Cabled Jacket in Noro Obi

Cabled Jacket in Noro Obi – Knitting Pattern Summary

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Noro guides knitters through the construction of a relaxed, oversized cabled jacket worked in the luxurious Noro Obi yarn. Designed as a one-size pattern, the jacket is intended to fit a bust measurement of 34–38 inches (86–96 cm), yet its generous finished dimensions — a width of 51 inches / 130 cm at the underarm across the back, a center back length of 20 inches / 51 cm, and a sleeve seam of 12 inches / 31 cm — give it a beautifully relaxed, contemporary silhouette. The design is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with basic cable techniques and are ready to work with more textured stitch patterns.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a cabled jacket featuring a structured body and sleeves. The garment combines smooth stockinette stitch sections with a defined cable panel that adds rich texture and visual interest. The oversized proportions and relatively short sleeve seam suggest a cropped or three-quarter-style sleeve, giving the jacket a modern, wearable aesthetic suitable for layering.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting — the garment pieces are worked flat on two straight needles and seamed together
• Ribbing — a K2, P2 rib is worked at the lower edge of the back for approximately 12 rows to create a neat, elastic border
• Stocking stitch (st.st.) — the main body fabric is worked in classic stockinette, knit on the right side and purled on the wrong side
• Reverse stocking stitch (Rev.st.st.) — referenced in the abbreviations as an alternative fabric texture available within the pattern
• Cabling — the signature Cable Panel is a 12-stitch, 8-row repeat featuring both C6F (cable 6 front, a left-leaning cross) and C6B (cable 6 back, a right-leaning cross), creating a classic alternating rope cable effect
• Armhole shaping with markers — colored markers are placed at each end of a designated row to indicate the armhole position, a clean and practical construction method
• Casting on and casting off — standard cast-on and cast-off methods are used throughout
• Make one increases — both M1K (make one knitwise) and M1P (make one purlwise, by picking up the horizontal loop between stitches and purling into the back of the loop) are included in the abbreviations

Stitches Used

• K2, P2 rib — used for the lower border of the back piece
• Stocking stitch — the primary body fabric
• Cable Panel (12 sts × 8 rows repeated) — a detailed textured panel incorporating knit and purl stitches alongside front and back cable crosses:
  • Row 1 (RSF): P1, C6F, K3, P2
  • Row 2: K2, P9, K1
  • Row 3: P1, K9, P2
  • Row 4: As row 2
  • Row 5: P1, K3, C6B, P2
  • Rows 6–8: Repeat rows 2–2 as set
• C6F and C6B cable crosses — six-stitch cable crosses worked to the front and back respectively, creating the signature winding rope cable

Materials

• Yarn: Noro Obi — approximately 550 g (about 6 skeins) are required.