Tevere Jacket in Adriafil Quarzo - Downloadable PDF

Tevere Jacket in Adriafil Quarzo – Free Knitting and Crochet Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Tevere Jacket is an elegant, relaxed-fit women's jacket designed to be worked primarily in knitting with decorative crochet finishing details. The pattern is published by Adriafil Yarns and is available as a free downloadable PDF. It is sized for a size 44 with adjustments provided for sizes 42 and 46, making it accessible for a range of figures. The design is worked in Adriafil Quarzo yarn in colour no. 61, a worsted-weight yarn that gives the finished jacket a beautifully textured, slightly open fabric with excellent drape and definition.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Quarzo, colour no. 61 – approximately 300 g required
• Knitting needles: No. 6 (metric)
• Crochet hook: No. 6 (metric)
• Tapestry needle for seaming and finishing

Adriafil Quarzo is a worsted-weight yarn, well suited to structured garments like jackets. Its weight and composition allow the mesh stitch pattern used throughout the Tevere Jacket to open up attractively without losing shape, creating a fabric that is both lightweight and defined.

Tension and Gauge

Achieving the correct gauge is essential for a well-fitting garment. The pattern specifies a gauge of 16 stitches and 22 rows to 10 x 10 cm, measured over the mesh stitch using knitting needles no. 6. Knitters should always work a gauge swatch before beginning and adjust needle size as needed to match these measurements.

Stitches and Techniques Used

Knitting Stitches

• Mesh Stitch – The primary stitch pattern used throughout the body and sleeves of the Tevere Jacket. Worked over an even number of stitches, the mesh stitch creates a delicate, lace-like texture through a combination of purl stitches and slip stitches. The four-row repeat is as follows:
  • Rows 1 and all odd rows: Worked entirely in purl stitch
  • Row 2: p1, then repeat slip 1 (slipping the next stitch without working it, keeping yarn to the right of the work), p1 across, ending p1
  • Row 4: p1, then repeat p1, slip 1 across, ending p1
  • The sequence then repeats from Row 1

The slip stitch technique used in the mesh stitch involves passing a stitch from the left needle to the right needle without knitting or purling it, while keeping the working yarn on the right (public) side of the fabric. This creates elongated, woven-looking floats that give the mesh stitch its characteristic open, textured appearance. It is a relatively straightforward stitch pattern suitable for knitters with some basic experience.

Crochet Stitches

• Chain Stitch – Used as a foundation or decorative element in the crochet finishing
• Double Crochet – A standard crochet stitch used in the edging and finishing details of the jacket
• Treble Crochet – A taller crochet stitch incorporated into the decorative border or trim work
• Back Stitch (crochet) – Described in the pattern as worked like double crochet but from left to right, this reverse crochet technique (also known as crab stitch) creates a firm, corded edging that gives the jacket a neat, polished finish along its borders

The combination of knitting and crochet in a single garment is a hallmark of many classic European knitwear designs. Here, the knitted mesh stitch