08 Jacke in Lana Grossa Cool Wool - DE - Downloadable PDF

Lana Grossa Cool Wool Modell 08 – Crocheted Jacket (Jäckchen) Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

This is a free downloadable PDF pattern for a classic, lightweight jacket (Jäckchen) from Lana Grossa, published as Modell 08 in the Classici 19 collection. The design is primarily a knitted garment with crochet finishing details, making it an excellent project for crafters who enjoy combining both techniques. The jacket is worked in pieces — front panels, back, and sleeves — then seamed and edged for a polished, structured finish. It is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44, making it accessible to a range of body types.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a women's button-front jacket with set-in sleeves and a shaped neckline. The garment features front closure bands, a neckline edging, and a jacket hem, all finished with crochet. Seven buttons are used to fasten the front opening, giving the piece a neat, tailored appearance. The sleeve cap is carefully shaped with decreases worked over a height of 16 cm, resulting in a smooth, fitted armhole.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting worked in pieces (back, two front panels, two sleeves)
• Sleeve cap shaping using paired decreases at regular intervals across multiple rows
• Seaming — shoulder seams and side seams are closed after blocking
• Crochet edging applied around the front closure bands, neckline, and jacket hem using slip stitches or single crochet worked in rounds
• Blocking — pieces are pinned to shape, dampened, and left to dry before assembly

Stitches Used

• Main stitch pattern (Grundmuster) — the primary knitted fabric stitch used throughout the body and sleeves
• Paired decreases — worked symmetrically on both sides of the sleeve cap, including double decreases of 2 stitches and single decreases of 1 stitch at specified row intervals
• Slip stitch or single crochet (feste Maschen / fe M) — used for the crochet border rounds around all outer edges of the jacket

Materials Required

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Cool Wool — 100% Schurwolle (pure new wool), with a yardage of 160 m per 50 g. The colorway used is Karamell (Fb 2054). Quantities needed are 400 g (size 36/38), 450 g (size 40/42), or 500 g (size 44).
• Knitting Needles: Sizes 3.5 mm and 5.5 mm
• Crochet Hooks: Sizes 3.5 mm and 4 mm
• Buttons: 7 buttons from UNION KNOPF, Article 37604, color Fb 12, size 15 mm

Yarn Characteristics

Lana Grossa Cool Wool is a fine, 100% pure new wool yarn celebrated for its softness, stitch definition, and excellent drape. Its relatively fine weight and long yardage make it well suited to garments with delicate stitch detail and smooth, even fabric. The yarn's natural fiber content means it responds beautifully to wet blocking, allowing knitted pieces to be eased into precise measurements before seaming — an important step recommended in this pattern.

Pattern Notes

Instructions for sizes 40/42 and 44 are given in parentheses throughout the pattern. Where only a single figure is stated, that measurement or instruction applies to all sizes. The crochet edging is worked in rounds (Runden) using the 3.5 mm crochet hook, ensuring