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Knitted Coat in Lana Grossa Più Bella – Design 01 from Lookbook 12

This pattern from Lana Grossa presents a beautifully crafted knitted coat, designated Design 01 from Lookbook 12. The coat is worked in the luxurious Lana Grossa Più Bella yarn, a lace-weight blend that combines softness with subtle drape, making it ideal for an elegant, lightweight outerwear piece. The design is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping, shoulder construction, and multi-piece garment assembly.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a full coat featuring structured fronts, a shaped back, integrated pocket linings, and button closures. It is worked in multiple separate pieces that are seamed together. The coat is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44, with instructions written for the first size and figures for larger sizes given in parentheses. The design is shown in Charcoal (colour 12), giving it a sophisticated, versatile aesthetic suitable for a range of wardrobes.

Materials Used

The yarn specified for this coat is Lana Grossa Più Bella, a lace-weight yarn with a distinctive luxury fibre composition:

• 59% baby alpaca – contributes exceptional softness and a gentle halo
• 20% polyamide – adds durability and stitch definition
• 15% cashmere – provides warmth and a refined, smooth hand feel
• 6% Merino wool – contributes elasticity and structure

Each ball weighs 25 g with a yardage of 100 m per ball. The quantity required is 350 g for size 36/38, 400 g for size 40/42, and 450 g for size 44. The colourway used in the pattern sample is Charcoal (col 12).

In addition to yarn, the pattern calls for size 5 mm and size 7 mm knitting needles, as well as three 23 mm buttons for the front closure. The use of two needle sizes suggests that different sections of the coat are worked at different gauges or tensions, which is a common technique for adding structure to certain areas such as edgings or pocket linings while allowing the main body to have a more relaxed drape.

Techniques Used

This coat involves a range of knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate category. Knitters working this pattern should be comfortable with the following:

• Working in pieces – the coat is constructed from separate sections including a back, left front, right front, and pocket linings, all of which are later seamed
• Shoulder shaping via bind-offs – shoulders are shaped by binding off stitches in stages at each shoulder edge, creating a neat, sloped shoulder line
• Pocket lining construction – two separate pocket linings are worked independently in Stockinette stitch, placed on holders, and later integrated into the fronts of the coat
• Selvage stitches – the first and last stitch of each row on the pocket linings are worked as selvage stitches, a technique that creates a clean, even edge ideal for seaming
• Stitch holders – stitches are placed on holders during pocket lining construction, requiring familiarity with holding live stitches
• Loose cast-on – the left front instructions specify a loose cast-on, which is important for maintaining the drape and flexibility of the lace-weight yarn at the hem edge
• Working even – sections of the coat are worked straight without shaping for specified lengths, requiring careful row counting and measurement

Stitches Used

The primary stitch pattern used throughout this coat is Stockinette stitch (St st), which is worked by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows. Stockinette stitch creates a smooth, flat fabric face that showcases the soft sheen and halo of the Più Bella yarn blend particularly well. The simplicity of the stitch pattern allows the lux