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Sizes: 

Chest circumference - 81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107) cm, 

The chest circumference of the finished product is 92 (98, 104, 110, 116, 122.5) cm, the 

length of the side seam is 51 cm, the 

length of the back is 71 (73, 75, 77, 78, 80) cm, the 

length of the sleeve is seam 44 (44, 44, 44, 46, 46) cm. 

Required materials: 

Rico Design Essentials Soft Merino Aran yarn (100% wool; 100 m / 50 grams in a skein) - 17 (18, 19, 21, 22, 23) skeins, 6 buttons. 

Required tools: 

Knitting needles No. 5, No. 5.5 and No. 6, loop holders, loop markers. 

Knitting density: 

26 loops and 41 rows = 10 cm of knitting pattern, made with knitting needles No. 5. 

Back: 

With needles No. 5, dial 117 (125, 133, 141, 149, 157) loops. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops. 

Change the needles to number 6.

1st row (front side): 2 front loops, [1 loop to remove as front, 3 front loops] - to the last 3 loops, 1 loop to remove as front, 2 front loops. 

2nd row: 2 front loops, [thread before work, 1 loop to remove as the front one, move the thread to work, 3 front loops] - until the last 3 loops, 1 nakid, 1 loop to remove as the front one, 1 nakid, 2 facial loops. 

3rd row: 4 front loops, [1 loop to remove as the front one, 3 front loops] - until the last 5 loops, 1 loop to remove as the front one, 4 front loops. 

4th row: 1 front loop, 3 purl loops, [1 loop to remove as the front loop, 3 front loops] - to the last loop, 1 face loop. 

These 4 rows make up a rapport knitting pattern. 

Knit with a pattern until the height of the knitting reaches 16 cm from the dial.

Change knitting needles to No. 5.5. 

Continue to knit with a pattern until the height of the knitting reaches 30 cm from the dial, finish the 2nd row of the pattern. 

Change the needles to number 5. 

Continue to knit pattern, until the height of knitting reaches 51 cm from the dial, finish the purl near. 

Formation of raglan: 

Close by 2 loops at the beginning of the next 2 rows - on the spokes of 113 (121, 129, 137, 145, 153) loops. 

1st row: 1 front loop, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the left, knit up to the last 3 loops, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the right, 1 face loop. 

2nd row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, knit up to the last 2 loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop.

3rd row: 2 face loops, knit pattern to the last 2 loops, 2 face loops. 

4th row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, knit up to the last 2 loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop. 

Repeat 1-4 rows for another 0 (0, 1, 1, 1, 2) times - on the spokes of 111 (119, 125, 133, 141, 147) loops. 

Repeat only 1-2 rows a total of 39 (42, 44, 48, 51, 53) times - on the needles 33 (35, 37, 37, 39, 41) loops. 

Close all loops. 

Valve pocket (2 parts): 

Knitting needles number 5 dial 33 hinges. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops. 

Link a pattern of 27 rows. Transfer all loops to the loop holder. 

Left shelf: 

Knitting needles number 5 dial 57 (61, 65, 69, 73, 77) loops. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops.

Change the needles to number 6. 

Tie a 16 cm pattern, as on the back. 

Change the needles to number 5.5. 

Knit further pattern, until the height of the knitting reaches 30 cm from the dial, finish the 2nd row of the pattern. 

Change the needles to number 5. 

The next row (pocket hole): 8 (12, 16, 16, 20, 24) pattern loops, tightly close 33 loops, finish the row to the end. 

Next row (pocket valve attachment): 16 (16, 16, 20, 20, 20) design loops, 33 pocket valve loops from the loop holder, tie the row to the end. 

Continue to knit pattern, until the height of the knitting reaches 51 cm from the dial, finish with the wrong side. 

Forming a raglan: 

Close 2 loops at the beginning of the next row - on the needles 55 (59, 63, 67, 71, 75) loops.

Link 1 row pattern straight. 

1st row: 1 front loop, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the left, knit to the end of the row. 

2nd row: knit pattern up to 2 last loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop. 

