Akerlof Jacket by Mary Anne Benedetto

Akerlof Jacket

Knitting
December 2019
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1100 - 1540 yards (1006 - 1408 m)
36 (40 1/2, 44 1/2, 48 1/2, 53)" circumference at underarm.
English

This classic hip-length cardigan is perfect for those days when the weather is starting to turn chilly, but you’re not ready to give up dresses and short sleeves just yet. A bias twisted-rib collar and asymmetrical fronts add visual interest to the Akerlof Jacket. This jacket is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed; a slipped-stitch edge creates a tidy facing along the fronts.

Difficulty Experienced

Yarn Weight 4

Finished Size 36 (40 1/2, 44 1/2, 48 1/2, 53)“ circumference at underarm. Jacket shown measures 36”; modeled with 5” of positive ease.

Yarn Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted (100% wool; 220 yd 201 m/ 3 1/2 oz 100 g): #40002 Millet Natural Undyed, 5 (6, 6, 7, 7) skeins.

Needles Sizes 6 (4 mm), 7 (4.5 mm), and 8 (5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); size F/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook; cable needle (cn); one 7/8” and one 7⁄16” button; sewing needle and matching thread; tapestry needle.

Gauge 17 sts and 26 rows = 4” in St st on largest needles.

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NOTES

  • This jacket is worked from the bottom up in separate pieces and seamed.

  • Slip stitches purlwise with yarn in back (wyb) or with yarn in front (wyf) as given in directions.

  • Use the Old Norwegian cast-on method throughout.

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