Klimt Jacket in Adriafil Baroque - Downloadable PDF

Klimt Jacket Knitting Pattern by Adriafil – Downloadable PDF

The Klimt Jacket is a bold, sculptural knitted jacket designed for sizes 44, 46, and 48, worked in Adriafil Baroque yarn. Inspired by the richly textured aesthetic its name suggests, this pattern combines dramatic cable panels with classic purl sections to create a garment with striking visual depth and a luxurious, chunky hand feel. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is offered free of charge, making it an excellent choice for confident knitters looking to expand their cable-knitting repertoire without any cost barrier.

What You Will Make

This pattern produces a cabled jacket worked in a super chunky weight yarn. The finished garment features a structured silhouette defined by two distinct cable stitch panels that run vertically through the body, separated and framed by purl stitch columns. The result is a richly textured, wearable piece that draws on traditional cable-knitting traditions while feeling thoroughly contemporary in its proportions and yarn choice.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Baroque in colour 61 – approximately 550 g required
• Knitting needles: Size 9 (metric) standard knitting needles
• Two-tip knitting needles (double-pointed or circular, used for cable construction and finishing)
• Tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends
• Cable needle for working the cable crossings

Adriafil Baroque is a super chunky yarn that lends itself beautifully to statement knitwear. Its substantial weight means the jacket works up quickly while the cables retain excellent stitch definition, making the decorative panels a true focal point of the finished garment.

Tension and Gauge

The stated gauge is 11 stitches and 11 rows to 10 x 10 cm, worked in purl alternated with cable stitch on size 9 knitting needles. As with all garment knitting, working a tension swatch before casting on is strongly recommended, particularly given the structured cable panels that form the core of this design.

Techniques and Construction

The jacket is worked in separate pieces and seamed. The back piece is cast on with 51 (55–59) stitches depending on size, and begins with two rows of knit stitch before the main stitch pattern is established. Construction is straightforward and methodical, making it approachable for knitters who are comfortable with cables but may not have tackled a full garment in this style before.

Stitch Pattern Layout – Back

Once the initial rows are complete, stitches are arranged across the row as follows:

• 7 (9–11) stitches in purl stitch
• 15 stitches worked in Cable Stitch No. 1
• 7 stitches in purl stitch
• 15 stitches worked in Cable Stitch No. 1
• 7 (9–11) stitches in purl stitch

This arrangement places two prominent cable columns at the centre of the back, flanked and separated by purl panels that recede visually, allowing the cables to stand out in high relief.

Cable Stitches Explained

Cable Stitch No. 1 – worked over 15 stitches

Cable Stitch No. 1 is a repeating panel worked over 15 stitches. Right-side rows alternate between plain knit rows and a cable crossing row. The cable crossing is worked by slipping 5 stitches onto a cable needle held at the front of the work, knitting the next 5 stitches from the left needle, then knitting the held stitches from the cable needle. This creates a left-leaning cable cross over 10 stitches, with the remaining stitches worked in knit stitch. Wrong-side rows are worked in purl throughout. The pattern repeat runs over 13 rows,