I designed this pattern several years ago and have been knitting it in lots of variations ever since. It lends itself to a variety of different yarns, stitch textures, color ways and has a very dramatic finished look. I sketched out the pieces for you with the dimensions for a medium size jacket that will fit a size 8 to 12 easily. All you have to do is plug in your gauge to the pieces and knit away. You may want to refer back to my blog on gauge on 12/2/2011.As you are knitting I recommend marking the center of all the pieces as well as the sleeves. This makes it much easier to put it all together. Once you have the pieces knit and blocked, the fun begins. It can get a little confusing at first, but hang in there because the end result is worth it. Following step 2, draw an arc on the piece using a marker. Machine stitch along the "arc", then zigzag over the stitching and cut away the arc. A serger works perfect for this step. Next attach the back to this piece as shown. You can do this by hand or machine, whatever your preference. Fold the sleeve piece in half as shown in 3 and sew the underarm seams of the sleeves. Now sew the collar to the sides of the back piece and then to the "arc". It sounds complicated but really isn't and makes sense as you are doing it. You will find more variations of the jacket on my one a day blog www.shopatnextdoor.blogspot.com Have fun and stick to your knitting!
