Garter Rectangular Jacket Knitting Pattern Download

Description

The back panel is picked up along the rectangular fronts and shaped with a central line of decreases that creates a dramatic tuxedo tail in a striped jacket.

Finished Size: 16 1/2 (18 3/4, 20 1/2, 22 1/4)” back width from armhole to armhole and 32 1/4 (36, 40, 43 1/2)” back length. 
Yarn: ModeKnit Yarn ModeWerk Worsted (100% superwash merino; 176 yd [162 m]/3 1/2 oz [100 g]): #009 pewter (A), 2 (3, 3, 3) skeins; #101 sterling flow (B), 3 (4, 4, 5) skeins; #113 granite flow (C), 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s); #004 wee dram (D), 2 skeins.
Needles: Size 8 (5 mm): 40″ circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Marker (m); stitch holders; waste yarn; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 18 sts and 36 rows = 4″ in garter st.
Originally Published: Knit.Purl, Fall/Winter 2015

Note: Jacket shown measures 18 3/4″ across back.