Jackets in Stylecraft Life DK - 9432 - Downloadable PDF

Jackets in Stylecraft Life DK – Pattern 9432: Two Knitted Jacket Designs

Pattern 9432 from Stylecraft is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern featuring two distinct jacket designs worked in Stylecraft Life DK yarn. Both jackets are sized to fit bust measurements from 81–86 cm (32–34 in) up to 102–107 cm (40–42 in), making them accessible across a generous range of sizes. Rated as intermediate difficulty, these patterns are ideal for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to tackle cables and textured stitch patterns.

Design One: Flat Collared Jacket

The Flat Collared Jacket is a structured, elegant knitted jacket featuring a flat collar finish and a richly textured cable panel running through the body and sleeves. It is worked in Stylecraft Life DK in the shade French Blue (2447).

Construction and Sizing

The jacket is knitted flat in separate pieces — back, fronts, and sleeves — and seamed together. Actual finished measurements range from approximately 93 cm to 121 cm across the bust, with a full length of 52–58 cm and a sleeve length of 46–47 cm depending on size. The back is cast on using the thumb method, beginning with 97 to 121 stitches depending on size.

Techniques Used

• Thumb cast-on method for a neat, elastic edge
• Irish moss stitch ribbing border worked over 11 rows for the lower edge
• Cable knitting using a cable needle, including C2F, C2B, C6B, and C6F cable crosses
• Make 1 purl (m1p) increases on the transition row to shape the cable panels
• A six-row repeating pattern combining knit, purl, and cable rows to form the main fabric
• Fastening with 10 buttons

Stitches Used

• Irish moss stitch – a reversible, textured stitch alternating knit and purl stitches in a checkerboard-like sequence, used for the border
• Stocking stitch panels flanking the cable sections
• Reverse stocking stitch columns to frame the cables
• C2F / C2B – two-stitch cable crosses worked forward and back for smaller rope details
• C6B / C6F – six-stitch cable crosses worked over a cable needle, creating bold, classic cable twists on the third pattern row

Materials

• Yarn: Stylecraft Life DK, 100g balls in French Blue 2447 — requiring 4 to 5 balls depending on size
• Needles: 1 pair 3¼ mm (UK 10 / USA 3) knitting needles for the border; 1 pair 4 mm (UK 8 / USA 6) knitting needles for the main body
• Accessories: Cable needle; 10 buttons

Design Two: Mandarin Collared Jacket

The Mandarin Collared Jacket is the second design included in this pattern, offering a more contemporary silhouette with a neat, stand-up mandarin collar. It is worked in Stylecraft Life DK in the shade Denim (2322).

Construction and Sizing

Like the Flat Collared Jacket, this design is knitted in separate pieces and seamed. It shares the same bust size range of 81–86 cm to 102–107 cm. The mandarin collar gives it a clean, tailored finish that distinguishes it clearly from the first design.