A Pirate's Life For Me Jacket - Pattern & pdf File

You will find the written pattern below. If you prefer to download the FREE pdf file, you can find it at these two places:

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~ Click Here To Get It On Ravelry ~

  

Supplies

~ Worsted weight yarn, 4-medium, black, white, and red (or any three colors you choose)

~ Size 8 (5.00 mm) knitting needles

~ 4 buttons

~ Yarn Needle

~ Sewing needle and thread; only needed if the holes of the buttons you choose are too small to be sewn on with the knitting yarn and the yarn needle

Abbreviations

~ st - stitch

~ sts - stitches

~ k - knit

~ p - purl

~ k2tog - knit two stitches together

~ yo - yarn over

~ garter sts - knit all rows

~ stockinette sts - knit one row, purl one row

Notes

~ The back of the jacket and both sides are worked from the bottom up. The sleeves and collar are added on.

~ While working the chart and switching from one color to the next, it's best to work with multiple skeins to ensure that your knitted piece will lay flat, however, if you are experienced with colorwork you might choose to work only with two skeins, letting your yarn run along on the purl side, and anchoring it every couple of stitches. No matter which method you choose, don't forget to cross your yarn strands on the purl side before switching colors to avoid holes in your design, and be careful not to pull your anchored yarn too tight.

~ Another great option to work the chart would be to use the duplicate stitch method.

~ The chart will be worked twice on the back of the jacket side by side with several stitches in between to separate the designs, and once on the left side as well as on the right side.

~ In the written instructions for the left as well as the right sides of the jacket, you will find plus signs (+) in many of the purl rows while working the chart. These plus signs indicate that you will switch to knit stitches within the purl row in order to form the button band.

~ If you follow the written instructions you will not need the chart, but for your reference, in case you want to make some changes, or prefer to follow the graph instead, I have included it here for your reference:

Instructions

Back

~ With red, cast on 32 sts

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts, switch to black after the last row

~ Rows 1-6 - work in stockinette sts, start row 1 with k

~ Row 7 - (add white yarn) - k 4 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 7 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 6 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 7 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 8 - p 3 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 4 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 3 sts in black

~ Row 9 - k 5 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 8 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 5 sts in black

~ Row 10 - p 7 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 12 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 7 sts in black

~ Row 11 - k 5 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 8 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 5 sts in black

~ Row 12 - p 3 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 4 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 3 sts in black

~ Row 13 - k 4 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 6 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 14 - p 6 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 3 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 10 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 3 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 6 sts in black

~ Row 15 - k 7 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 12 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 7 sts in black

~ Row 16 - p 6 sts in black, p 2 sts in white, p 1 st in black, p 2 sts in white, p 10 sts in black, p 2 sts in white, p 1 st in black, p 2 sts in white, p 6 sts in black

~ Row 17 - k 5 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 8 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 5 sts in black

~ Row 18 - p 5 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 8 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 5 sts in black

~ Row 19 - k 5 sts in black, k 7 sts in white, k 8 sts in black, k 7 sts in white, k 5 sts in black

~ Row 20 - p 5 sts in black, p 7 sts in white, p 8 sts in black, p 7 sts in white, p 5 sts in black

~ Row 21 - k 6 sts in black, k 5 sts in white, k 10 sts in black, k 5 sts in white, k 6 sts in black (end white yarn, and only work with black from now on)

~ Rows 22-25 - work in stockinette sts

~ Row 26 - cast off 3 sts, p to end of row = 29 sts (first armhole formed)

~ Row 27 - cast off 3 sts, k to end of row = 26 sts (second armhole formed)

~ Rows 28-38 - work in stockinette sts

~ Row 39 - k 6 sts, cast off 14 sts, k 6 sts (back neckline formed)

~ Row 40-45 - work first 6 sts on needle in stockinette sts, cast off. Join yarn at beginning of second 6 sts on needle, work in stockinette sts, cast off (shoulders formed)

Left Front

~ With red, cast on 20 sts

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts, switch to black after the last row

~ Row 1 - k across to end of row

~ Row 2 - k 5 sts, p across to end of row (beginning of button band)

~ Rows 3-6 - repeat rows 1 and 2

~ Row 7 - (add white yarn) - k 3 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 7 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 8 sts in black

~ Row 8 - p 2 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 2 sts in black, k 5 sts in black

~ Row 9 - k 4 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 9 sts in black

~ Row 10 - k 5 sts in black + p 6 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 6 sts in black

~ Row 11 - k 4 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 9 sts in black

~ Row 12 - k 6 sts in black + p 2 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 2 sts in black

~ Row 13 - k 3 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 8 sts in black

~ Row 14 - k 5 sts in black + p 5 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 3 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 5 sts in black

~ Row 15 - k 6 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 11 sts in black

~ Row 16 - k 5 sts in black + p 5 sts in black, p 2 sts in white, p 1 st in black, p 2 sts in white, p 5 sts in black

