36 Jacket in Lana Grossa Cool Wool - Downloadable PDF

Pattern Summary: Men's Jacket – Design 36 from Lana Grossa Merino Edition in Cool Wool Big

This is a free downloadable PDF knitting pattern for a classic men's jacket, published by Lana Grossa as Design 36 from their Merino Edition collection. The garment is a structured, set-in sleeve jacket worked in a clean combination of ribbing and stockinette stitch, designed with a neat button front closure and tailored shaping throughout. It is an excellent project for intermediate to experienced knitters who want to build a sophisticated, wearable wardrobe staple for men.

Sizes Available

The pattern is written for three sizes: 48/50, 52/54, and 56/58. Instructions are given for the first size, with figures for larger sizes appearing in parentheses throughout. Where only one figure is given, it applies to all sizes.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a men's knitted jacket with set-in sleeves, a ribbed hem and cuff border, and a structured button band. The jacket is worked in pieces — including a back, fronts, and two sleeves — and seamed together. The design is clean and masculine, with subtle textural interest provided by the contrast between the ribbed borders and the smooth stockinette body. Five 20 mm buttons fasten the front opening, giving the jacket a polished, finished appearance.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big (100% pure wool; 120 m / 50 g per ball) in Charcoal (colour 618). The quantities required are 600 g for size 48/50, 700 g for size 52/54, and 750 g for size 56/58.
• Needles: Size 3.5 mm straight needles and size 4 mm straight needles, plus a size 3.5 mm circular needle, 80 cm long (used for picking up stitches along the button band or neckline).
• Notions: Five 20 mm buttons.

Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big is a pure wool yarn known for its soft hand, excellent stitch definition, and suitability for garment knitting. Its medium-weight construction makes it ideal for structured pieces like jackets, where drape and body are both desirable. The Charcoal (618) colourway gives the jacket a versatile, neutral tone appropriate for a wide range of occasions.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows. This forms the main body fabric of the jacket, creating a smooth, classic surface.
• Rib Pattern (K2, P2): A two-by-two rib is used for the cuffs and lower borders, providing elasticity and a neat, professional finish at the edges.
• Full-Fashion Double Decrease (full-fashion dbl dec): This is a decorative and structural shaping technique worked a set number of stitches in from the edge. At the beginning of a right side row, it is worked as: selvage stitch, [k1tbl, p1] twice, k1, k3tog. At the end of a right side row: work to last 9 stitches, sk2p, k1, p1, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, selvage stitch. This technique decreases 2 stitches at each edge and creates a visible, refined shaping line — a hallmark of high-quality garment construction.
• Full-Fashion Decrease: A single-stitch version of the full-fashion technique, also worked inset from the edge for a polished appearance.
• Selvage Stitches: Used consistently throughout to keep edges neat and to facilitate clean seaming.
• Sleeve Cap Shaping: The sleeves are shaped with a combination of bind-offs at the base of the cap and a series of full-fashion double decreases along the cap curve, producing a smoothly fitted set-in sleeve that integrates neatly with the armhole of the body.
• Sleeve Increases: Stitches are increased at each end of the sleeve at regular