Baseball Jacket - Knitting Pattern for Women in Debbie Bliss Super Chunky Merino by Debbie Bliss - DB422 - Downloadable PDF

Baseball Jacket Knitting Pattern for Women – Debbie Bliss Super Chunky Merino (DB422)

This Baseball Jacket knitting pattern by Debbie Bliss (pattern code DB422) is a bold, sporty women's jacket worked in the luxuriously thick Debbie Bliss Super Chunky Merino yarn. Delivered as a downloadable PDF, it is rated intermediate difficulty and produces a striking colour-blocked garment with classic baseball jacket styling. The pattern is available exclusively through LoveCrafts and is published under Debbie Bliss Limited © 2023.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's baseball-style jacket featuring colour-blocked panels and an open-ended zip fastening. It is designed with a relaxed, structured silhouette and is offered in seven sizes, fitting chest measurements from 76–81 cm (30–32 in) up to 137–142 cm (54–56 in). Finished chest measurements range from 102 cm (40 in) to 167 cm (65½ in), providing generous ease across the full size range. The zip length varies by size, running either 36 cm (14 in) or 40 cm (16 in) depending on the size being made.

Colour Design and Yarn

The jacket is worked in three carefully chosen shades of Debbie Bliss Super Chunky Merino, a 100 g / 3½ oz ball weight yarn, creating the signature colour-blocked baseball aesthetic:

• Strawberry 14 (Colour A) – the primary colour, requiring 4 to 6 balls depending on size
• Rose 15 (Colour B) – the secondary colour, requiring 3 to 4 balls depending on size
• Leaf 08 (Colour C) – an accent colour, requiring 1 to 2 balls depending on size

All yarn quantities stated in the pattern are based on average requirements and are therefore approximate. Debbie Bliss Super Chunky Merino is a super-chunky weight merino wool yarn, known for its softness, warmth, and excellent stitch definition, making it ideal for bold, fast-knitting projects like this jacket.

Needles and Additional Materials

• 8mm (US 11) knitting needles – straight pair, used for ribbing and finishing sections
• 9mm (US 13) knitting needles – straight pair, used for the main stocking stitch fabric
• 8mm (US 11) circular needle – used for picking up and working neckband or edging in the round
• Open-ended zip – either 36 cm (14 in) for smaller sizes or 40 cm (16 in) for larger sizes, sewn in to complete the front opening

Techniques Used

This pattern is constructed using a seamed, worked-flat method, meaning all main pieces — typically the back, fronts, and sleeves — are knitted separately as flat panels and then joined together using seaming. This is a traditional garment construction approach well suited to chunky yarns, as it produces neat, structured edges and allows the knitter to work each section independently before assembly.

• Worked flat – all pieces are knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round, using straight needles for the main fabric
• Seamed construction – finished pieces are sewn together, giving the jacket a tailored, structured finish typical of classic knitwear design
• Zipper insertion – an open-ended zip is incorporated into the front opening, a technique that requires careful preparation of the front bands and neat hand-sewing or machine-sewing of the zip tape to the knitted fabric
• Circular needle edging – the 8mm circular needle is used to work edging or neckband stitches picked up around the garment, a common finishing technique that ensures a smooth, even result

Stitches Used

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