This broad-bodied and cropped modular knitted jacket, with or without side vents, can be made with garter-stitch cap sleeves or three-quarter length sleeves with garter-stitch edging. Most of the squares are joined as you go; a few require short seams. Three beautiful buttons and a narrow, crocheted button band with button loops, plus a garter-stitch border around the bottom, complete the piece. The bottom can be extended as desired to lengthen the jacket. But another layer of squares requires another 100 grams of yarn.

Gauge: 15 sts/4 inches in garter-ridge stitch
Finished Measurement: 40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60) ins
Back length: 15 (16.5, 18, 19.5, 21, 22.5) ins without bottom border
Tools: Size 10 needles, 16 in. for squares, 24 or 32 in. for border/collar, or size required to achieve gauge. Size 9 (any length, for cap sleeve tapering). For crocheted front edging: size I or J hook
Materials: Chunky weight wool or wool-blend yarn, 640-1200 grams
Model uses Noro bulky yarns, for bracelet length version, “Rikka “(wool, silk, alpaca, 200 grams, 320 meters), 2 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5 balls; for cap sleeve version, 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls.
Pattern Stitches: Garter stitch (knit every row); garter ridge stitch, knit 3 rows, purl 1 row

Designer notes:
1) Edge stitches are not optional except as noted. Pick up stitches for a new square using edge stitches unless instructed otherwise. To create edge stitches, knit in the back loop at the start of every row, RS and WS, and slip the last st in each row as if to purl, RS and WS. You should have the same number of edge sts as cast-on stitches. When picking up sts, be sure to pick up the first and last possible sts, even if they seem to be half-formed; pieces have to sit squarely at corners and be roughly square – though squares will be slightly taller than they are wide because of purl rows. Differences will block out.
2) If using Noro yarns, which are colored/spun randomly, you need not worry about making the squares match; let the colors run as they appear. Exception: The narrow front crocheted edgings and collar look best when similar in color.
3) For the cap-sleeved version, be sure to knit the last half of caps with needles one size smaller than for the rest of the sleeve (see tools list) to prevent “angel wings.”
4) The jacket can be knitted entirely in garter stitch if you prefer it to the more directional look of garter-ridge stitch.
5) Block the jacket in pieces before assembly.
6) Side vents are optional. See finishing instructions.