Jacket & Sweater in King Cole Super Chunky - 4753 - Downloadable PDF

Jacket & Sweater in King Cole Super Chunky – Pattern 4753

This King Cole pattern 4753 is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern for two classic, cosy garments: a raglan sleeve jacket and a raglan sleeve sweater, both knitted in King Cole Super Chunky yarn. The pattern covers a generous size range of 86–112 cm (34–44 in) chest, making it suitable for a wide variety of adult figures. Rated as intermediate in difficulty, this pattern is ideal for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and stitch pattern variations but are ready to develop their skills further with textured stitches and garment construction techniques.

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About the Garments

The Jacket

The jacket is a structured, warm outerwear piece featuring the classic raglan sleeve construction, where the sleeves extend in one diagonal line to the neckline, eliminating a traditional shoulder seam. This style is well known for its comfortable, relaxed fit and ease of movement. The jacket includes a right front and left front panel, a back, and two sleeves, all worked separately and then joined.

A key design detail of the jacket is its textured body, which combines two distinct stitch patterns to create visual interest and a professional finish. The lower sections and borders are worked in fisherman's rib, a deeply textured, stretchy stitch that gives the garment a plush, substantial feel, while the main body panels are worked in smooth stocking stitch. The contrast between these two textures adds depth and a classic hand-knit aesthetic.

The jacket front bands are finished with a neat garter stitch border, which lies flat and frames the opening cleanly. The neckline is finished by picking up stitches around the collar edge, including stitches from the sleeve tops and along the front slopes, creating a neat, integrated neckband.

The Sweater

The sweater is a pullover companion piece to the jacket, also worked with raglan sleeves for the same relaxed, comfortable silhouette. Like the jacket, it covers the same size range of 86–112 cm (34–44 in) and uses the same King Cole Super Chunky yarn, meaning both garments can be knitted from the same yarn purchase if desired, or coordinated as a matching set.

The sweater shares many of the same construction principles as the jacket, using combinations of stocking stitch and the signature fisherman's rib stitch to create a garment that is both warm and visually appealing.

Techniques Used

Both garments in this pattern employ a range of knitting techniques that make them rewarding projects for intermediate knitters:

• Raglan sleeve shaping – a classic construction method where sleeves and body are shaped simultaneously so the sleeve head forms the shoulder line, requiring careful decrease work on all four pieces.
• Fisherman's rib – a deeply textured stitch pattern that mimics the look of brioche knitting. It is created by working a K1B (knit one below) stitch, where the needle is inserted into the stitch one row below the current stitch and knitted in the usual way. This creates a thick, squishy fabric with excellent elasticity.
• Stocking stitch (st-st) – the most fundamental knitting fabric, worked by knitting on the right side and purling on the wrong side, producing a smooth, classic surface.
• Garter stitch (gst) – produced by knitting every row, creating a ridged, reversible fabric that lies flat and is commonly used for borders and edgings.
• Increasing and decreasing – used throughout the raglan shaping to add and remove stitches in a controlled way, including techniques such as psso (pass slipped stitch over) and working stitches together (tog).
• Picking up stitches – used to create the neckband by picking up stitches evenly along front slopes, front edges, and from sleeve tops, requiring an understanding of stitch distribution across curved and straight edges.
• Casting on and tension management – the pattern uses both 9mm and 10mm needles at different stages, and knitters