3rd row: 2 face loops, pattern to the end of the row. 

4th row: knit to the last 2 loops, 1 purl loop, 1 front loop. 

Repeat rows 1-4 for another 0 (0, 1, 1, 1, 2) times - on the needles 54 (58, 61, 65, 69, 72) loops. 

Then repeat only 1-2 rows only 26 (29, 30, 34, 36, 37) times, then tie the 1st row 1 time - on the needles 27 (28, 30, 30, 32, 34) loops. 

Neckline: 

Next row: close 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 11) loops, knit a pattern to the last 2 loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop.

Next row: 1 front loop, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the left, knit pattern to the last 2 loops, 2 loops knit together. 

Next row: 2 loops knit together the front, knit pattern to the last 2 loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop. 

Repeat the last two rows 2 more times - on the needles 11 (11, 12, 12, 13, 14) loops. 

Reduce 1 loop from the side of the armhole, as described above, in the next row and then in each 2nd row 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10) times - 3 loops left on the spokes. 

Tie 1 row straight. 

Next row: 1 front loop, 2 loops knit together the front with a slant to the left - on the needles left 2 loops. 

Tie 1 row straight. 

Tie two loops together and fasten the thread. 

Right shelf:

Needles number 5 dial 57 (61, 65, 69, 73, 77) loops. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops. 

Change the needles to number 6. 

Tie a 16 cm pattern, as on the back. 

Change the needles to number 5.5. 

Knit further pattern, until the height of the knitting reaches 30 cm from the dial, finish the 2nd row of the pattern. 

Change the needles to number 5. 

Next row (pocket hole): 16 (16, 16, 20, 20, 20) pattern loops, tightly close 33 loops, finish the row to the end. 

Next row (pocket valve attachment): 8 (12, 16, 16, 20, 24) pattern loops, 33 pocket valve loops from the loop holder, tie the row to the end. 

Knit with a pattern until the height of the knitting reaches 51 cm from the dial, finish with the front row. 

Raglan formation:

Close 2 loops at the beginning of the next row - on the needles 55 (59, 63, 67, 71, 75) loops. 

Link 1 row pattern straight. 

1st row: knit with a pattern to the last 3 loops, knit 2 loops together with the front one with an inclination to the right, 1 frontal loop. 

2nd row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, drawing to the end of the row. 

3rd row: drawing up to the last 2 loops, 2 front loops. 

4th row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, drawing to the end of the row. 

Repeat rows 1-4 for another 0 (0, 1, 1, 1, 2) times - on the needles 54 (58, 61, 65, 69, 72) loops. 

Then repeat only 1-2 rows just 27 (30, 31, 35, 37, 38) times, then tie the 1st row 1 time - on the needles 27 (28, 30, 30, 32, 34) loops. 

Neckline:

Next row: close 7 (8, 9, 9, 10, 11) loops, knit with a pattern to the last 3 loops, knit 2 loops together with the front one, 1 face loop. 

Next row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, knit up to 2 last loops, knit 2 loops together. 

Next row: knit 2 loops together, knit a pattern to the last 3 loops, knit 2 loops together on the front one, 1 front loop. 

Repeat the last two rows 2 more times - on the needles 10 (10, 11, 11, 12, 13) loops. 

Tie 1 row straight. 

Reduce 1 loop from the side of the armhole, as described above, in the next row and then in each 2nd row 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) times - 3 loops left on the spokes. 

Tie 1 row straight.

Next row: 2 loops knit together the front one with a tilt to the right, 1 front loop - on the needles there are 2 loops left. 

Tie 1 row straight. 

Tie two loops together and fasten the thread. 

jacket with pockets 

Sleeves (two identical): 

Spoke number 4 dial 47 (49, 51, 51, 53, 55) loops. 

1st row of gum: 1 front loop, [1 purl loop, 1 front loop] - to the end of the row. 

2nd row: 1 purl loop, [1 front loop, 1 purl loop] - to the end of the row. 

