Batwing Jacket - Knitting Pattern For Women in Debbie Bliss Angel by Debbie Bliss

Batwing Jacket Knitting Pattern for Women – Debbie Bliss Angel by Debbie Bliss

This Batwing Jacket knitting pattern by Debbie Bliss creates a beautifully elegant, lightweight women's jacket with a dramatic batwing silhouette. Worked in the luxuriously fine Debbie Bliss Angel yarn in White 01, the finished garment has a fluid, airy drape that makes it ideal as a sophisticated layering piece. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping techniques and multi-size pattern reading.

Garment Design and Silhouette

The jacket takes its name from its distinctive batwing sleeve construction, a classic design in which the sleeve and body are worked as one continuous piece, sweeping from cuff to cuff without a traditional set-in armhole seam. This creates the characteristic wide, dramatic wing shape under the arm when worn. The result is a relaxed, flowing fit that is both stylish and comfortable, draping softly across the body.

The pattern is sized to fit a wide range of bust measurements:

• 81–86 cm / 32–34 in
• 92–97 cm / 36–38 in
• 102–107 cm / 40–42 in
• 112–117 cm / 44–46 in
• 122–127 cm / 48–50 in

Finished measurements span 128 to 151 cm (50½ to 59½ in) cuff to cuff, and the length to back neck (excluding edging and trim) ranges from 57 to 62.5 cm (22½ to 24¾ in) depending on size.

Construction Method and Techniques

The jacket is worked flat, meaning the pieces are knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round, with the exception of edging and trim sections which make use of circular needles for ease of working. The construction is structured around separate right back, right front, and corresponding left sections, each shaped individually to form the batwing underarm and upper arm.

Key construction techniques include:

• Underarm shaping by casting on stitches at the beginning of rows, gradually increasing the stitch count to build the wide batwing sleeve panel
• Upper arm shaping by casting off stitches at the beginning of rows, tapering the sleeve back toward the cuff
• Working straight rows between shaping sequences to create the body and sleeve length
• Use of circular needles for edging and trim, allowing stitches to be picked up around the garment's edges neatly

This cast-on and cast-off shaping method is a hallmark of batwing and dolman-style garments, producing smooth, gradual curves along the underarm without the need for separate sleeve seams in that area.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves of this jacket is Stocking Stitch (St st), worked by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side. Stocking stitch produces a smooth, flat fabric on the right side, which beautifully showcases the delicate halo and sheen of the Debbie Bliss Angel yarn. Additional stitch patterns are used for the edging and trim sections, adding a neat, finished border to the jacket's fronts, hem, and cuffs.

Materials Required

The pattern calls for the following materials:

• Yarn: Debbie Bliss Angel in White 01 – a lace weight yarn sold in 25g balls. You will need 7 (7, 8, 8, 9) balls depending on your size. Debbie Bliss Angel is a delicate, lightweight yarn known for its soft mohair-like halo and subtle sheen, which gives the finished jacket an ethereal, refined quality.
• Needles: A pair of 3.25mm (US 3) straight knitting needles for cuffs and trim sections;