Country Casual

A relaxed smart-casual stylish jacket. This jacket has a soft shawl collar in garter stitch, beautifully framed by the edge stitches of the 2 fronts. The pocket edgings are also edged in garter stitch to give a neat tailored finish. The main pattern is a four row twist stitch pattern. The inspiration for this design actually came when I was eating in an Italian restaurant and the man at the next table was wearing this soft, casual jacket in a loosely woven, slightly tweedy fabric. I loved the look of it so much that as soon as I got home I sketched out a version – and here it is!

To fit chest 36-38 (40-42: 44-46: 48-50: 52-54) in

Actual chest, approx. 42 (46: 50: 54: 58) in

Length to shoulder shaping 25 (26: 26: 27: 27) in

Sleeve seam 18 (19: 19: 19: 19) in

King Cole Chunky Tweed (138 metres/151 yards per 100g ball)

10, 10, 11, 12, 12 x 100g balls in shade Lewis 1082