Flumendosa Jacket in Adriafil Primula and Graphic - Downloadable PDF

Flumendosa Jacket Knitting Pattern — Adriafil Graphic and Primula Yarns

The Flumendosa Jacket is a striking hand-knitted jacket pattern from Adriafil, designed to showcase a sophisticated intertwined cable technique using two contrasting yarns worked simultaneously. This free downloadable PDF pattern combines the visual depth of classic cable knitting with a two-colour yarn-weaving method, resulting in a textured, artisan-quality jacket with bold visual appeal. The pattern is sized for a size 42 (with 40–44 options), making it suitable for a range of adult fits.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's knitted jacket featuring richly textured cable panels worked in two contrasting Adriafil yarns. The intertwined cable detailing runs through the body of the garment, creating a woven, interlaced visual effect that elevates the piece beyond a standard cable knit. Ribbed edgings at the start and end of the jacket provide a neat, structured finish.

Yarns and Materials Used

• Adriafil Graphic yarn, colour no. 89 — the primary yarn, used in a quantity of 350 g
• Adriafil Primula yarn, lilac no. 51 — the contrast yarn, used in a quantity of 50 g
• Total yarn requirement: 400 g across both yarns
• Knitting needles size 6
• Double pointed auxiliary needle — essential for working the cable crossings
• Tapestry needle — for finishing and weaving in ends

The Adriafil Graphic yarn falls into the chunky weight category, while Adriafil Primula is a DK weight yarn. Using these two weights together in the cable panels creates an interesting textural contrast, with the Primula yarn adding a delicate lilac accent threaded through the heavier Graphic base.

Techniques Used

• Two-colour intertwined cable knitting — the signature technique of this pattern, worked over 6 stitches using one ball of Graphic yarn and one small ball of Primula yarn per cable repeat
• Cable crossing — a left-cross cable worked by placing 3 stitches onto a double pointed auxiliary needle held in front of the work, knitting the next 3 stitches, then knitting the held stitches
• Yarn management at colour changes — yarns are crossed together on the back of the work at every colour change to prevent holes forming, a technique similar to intarsia knitting
• Ribbing — elastic rib is worked at the start and end of sections; knit 1 / purl 1 rib is also specified
• Finishing in knit stitch — the elastic rib sections are completed with a knit stitch row to close the ribbing neatly

Stitches Used

• Elastic rib — used at the beginning and end of the jacket for structured edging
• K1/P1 rib — standard single rib, providing elasticity and a classic knitted finish
• Purled stitch (reverse stocking stitch) — used on even-numbered rows within the cable panel to create the background texture
• Knit stitch — used on the right-side rows of the cable pattern and for the plain knit rows between cable crossings
• Intertwined cable stitch — a 15-row repeat cable pattern worked over 6 stitches, with cable crossings occurring on rows 7 and 13 of each repeat

Understanding the Intertwined Cable Pattern

The intertwined cable stitch is the defining feature of the Flumendosa Jacket and is worked over a 6-stitch panel across a 15-row repeat. On right-side rows 1, 3, and 5, the first