Knitting Pattern Woman's Cardigan Coat 1213

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Oversized Aran Shawl-Collar Coat Jacket Knitting Pattern (PDF)

A substantial three-quarter length coat jacket with bold Aran-style texture: alternating cable-and-plait panels, a deep shawl collar, and practical patch pockets. Designed for an oversized, structured look with set-in sleeves and a clean ribbed front border finished with buttons.

What you’ll make

• Three-quarter coat jacket with shawl collar

• Cable-and-plait panel texture (crossing rows worked regularly)

• Set-in sleeves

• Patch pockets with a ribbed pocket edge and pocket lining

• Button-front with 3 buttons

Yarn

• Aran-weight yarn (wool or wool blend recommended)

• Quantity stated in the pattern: approximately 20 balls (varies by tension and chosen yarn)

Needles & notions

• 3.5 mm, 4.5 mm, 5.5 mm, and 7 mm knitting needles (plus a cable needle)

• 3 buttons

Tension (gauge)

• 24 stitches and 20 rows = 10 cm (4 in) over the pattern stitch on 5.5 mm needles

Yarn Suggestions

• Rowan Pure Wool Superwash Worsted (UK)

• Hayfield Bonus Aran with Wool (UK)

• Lion Brand Wool-Ease (US)

• Cascade 220 (US)

• Briggs & Little Regal 2 Ply (Canada)

• Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10 Ply (Australia)

Construction notes

• Body pieces are worked flat, then seamed

• Collar is worked separately in rib and sewn around the neckline

• Pocket lining is worked separately, then attached to form the pocket bag

Skill level

• Intermediate (cables/plaits, shaping, pocket placement, collar finishing)

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