Ginormous
Jacket
For abbreviations and
transatlantic translation I suggest you check out Knitty
If you get confused (this is
the first pattern I’ve ever attempted to write out so I may have made terrible
mistakes) then please don’t hesitate to email
me with any queries/rants at my incompetence.
Materials
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I used yarn I spun
myself, but I suppose an equivalent effect could be achieved in Rowan Biggy Print. I think you would need about 13 x 100g balls.
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8mm knitting needles
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4mm crochet hook
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8mm crochet hook
Back
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First half: Cast on
50 stitches using the thumb method
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Row 1: [K2, P2] to
last 2 sts., K2
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Row 2: [P2, K2] to
last 2 sts., P2
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Repeat Rows One and
Two 4 times
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Row 11: Inc.1, K10,
M1, repeat until last 10 stitches, K10, inc.1 (56 sts.)
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Work a further 29 rows
in st.st.
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Row 41: K2tog., K10, K3tog., K until last 14 sts., sl.1, K2tog., psso., K10, skpo. (50 stitches)
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Row 42: P
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Row 43: K2tog., K8, K3tog., K until last 13 sts., sl.1, K2tog., psso., K8, skpo. (44 stitches)
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Row 44: P
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Row 45: P8, P3tog., P until last 11 sts., P3tog., P8 (40 sts.)
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Row 46: K
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Row 47: [K2, yf., skpo.] to end
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Row 48: K
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Row 49: P
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Row 50: P
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Cast off.
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Using a 4mm hook, crochet
6 granny squares thus:
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5ch., join with sl.st. to form a ring.
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Round 1: 3ch., 2tr. into ring (counts as 3tr.), [3ch., 3tr. into
ring], 3 times, 3 chain, join with sl.st. to first 3tr.
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Round 2: 3ch., 2tr. into 3ch. space (counts as 3tr.), *1ch., [3tr.,
3ch., 3tr.] into next 3ch. space, repeat from * twice, 1ch., 3tr. into next
3ch. space, 3ch., join with sl.st. to
first 3tr. Fasten off.
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Sew the three granny
squares together in a line and sew them to the first half of the back. (They
may need to be stretched lengthways so as for the three to be the same width as
the Back)
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Second half: Cast on
40 sts.
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Row 51: K
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Row 52: K
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Row 53: P
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Row 54: [P2, yon.,
P2tog.] to end
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Row 55: P
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Row 56: K
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Row 57: K8, M1, K1,
M1, K to last 9 sts., M1, K1, M1, K8 (44 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 61: inc.1 at
each end (46 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 65: as Row 61
(48 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 69: as Row 61
(50 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows.
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Row 73: Start raglan
shaping: Cast off 3 sts. at
beginning of next 2 rows (34 sts.)
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Row 75: K2, K2tog., K to last 4 sts., skpo.,
K2 (32 sts.)
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Row 76: P2, P2togtbl., P to last 4 sts., P2tog., P2 (30 sts.)
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Row 77: as Row 75
(28 sts.)
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Dec. thus on alt.
rows until Row 97 is completed (8 sts.)
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Row 98: P
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Cast off.
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Sew second half onto
top of granny squares.
Left Front
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First half: Cast on 26
stitches using the thumb method
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Row 1: [K2, P2] to
last 2 sts., K2
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Row 2: [P2, K2] to
last 2 sts., P2
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Repeat Rows One and
Two 4 times
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Row 11: Inc.1, [K10,
M1], twice, K5 (29 sts.)
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Work a further 29 rows
in st.st.
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Row 41: K2tog., K10, K3tog., K to end (26 sts.)
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Row 42: P
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Row 43: K2tog., K8, K3tog., K end (23 sts.)
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Row 44: P
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Row 45: P8, P3tog., P to end (21 sts.)
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Row 46: K
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Row 47: [K2, yf., skpo.] last st., K1
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Row 48: K
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Row 49: P
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Row 50: P
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Cast off.
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Make 3 granny
squares and sew them to first half as for Back
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Second half: Cast on
21 sts.
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Row 51: K
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Row 52: K
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Row 53: P
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Row 54: [P2, yon.,
P2tog.] to last st., P1
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Row 55: P
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Row 56: K
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Row 57: K8, M1, K1,
M1, K to end (23 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 61: inc.1 at
beg. (24 sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 65: as Row 61 (25
sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows
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Row 69: as Row 61 (26
sts.)
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St.st. 3 rows.
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Row 73: Start raglan
shaping: Cast off 3 sts. at
beg (23 sts.)
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Row 75: K2, K2tog., K to end (22 sts.)