Tie 5 more rows of gum. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops, uniformly turning off 2 (4, 2, 6, 4, 6) loops - on the needles 49 (53, 53, 57, 57, 61) loops. 

Change the needles to number 5. 

Associate 4 rows of pattern, as for the back.

Knitting the added loops with a pattern, add 1 loop from each edge in the next row and then in each 8 (8, 6, 6, 6, 6) th row 10 (15, 6, 10, 15, 19) times, then in each 10 (10, 8, 8, 8, 8) th row 7 (3, 14, 11, 8, 5) times - on the needles 85 (91, 95, 101, 105, 111) loops. 

Knit further pattern directly until the height of the knitting reaches 44 (44, 44, 44, 46, 46) cm from the dial, finish the same next, which ends back before the formation of the raglan. 

Forming raglan: 

1st row: 1 front loop, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the left, drawing up to 3 last loops, 2 loops knit together the front with a slope to the right, 1 face loop. 

2nd row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, drawing up to 2 last loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop.

3rd row: 2 face loops, drawing up to 2 last loops, 2 face loops. 

4th row: 1 front loop, 1 purl loop, drawing up to 2 last loops, 1 purl loop, 1 face loop. 

Repeat rows 1-4 another 3 (3, 5, 6, 7, 8) times - on the needles 73 (79, 79, 83, 85, 89) loops. 

Repeat only 1-2 rows 33 (36, 36, 38, 39, 41) times - on the spokes of 7 loops. 

Close all loops. 

Collar: 

Spoke number 5 dial 97 (101, 105, 109, 113, 117) loops. 

Tie 1 row of purl loops. 

Change the needles to number 6. 

Associate 8 rows of the pattern for the back. 

Change the needles to number 5.5. 

Tie 8 more rows by pattern. 

Change the needles to number 5.

Continue to knit pattern, until the height of the knitting reaches 8 cm from the dial, finish the purl near. 

The following 2 rows: 1 loop to remove, knit pattern to the last 8 loops, turn knitting. 

The following 2 rows: 1 loop to remove, knit pattern to the last 12 loops, turn knitting. 

The following 2 rows: 1 remove the loop, knit the pattern to the last 16 loops, turn the knitting. 

The following 2 rows: 1 loop to remove, knit pattern to the last 20 loops, turn knitting. 

The following 2 rows: 1 loop to remove, knit a pattern until the last 24 loops, turn knitting. 

The following 2 rows: 1 remove the loop, knit the pattern to the last 28 loops, turn the knitting. 

Next row: 1 loop off, knit pattern to the end of the row.

Close all loops. 

Tying the left shelf: 

Knitting number 4 dial 11 loops. 

Knit with a rubber band, as for a sleeve cuff, up to a height, in a slightly stretched condition equal to the height of the front edge of the left shelf before the neckline. Close the loop. 

Sew strapping to the edge of the shelf. 

On the harness to mark the location of 6 buttons with markers or auxiliary thread. The first button should be 24 cm above the bottom edge. The last button should be located 6 rows below the top edge. The rest of the buttons are evenly positioned between the two extreme buttons. 

Binding of the right shelf: 

Knit as a binding of the left shelf, making button loops in the places corresponding to the position of the buttons.

1st row of hole for buttons: 4 loop gum, close 3 loop, gum to the end of the row. 

2nd row of buttonhole holes: 4 elastic loops, dial 3 loops, elastic to the end of the row. 

The inner part of the pocket (2 parts): 

Knit the number 4 to dial 26 loops. 

1st row: 1 front loop, purl loops to the last loop, 1 face loop. 

2nd row: facial loops. 

Repeat these two rows until the height of the knitting reaches 12 cm. 

Close all the loops. 

Completion: 

Run raglan seams, side seams and sleeve seams. Sew strap to the right shelf. Starting and finishing in the center of the top edge of the strapping, sew the closing row of the collar to the neckline. 

Sew on the seamy side of the shelves inside of the pockets.

Sew buttons. 

The description of the jacket with pockets from designer Pat Menchini is translated from the magazine “Knitting & Crochet” March 2018.