The Joyride Jacket is a real step up for your knitted wardrobe! Knit in stockinette with clever folded hem and yoke details, well placed short rows, and a beautiful zipper detail- nobody will believe you made it yourself! With sportswear-inspired seamless saddle shoulders and simple intarsia detailing, this jacket packs a punch without relying on too many fiddly techniques. Inspired by Motorcycle and Car racing jackets, I like to think this piece will bring a little excitement to your knitting life!

It is important to me that this pattern is financially accessible and so for low-income customers, this pattern can be purchased at 50% off using the code ‘LOW50’. This is an honours system - please respect that I also am trying to make a living from my designs and if you can afford the full price I’d appreciate if you paid it.

The jacket starts with a yoke worked flat, front and back pieces are then worked seamlessly in sections before joining together to be worked as a whole. The bracelet-length (slightly cropped) sleeves are worked seamlessly in the round before picking up sts for the neckline. This garment is worked all in one piece for a satisfyingly smooth knitting experience.

At the chest, the optional bust shaping short rows can be added to accommodate breasts. There is also the option to work hip shaping if necessary. The visual elements are also graded proportionally so every knitter in any size can get a really beautiful result from the Jumpy Jacket! This pattern is graded using ‘women’s’ sizing charts but is designed with a wide variety of body shapes in mind. This style is totally unisex and should also fit a lot of cis men and other people who usually use ‘men’s’ sizing charts- please check the final measurements in the schematic.

Choosing a Size:

Choose the size that most closely matches your upper chest/upper bust measurement:
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10) 11 will fit upper chest measurements of 67.5 (77.5, 85.75, 93.75) (102, 110, 118.25) (126.25, 134.5, 142.5) 147.5cm / 27 (31, 34.25, 37.5) (40.75, 44, 47.25) (50.5, 53.75, 57) 59in.

This is a positive ease garment.

To measure your upper chest/upper bust measurement, place a tape measure around your body underneath your armpits at an angle and keeping arms relaxed at your sides.

Finished Bust: 76.5 (87.5, 96.5, 107.5) (118, 127.5, 138) (147.5, 158, 167.5) 178cm / 30.5 (35, 38.5, 43) (47.25, 51, 55.25) (59, 63.25, 67) 71.25in

Intended positive ease at bust (the shaping will account for additional bust space requirements): 8cm / 3in

Schematic illustration and complete measurements appears in pattern photos

Choosing Shaping:

For the hips, choose between the Straight View and Hip Shaping View, using the view with the finished measurement that gets you the closest to the intended amount of positive ease at the hips of 10.5 (11, 12, 13) (15, 16, 17) (17.5, 20, 21) 21.5cm / 4.25 (4.25, 4.75, 5) (6, 6.25, 6.75) (7, 7.75, 8.25) 8.5in.

If you have breasts, a rounded chest or belly, or arched back, and often feel the front of your garments are shorter than the back, there is the option to work short row shaping over your chest to add length at the front only. This shaping is available in 3 cup sizes, adding 3.5, 7.5, 11cm / 1.5, 3, 4.25in. If you are between sizes, I would encourage you to size down in this pattern. In the pattern there is guidance on how to choose the right shaping for you.

Yarn:

Brooklyn Tweed ‘Arbor’ (100% Targhee Wool, 132 meters / 145 yards per 50g) in colourways ‘Klimt’ (C1), ‘Degas’ (C2), ‘Treehouse’ (C3), ‘Lovat’ (C4), and ‘Burnished’ (C5).

Gauge:

22 sts and 33 rows/rounds per 10cm / 4in in stockinette stitch worked both flat and in the round using 3.5mm / US 4 needle.
I suggest knitting one flat gauge swatch at least 15cm / 6in square in your Main Needle as well as one swatch in the round in your Sleeve Needle before knitting to check gauge. If there are more sts and/or rows than recommended in the gauge, you should size up your needles. If there are fewer sts/rows, you should size down.

Supplies Needed:

• Tapestry needle and sewing needle
• 2 distinct stitch markers (can be made from a loop of waste yarn)
• Sewing thread
• Blocking mat and pins if desired
• Waste yarn in a contrast colour
• a zipper of length defined in chart on the following page

Needles:

• Hem Needle - 3.25mm / US 3 or size 0.25mm smaller than Main Needle in your preferred lengths for large stitch counts worked in the round (I used 80cm / 32in.)
• Main Needle - 3.5mm / US 4 or size needed to obtain gauge in your preferred lengths for large stitch counts (I used 80cm / 32in.)
• Sleeve Needle - 3.75mm / US 5 or size needed to obtain gauge in your preferred lengths for small circumferences (I used 30cm / 12in.) (For many knitters, small circumferences come with a tighter gauge, which is why I recommend a slight sizing up for the sleeves.)

Yardage:

Your yardage will differ depending on your shaping decisions. You can use the tables in the pattern photos to help you determine how much overall yardage you require in each colour.
Once you have your basic yardage in each colour, add the yardages together with any additional amount for your preferred shaping to get your total yardage requirements.

SPECIAL THANKS

I’d like to say a special thanks to the team who helped me put this pattern together. It was important to me to make the best pattern possible and it would have never been possible without the help of these guys:

Rose Dagul - Grading, technical consultation and additional support
@rose_dagul on instagram

Heather Storta - Technical Editor
https://heatherstorta.com

Dave Morrow - Graphic design
@boxdog.inc on instagram

Antonia Verdier - Proofreading
@_neverghost on instagram

Suzanne Van Hal - Additional Photographs
@suzanne.vero.vh on instagram