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Row 76: P2, P2togtbl., P to end (21 sts.)
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Row 77: as Row 75 (20
sts.)
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Dec. thus on alt.
rows on sleeve edge until Row 97 is completed, AT THE SAME TIME dec. at neck edge on Rows 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 (5 sts.)
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Row 98: P
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Cast off.
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Sew second half onto
top of granny squares.
Right Front
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Work as Left front,
reversing shapings (either by working decreases and
increases on the next purl row or by working decreases or increases at the end
rather than the beginning of the row).
Sleeves
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Cast on 26 sts.
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St.st. 2 rows
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Row 3: Dec1. each end (24 sts.)
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Row 4: P11, P2tog, P
to end (23 sts.)
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Row 5: Dec1., K10, K2tog, K to last 2 sts., dec1. (20 sts.)
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St.st. 5 rows
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Row 11: K2, M1, K to
last 2 sts., M1, K2 (22 sts.)
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Work 5 rows
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Row 17: as Row 11
(24 sts.)
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Row 18: P
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Cast off with a
crochet hook of the same size as your knitting needles
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Dc 2 rows
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3ch., tr. into each
of next 2dc, 1ch., *miss 1 dc, tr, into each of next
3 dc, 1ch, repeat from * to end then tr. into edge of work
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Turn, 5ch (or
however best for you to make it straight-ish!), 3tr.
into each 1ch. space to end, tr. into edge of work (or however best for you to
make it straight-ish!)
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With crochet hook
pick up sts. (like a dc) and
slip them onto knitting needle (26 sts.)
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(count as) Row 29:
as Row 11 (28 sts)
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work 5 rows in st.st.
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Row 35: as Row 11
(30 sts,)
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Work 5 rows.
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Row 41: Start raglan
shaping: cast off 3 sts. at
beg. of next 2 rows (24 sts)
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Row 43: K2, K2tog., K to last 4 sts., skpo.,
K2 (22 sts.)
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Work 3 rows
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Row 47: as Row 43
(20 sts.)
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Work 3 rows
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Row 51: as Row 43
(18 sts.)
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Row 52: P
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Decrease thus on
Rows 53, 55 and 57. (12 sts.)
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Row 58: P
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LEFT SLEEVE ONLY:
Row 59: as Row 43 (10 sts.)
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Row 60: Cast off 2 sts. at beg. (8 sts.)
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Row 61: dec1. at beg. (7 sts.)
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Row 62: Cast off 3 sts. at beg. and
dec1. at end (3 sts.)
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Cast off.
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RIGHT SLEEVE ONLY:
Row 59: Cast off 3 sts. at
beg. and dec1. at end (8
sts.)
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Row 60: P
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Row 61: as Row 59 (4
sts.)
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Row 62: P1, P2tog,
P1 (3 sts.)
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Cast off
Making up
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Sew pieces together;
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Button band (a
misnomer as mine has no buttons! I just crocheted a chain for a tie): use 4mm
hook. Starting at the bottom of left front dc into every row up left front
until start of neck shaping.
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Dc another row.
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Row 3: 3ch., tr. into each of next 2dc, 1ch., *miss 1 dc, tr, into each of next 3 dc, 1ch, repeat from * to end then
tr. into edge of work.
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Row 4: Turn, 5ch (or
however best for you to make it straight-ish!), 3tr.
into each 1ch. space to end, tr. into edge of work (or however best for you to
make it straight-ish!). Fasten off
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Do the same for the
right front.
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Collar: use 4mm
hook. Start from top of left button band. Dc into every stitch along left front
slope, left front cast-off edge, left sleeve cast-off edge, back cast-off edge,
right sleeve cast-off edge, right front cast-off edge and right front slope.
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2 more dc rows. Then
fasten off.
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Dc into left front
cast-off edge, left sleeve cast-off edge, back cast-off edge and right sleeve
cast-off edge only. {7dc, dec.] to last 7 sts, 7dc].
Next row: [5dc, dec.] to last 5 sts,
5dc.
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3ch, 1tr. into each
of next 2 sts., [1ch, miss 2 dc, 1tr into each of next three sts] to end
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3 ch, 2tr. into 1ch space, [1ch, 3tr into next 1ch space] to
end. Repeat this row if you would like to make the collar higher.
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Sleeve edges: use
4mm hook. Dc into every st. of cast-on edge.
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Work another dc row.
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Row 3: 3ch. for next
row, 2 tr. into same dc. [1ch., miss 1 dc, 3tr. into next dc] to end of round.
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Row 4: 3 dc into
every 1ch. space. Fasten off.