~ Row 17 - k 4 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 9 sts in black

~ Row 18 - k 5 sts in black + p 4 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 4 sts in black

~ Row 19 - k 4 sts in black, k 7 sts in white, k 9 sts in black

~ Row 20 - k 5 sts in black + p 4 sts in black, p 7 sts in white, p 4 sts in black

~ Row 21 - k 5 sts in black, k 5 sts in white, k 10 sts in black (end white yarn, and only work with black from now on)

~ Row 22 - k 5 sts, p to end of row

~ Row 23 - k across to end of row

~ Row 24-25 - repeat rows 22 and 23

~ Row 26 - k 5 sts, p to end of row

~ Row 27 - cast off 3 sts, k to end of row (armhole formed) = 17 sts

~ Row 28-43 - repeat rows 22 and 23

~ Row 44 – cast off 5 sts, p to end of row (end of button band) = 12 sts

~ Row 45 – k across to end of row

~ Cast off

Right Front

~ With red, cast on 20 sts

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts, switch to black after the last row

~ Row 1 - k across to end of row

~ Row 2 - p to last 5 sts, k last 5 sts (beginning of button band)

~ Rows 3-6 - repeat rows 1 and 2

~ Row 7 - k 8 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 7 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 3 sts in black

~ Row 8 - p 2 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 2 sts in black + k 1 st in black, k2tog in black, k 2 sts in black

~ Row 9 - k 8 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 10 - p 6 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 6 sts in black + k 2 sts in black, yo in black, k 2 sts in black (first buttonhole formed)

~ Row 11 - k 9 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 1 st in black, k 3 sts in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 12 - p 2 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 5 sts in black, p 3 sts in white, p 2 sts in black + k 5 sts in black

~ Row 13 - k 8 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 3 sts in black

~ Row 14 - p 5 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 3 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 5 sts in black + k 5 sts in black

~ Row 15 - k 11 sts in black, k 3 sts in white, k 6 sts in black

~ Row 16 - p 5 sts in black, p 2 sts in white, p 1 st in black, p 2 sts in white, p 5 sts in black + k 5 sts in black

~ Row 17 - k 9 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 2 sts in black, k 1 st in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 18 - p 4 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 2 sts in black, p 1 st in white, p 4 sts in black + k 1 st in black, k2tog in black, k 2 sts in black

~ Row 19 - k 8 sts in black, k 7 sts in white, k 4 sts in black

~ Row 20 - p 4 sts in black, p 7 sts in white, p 4 sts in black + k 2 sts in black, yo in black, k 2 sts in black (second buttonhole formed)

~ Row 21 - k 10 sts in black, k 5 sts in white, k 5 sts in black (end white yarn, and only work with black from now on)

~ Row 22 - p to last 5 sts, k last 5 sts

~ Row 23 - k across to end of row

~ Rows 24-27 - repeat rows 22 and 23

~ Row 28 - cast off 3 sts, p to last 5 sts, k 1 st, k2tog, k 2 sts (armhole formed)

~ Row 29 - k across to end of row

~ Row 30 - p to last 4 sts, k 2 sts, yo, k 2 sts (third buttonhole formed)

~ Rows 31-36 - repeat rows 1 and 2

~ Row 37 - k across to end of row

~ Row 38 - p to last 5 sts, k 1 st, k2tog, k 2 sts

~ Row 39 - k across to end of row

~ Row 40 - p to last 4 sts, k 2 sts, yo, k 2 sts (fourth button hole formed)

~ Rows 41-44 - repeat rows 1 and 2

~ Row 45 – cast off 5 sts, k to end of row (end of button band)

~ Cast off

~ With wrong side (p side) facing you, sew sides to back, making sure to match black and red colors, but do not sew shoulders closed yet

Sleeves

~ With right side (k side) facing you, join black yarn at the shoulder and pick up 22 sts, going down the armhole, over the side seam, and up the other armhole to the opposite shoulder

~ Rows 1-30 - work with black in stockinette sts, start first row with p, switch to red after the last row

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts

~ Cast off

~ With wrong side (p side) facing you, sew sleeve seams and shoulder seams closed

Collar

~ With right side (k side) facing you, join red yarn in st above button band and pick up 20 sts, going up and across the back neckline, and back down to the st above the button band on the other side

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts

~ Row 1 - kfb 1 st, k to last st, kfb 1 st = 22 sts

~ Row 2 - p across

~ Repeat rows 1 and 2 until you have 34 sts *

~ Cast off

* If you want a bigger collar, keep repeating rows 1 and 2 until the desired collar size is reached

* Alternatively, you could knit all even rows instead of purling them, giving the entire collar a garter stitch look

~ Sew buttons to button band on left front side, directly across from button holes on right front side

~ Weave in all ends

(Design and pattern by Jo Em of Dolls of Suburbia)