Jacket knitting pattern – long-sleeve sweater with a zipper
Step-by-step knitting instructions
Knit the jacket from the top (neck line) to bottom.
Step 1
Cast on loosely (or using two knitting needles) 41 stitches or multiples of 2 sts plus 1 additional st. Make as many sts as necessary to fit around the neck line.
Step 2
1st row (wrong side) – sl.st.1, [k1, p1] to last 1st; k1 and turn the work to the right side
Starting from the second row, increase 10 sts every other row making about even intervals between each increase.
2nd row (right side) – sl.st.1, [p1, k1, inc1, k1] to end
3rd and all odd rows – sl.st.1, knit all k sts and purl all p sts
4th row – sl.st.1, [inc1, k1, p2, k1] to end
6th row – sl.st.1, [p2, k1, p1, inc1, k1] to end
8th row – sl.st.1, [p1, inc1, k1, p3, k1] to end
10th row – sl.st.1, [p3, k1, p2, inc1, k1] to end
12th row – sl.st.1, [p2, inc1, k1, p4, k1] to end
14th row – sl.st.1, [p4, k1, p3, inc1, k1] to end
16th row – sl.st.1, [p3, inc1, k1, p5, k1] to end
18th row – sl.st.1, [p5, k1, p4, inc1, k1] to end
20th row – sl.st.1, [p4, inc1, k1, p6, k1] to end
22th row – sl.st.1, [p6, k1, p5, inc1, k1] to end
24th row – sl.st.1, [p5, inc1, k1, p7, k1] to end
26th row – sl.st.1, [p7, k1, p6, inc1, k1] to end
28th row – sl.st.1, [p6, inc1, k1, p8, k1] to end
29th row = 3rd row
You should have 181 stitches in total.
Step 3
Join the back and two front parts together
30th row – sl.st.1, p8, (k1, p8) x 2, slide 37 sts onto a safety pin, p8, (k1, p8) x 5, slide 37 sts onto a second safety pin, (p8, k1) x 3
31st row – sl.st.1, k17, p1, k16, p1, (k17, p1) x 2, k16, p1, k18
Step 4
Stockinette stitch
32nd row (right side) – sl.st.1, k to end
33rd row – sl.st.1, p to end
Alternate the 32 and 33 row for about 50 rows or until you knit the desire length of the jacket.
Step 5
Ribbing
Knit 10 rows – k1 x p1
Cast off all the stitches. Cut the yarn and secure it.
Step 6
Sleeves
Slide the sts from a safety pin onto circular needles or double pointed needles, attach the yarn, and pick up about 5 sts underarm in order not to develop a hole.
Knit all sts in the round decreasing 1st every 5 rounds until you reach the desire length of the sleeve or have about 32 sts left. Then work the ribbing – k1 x p1. Cast off all the sts, cut the yarn, and secure it.
Step 7
Collar
Pick up loosely 41 sts using other loops of the initial cast on sts. Then work the ribbing – k1 x p1 for about 20 rows. Cast off all the sts, cut the yarn, and secure it.
Step 8
Zipper
Fix a 16 inch long zipper (or as long as necessary) into place from the bottom of the jacket to the middle of the collar with safety pins. Fold the other half of the collar to wrap it around the zipper to the neck line and hand sew all the way around the neck line from the wrong side of the garment. Then sew the zipper onto the garment permanently (hand sew or use a sewing machine).