 x 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles.
3.5 mm / US 4 dpns (for sleeves) or you can use magic loop technique with circular needles.
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles.
Spare dpns (double pointed needles) and circular needles.

Yarn:
Garn studio Drops Soft Tweed color A (main color, cherry sorbet no.14), and color B (contrast color, marzipan no.02)
(Content: 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose. Weight/Length: 50 gm= Approx. 130m)

Amount of yarn used:
Yarn A: 150 (150-200, 200, 200, 200-250, 250) gms
Yarn B: 50 (50, 50, 50, 50, 50) gms

Extras:
3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) buttons (20 mm) for body
2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) buttons (15 mm) for pocket flaps

Gauge/Tension (Blocked):
24 sts x 32 rows/rounds in stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm / US 4 needles = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 inches x 4 inches
24 sts x 56 rows in double knitting on 3.5 mm / US 4 needles = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4 inches x 4 inches
(Take your time to get correct stitch AND row/round gauge. You might change needles size to get the correct gauge)

Difficulty level:
Advanced

Charlotte Jacket is knitted top down, starting with the back yoke which is worked back and forth (while shaping with short rows). After that sts are picked up across the shoulders to form the front yoke, then the rest of the body is worked back and forth till it’s finished. Sts for sleeves are then picked up, and worked in the round.

Jacket has approx. 6-8 cm / 2.3- 3.1 inches of intended positive ease at the bust area.

Please note that:
1- Any change in gauge or switching to yarn of different composition might not give you the same finished measurements or finished look.

2- The pattern is only available in English, and it is not guaranteed that the pattern would be clear if it was translated using translating applications or Google!