Thjorven Jacket in Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia - Downloadable PDF

Thjorven Jacket Knitting Pattern by Claudia Wersing – Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia

The Thjorven Jacket is a beautifully structured, button-front knitted jacket designed by Claudia Wersing as part of The Nordic Collection. Worked in Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia yarn, this intermediate-level pattern produces a classic, wearable garment with subtle textural interest and a distinctly Scandinavian aesthetic. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is sized to fit a wide range of body types, from Small through 2X-Large.

What Is Being Made

The Thjorven Jacket is a full button-front jacket featuring a back panel, a right front, and corresponding left front sections. It is designed with a generous positive ease — approximately 3 inches across all sizes — making it a comfortable, relaxed-fitting layering piece. Finished bust measurements range from 36¼ inches to 52 inches, and the length to shoulder ranges from 22¾ inches to 26 inches, depending on the size chosen. The jacket features a button band with 14 to 16 buttons depending on size, spaced at regular intervals along the right front.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on circular needles, working back and forth in rows throughout the garment pieces
• Buttonhole construction — a simple two-stitch bind-off and cast-on method creates evenly spaced buttonholes along the right front, beginning after just 1¼ inches and repeating every 1½ inches
• Bobble making — the pattern includes a defined MB (Make Bobble) technique, worked by knitting, purling, and knitting into the same stitch to create a five-stitch bobble, then turning the work, purling across, and passing stitches over to complete the bobble with a final k1tbl
• Stitch holding — stitches are slipped onto holders at key construction points, a common technique in seamless or partially seamed garment construction
• Selvage stitches — one selvage stitch is worked at each seam edge and is included in the finished measurements, providing a neat, stable edge for seaming
• Gauge swatching — achieving the correct gauge is essential, and the pattern recommends swatching over garter stitch with US 4/3.5mm needles

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch — the primary stitch pattern throughout the entire jacket, worked by knitting every row on flat sections; garter stitch produces a dense, squishy fabric with horizontal ridges on both sides and excellent drape and structure for a jacket
• Bobble stitch (MB) — a five-stitch bobble used as a decorative element, adding a tactile, dimensional quality consistent with Nordic and folk-inspired knitwear traditions
• k1tbl (knit one through the back loop) — used as part of the bobble finishing technique to create a neat, twisted stitch

Materials

• Yarn: Juniper Moon Farm Patagonia in color 108 Seaweed — a DK weight yarn, sold in 100g hanks; the pattern requires 4 to 6 hanks depending on size
• Needles: US 4 / 3.5mm circular needles, 31 inches (80cm) long; the pattern specifically notes that LYKKE® needles are recommended for best results
• Notions: 14 to 16 buttons (quantity varies by size), stitch holders, and markers

Gauge

The pattern is worked to a gauge of 22 stitches and 40 rows over 4 inches (10cm) in garter stitch using US 4/3.5mm needles. Because garter stitch gauge — particularly row gauge — can vary significantly between knitters, swatching carefully before beginning is especially important for achieving the correct finished length.