Ladies‘ Wrap-Around Jacket in Schachenmayr Micro Grande - S7392 - Downloadable PDF

Ladies' Wrap-Around Jacket with Eyelet Pattern – Schachenmayr Micro Grande S7392

This free downloadable knitting pattern (S7392) from Schachenmayr guides knitters through the construction of an elegant ladies' wrap-around jacket featuring a delicate eyelet (Lochmuster) lace pattern. The design is available in three sizes — 34/36, 38/40, and 42/44 — and is worked in pieces, including a back panel and left front panel, with additional sections implied by the full construction. The finished jacket has a graceful wrapped silhouette that is both flattering and versatile, making it a popular choice for intermediate knitters seeking a stylish wardrobe addition.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Schachenmayr original Micro Grande, a worsted weight yarn, in the colourway Orchidee (shade 00148). The quantities required are:

• 500 g for size 34/36
• 600 g for sizes 38/40 and 42/44

Micro Grande is a smooth, fine-fibred yarn that produces excellent stitch definition, making it particularly well suited to lace and eyelet patterns where clarity of detail is important. Its soft handle also makes the finished jacket comfortable to wear against the skin.

In addition to the yarn, the following materials are required:

• Milward knitting needles in sizes 3–3½ mm (for ribbed cuffs and edgings)
• Milward knitting needles in sizes 3½–4 mm (for the main body in eyelet pattern)
• A long circular needle in size 3–3½ mm (for picking up and working border stitches)
• 9 small buttons for fastening

Tension and Gauge

Achieving the correct tension is essential for a well-fitting garment. The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rows to 10 × 10 cm, measured over the eyelet pattern using 3½–4 mm needles. Knitters are advised to work a tension swatch before beginning and to adjust needle size accordingly.

Stitches and Techniques Used

The jacket employs a combination of stitch patterns and construction techniques that give it both its decorative appeal and its structured fit:

• Eyelet pattern (Lochmuster): The primary decorative stitch used across the main body of the jacket. This lace-style pattern is created through a combination of yarn-overs (Umschläge) paired with decreases (Zusammenstricken). An important technical note in the pattern states that for every yarn-over, two stitches must be able to be worked together; if this is not possible at the edges, the stitch should instead be worked as a plain knit on right-side rows and plain purl on wrong-side rows.
• Rib stitch / Bündchenmuster: A classic 1×1 rib (alternating one knit stitch, one purl stitch) is used for the cuffs and lower edging, worked over approximately 10 cm (30 rows) on the smaller needle size. This provides elasticity and a neat finish at the hems.
• Stocking stitch / Glatt links: Worked as knit stitches on right-side rows and purl stitches on wrong-side rows, this smooth reverse stocking stitch is used in specific areas of the front panel construction.
• Increases: Stitches are increased using the twisted lifted increase method (verschränkt aus dem Querfaden stricken), which creates a neat, virtually invisible increase. One stitch is added after the cuff section in the last wrong-side row, bringing the stitch count from 89 (97/105) to 90 (98/106) stitches before transitioning to the eyelet pattern.
• Armhole shaping: Begun at a height of 28 cm, armholes are shaped by casting off