Dallas Short Jacket in Adriafil Genziana and Odeon Lame - Downloadable PDF

Dallas Short Jacket Knitting Pattern in Adriafil Genziana and Odeon Lamé – Free Downloadable PDF

The Dallas Short Jacket is a stylish, cropped knitted jacket pattern designed to be worked in a vibrant combination of Adriafil Genziana 4-ply yarn and Adriafil Odeon Lamé, creating a garment that blends rich colour with a subtle metallic shimmer. This free downloadable PDF pattern is suitable for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping techniques and are looking to create a fashionable, lightweight jacket with a contemporary feel.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a short jacket featuring a structured silhouette with shaped armholes, a neckline shaping, and a front opening finished with an orange 40 cm zipper. The jacket is worked in pieces — including a back and right front (and by extension a left front) — and then assembled. The cropped length and tailored shaping make it a versatile layering piece suitable for a range of occasions.

Materials Required

• Adriafil Genziana yarn (4-ply weight), total 300 g, distributed across multiple colours:
  • Orange no. 37 – 250 g (main colour)
  • Blue no. 22 – 20 g
  • Sky blue no. 33 – 20 g
  • White no. 02 – 20 g
  • Yellow no. 34 – 20 g
  • Green no. 32 – 10 g
  • Fuchsia no. 35 – 10 g
• Adriafil Odeon Lamé in silver no. 40 – 10 g, used to introduce a delicate metallic accent
• Total yarn requirement: approximately 360 g across all colours and yarn types
• Knitting needles in sizes no. 3½, no. 4½, and no. 5
• An orange 40 cm zipper for the front closure
• Tapestry needle for seaming and finishing

The use of Adriafil Genziana in multiple carefully chosen shades allows for colourwork detailing, while the small quantity of Odeon Lamé silver worked alongside the main yarn adds a luxurious shimmer without overpowering the overall design. The orange Genziana is used doubled on the smaller needles for the border sections, giving a firmer, more defined edge.

Knitting Techniques Used

• Working yarn doubled – the orange Genziana is used double on no. 4½ needles for casting on and working the lower border, creating a denser, more structured edge
• Garter stitch edging – a garter stitch border is maintained at the front edges throughout the piece, providing a neat, non-rolling selvedge
• Armhole shaping – worked by binding off stitches at the armhole edge to create a clean, structured curve
• Neckline shaping – achieved through a stepped bind-off sequence on the right front: binding off 7 sts., 3 sts., 2 sts., and 1 st. three times every 2 rows, producing a smooth, gradual neckline curve
• Side seam shaping / increasing – 1 stitch is increased on the left of the right front every 12 rows, 3 times, to shape the body of the jacket
• Shoulder bind-off – the remaining 18 stitches are bound off for the shoulder once the piece reaches the required length
• Seaming and finishing – pieces are joined using a tapestry needle, and the zipper is sewn in along the front opening

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