Long Jacket in Noro Silk Garden - Downloadable PDF

Long Jacket in Noro Silk Garden – Knitting Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

The Long Jacket in Noro Silk Garden is a knitting pattern designed by Jenny Watson, originally published as part of the City Girl collection by Noro, produced under the Knitting Fever, Inc. (KFI) imprint. This downloadable PDF pattern brings together the artisan appeal of hand-knitting with the sophisticated, urban aesthetic that defines the City Girl collection. The result is a striking long jacket that showcases the naturally variegated colorways for which Noro yarns are internationally celebrated.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a long jacket, a substantial and stylish outerwear piece designed for knitters who want a statement garment. As a long-line jacket, this design offers elegant coverage and drape, making it a versatile addition to a handmade wardrobe. The silhouette is consistent with the polished, wearable aesthetic of the City Girl collection by Jenny Watson.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern is specifically written for Noro Silk Garden, one of Noro's most beloved and iconic yarn lines. Noro Silk Garden is a self-striping, hand-dyed yarn celebrated for its rich, organic color transitions and its luxurious fiber blend. Key material details include:

• Yarn: Noro Silk Garden
• Yarn Weight: Aran weight, offering a satisfying, relatively quick knit while still producing a fabric with beautiful drape and body
• Needles: Knitting needles appropriate for aran weight yarn (specific needle size is detailed within the downloadable PDF)

The aran weight classification means this yarn works up faster than lighter weights such as DK or fingering, making the long jacket an achievable project for knitters with intermediate experience. Noro Silk Garden's fiber content — typically a blend of silk, kid mohair, and lambswool — gives the finished fabric a soft halo, subtle sheen, and excellent stitch definition.

Techniques and Construction

As a knitted jacket pattern from a Knitting Fever, Inc. publication, this design incorporates construction and finishing techniques appropriate for a structured outerwear garment. Knitters working on this project can expect to engage with skills that may include:

• Shaping techniques such as increases and decreases to form the jacket's silhouette, including sleeve shaping and body tapering
• Seaming and finishing to join garment pieces into a polished, wearable long jacket
• Border and edging work commonly used in jacket patterns to create neat, stable front bands and cuffs
• Gauge swatching, which is strongly recommended when working with Noro Silk Garden to ensure accurate sizing, as noted in the KFI guideline that measurements and gauge are included as a reference

Stitches Used

While specific stitch patterns are detailed within the downloadable PDF, long jacket patterns of this style from the City Girl collection typically feature:

• Knit and purl combinations forming the main fabric body
• Ribbing stitches for structured edges, cuffs, and bands
• Textural or decorative stitch patterns that allow Noro Silk Garden's color transitions to take center stage without competing visual complexity

Pattern Format and Designer

This pattern is available as a downloadable PDF, making it immediately accessible after purchase. It was designed by Jenny Watson and is credited with photography by Glen Pearson. The pattern is published by Knitting Fever, Inc. (KFI) and is intended for personal use only; reproduction or duplication for resale is strictly prohibited under KFI copyright. Knitters with questions about the project are encouraged to reach out directly through knittingfever.com.

Who This Pattern Is For

The Long Jacket in Noro Silk Garden is ideally suited to intermediate to advanced knitters