This jacket was inspired by many things. I've always loved the pattern since I saw it in one of Barbara Walker's Treasury books that I got out of the library nearly twenty years ago. But I never knew quite what to do with it, except that it would make a lovely little jacket. I bought the Jawoll Magic sock yarn intending to use it for a pullover, then changed my mind and tried it out in a cardigan, using the yarn doubled, but it didn't stop the yarn from striping and I dislike horizontal stripes on me. Then my yarn shop owner, Glenda was wearing a sideways-made cardigan and she got a book of kimono patterns and the design just popped into my head.
Pearl Barred Scallop pattern:
Multiple of 14 stitches plus 1
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: (wrong side) Purl
Rows 2,4,6,8,10: K1,*YO, K3, SSK, YO, slip1, K2tog, psso, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1*Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Purl
Notes: In pattern, slip the stitches knitwise. For the I-cord/tubular edge, slip the stitches purlwise. The I-cord/tubular edge stitches are worked by either slipping last 2 stitches on the purl side/and then the knitting those 2 stitches on the next knit row (on the Back Right and Left Front pieces) or slipping the last 2 stitches on the knit side and then purling them on the next purl row (Back Left and Right Front pieces) It is also done at the neck edges for one pattern repeat of rows 1-12, then the neck stitches are decreased to create one selvedge stitch, which is used to sew the shoulder seams.
I made this to fit me and it's a kimono style jacket, so it's meant to be large and boxy. It has not been test knit in any other size, but the basic idea would be to add or subtract sections of pattern repeats of rows 1-12, which measure 2.25 inches.
Gauge: 17 sts/24 rows = 4 inches on a size 9US
Finished measurements: 27 inches wide across the back, 22.5 inches long.
Brown sweater/long version: 27 inches across the back,26.25 inches long
The brown sweater was done using Jawoll Magic, held double throughout.
Back Right: Cast on 89 stitches for short version (103 stitches for long version)
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: (pattern row 1)begin pattern, slip the last 2 stitches purlwise
next row: Knit those slipped stitches, continue in pattern, slip the last 2 stitches purlwise. Continue those Icord edge stitches on both sides for one pattern repeat (rows 1-12) then decrease the neck side to one selvedge stitch.
Work 6 pattern row repeats, on last repeat work to Row 12, bind off purlwise 50(64) sts. 38 stitches remaining for sleeve section, finish remaining stitches in pattern row 12.
Pattern alters to:
Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (wrong side) Purl
Rows 2,4,6,8,10: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1, (YO, K3, SSK, YO, slip1, K2tog, psso, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1)2x, end K1
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Purl
Work three pattern row repeats and bind off purlwise on Row 12.
Back Left piece: Cast on 89 (103) stitches,
Row 1: purl
Row 2: (pattern row 1) begin pattern, slip the last 2 stitches purlwise
next row: Knit those slipped stitches, continue in pattern, slip the last 2 stitches purlwise. Continue those Icord edge stitches on both sides for one pattern repeat (rows 1-12) then decrease the neck side to one selvedge stitch.
Work 6 pattern row repeats, on Row 11, bind off 50(64) stitches knitwise, 38 stitches remaining for sleeve section, continue Row 11 and 12.
Pattern alters to:
Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (wrong side) Purl
Rows 2,4,6,8,10: K2 (YO, K3, SSK, YO, slip 1, K2tog, psso, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1)x2 end YO, K3, SSK, YO, K2tog, K1
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Purl
Work three pattern row repeats and bind off purlwise on Row 12.
Front Right piece: Cast on 88(102) (Icord edging will be at the end knit/beginning purl side, which will become the bottom edge. shoulder edge has 1 added selvedge stitch.)
Row 1: purl
Row 2: (pattern row 1) slip first 2 stitches purlwise, purl the remaining stitches. Continue in pattern, slipping the Icord edge stitches on the end of the knit row and purling them on the purl row and working the shoulder selvedge stitch for 5 pattern row repeats(4 for long version), on Row 11, bind off 50(64) stitches knitwise, 38 stitches remaining for sleeve section, continue Row 11 and 12.
Pattern alters to:
Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (wrong side) Purl
Rows 2,4,6,8,10: K2 (YO, K3, SSK, YO, slip 1, K2tog, psso, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1)x2 end YO, K3, SSK, YO, K2tog, K1
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Purl
Work three pattern row repeats and bind off purlwise on Row 12.
Front Left piece: Cast on 88(102) stitches(Icord edging will be at the end purl/beginning knit side, which will become the bottom edge. shoulder edge has 1 added selvedge stitch.)
Row 1: purl
Row 2: (pattern row 1) begin pattern, purl to last 2 stitches, slip them purlwise. Continue in pattern, slipping the last 2 stitches on the purl side and then knitting them on the knit row, and working the selvedge stitch for 5 pattern row repeats(4 for long version) on last repeat work to Row 12, bind off purlwise 50(64) sts. 38 stitches remaining for sleeve section, finish remaining stitches in pattern row 12.
Pattern alters to:
Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (wrong side) Purl
Rows 2,4,6,8,10: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1, (YO, K3, SSK, YO, slip1, K2tog, psso, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K1)2x, end K1
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Purl
Work three pattern row repeats and bind off purlwise on Row 12.
Sew the back left and front left pieces together at the shoulder seam, sew the sleeve and side seams, repeat for back right and front right pieces, sew center back seam, weave in all the ends.
Optional: Icord fastener for the front pieces. Length is optional, but should be long enough to weave through the holes made by the yarnovers and tie a knot.
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