Dominique Jacket - Knitting Pattern For Women in Debbie Bliss Piper

Dominique Jacket – Knitting Pattern for Women in Debbie Bliss Piper

The Dominique Jacket is a beautifully structured women's cardigan knitting pattern designed by Debbie Bliss, worked in the brand's Piper yarn. This intermediate-level pattern produces a classic, elegant jacket with a refined striped texture, making it a versatile wardrobe staple suitable for a wide range of bust sizes. The finished garment is a seamed, shaped cardigan with set-in or structured sleeves, knitted flat in pieces and assembled for a polished, tailored result.

What Is Being Made

The Dominique is a women's knitted jacket or cardigan featuring a two-colour stripe pattern, button front fastening, and a fitted silhouette. It is designed to fit bust measurements ranging from 76–81 cm (30–32 in) up to 117–122 cm (46–48 in), with five size options in total. Finished bust measurements span from 83 cm (32¾ in) to 123 cm (48½ in), offering a modest amount of positive ease across all sizes.

The garment length to shoulder ranges from 60 cm (23½ in) to 68 cm (26¾ in) depending on the size, and the sleeve length is a consistent 44 cm (17¼ in) across all sizes. The jacket closes with 6 buttons, giving it a neat, structured front opening. The result is a wearable, sophisticated piece that combines texture and colour in a timeless design.

Construction Techniques

The Dominique Jacket is constructed using a bottom-up, worked-flat, seamed method. This means each section of the garment — the back, fronts, and sleeves — is knitted separately as flat pieces, beginning at the lower cast-on edge and working upward toward the shoulder. Once all pieces are complete, they are joined together using seaming, which gives the finished jacket its structured, tailored shape and clean edges.

• Bottom-up construction: Each piece begins with a cast-on at the lower hem and is worked upward, allowing for precise shaping of armholes, necklines, and shoulders as the knitting progresses.
• Worked flat: All sections are knitted back and forth in rows on straight needles, rather than in the round. This is a traditional approach well-suited to garments with button bands and set-in construction.
• Seamed finishing: The individual pieces are sewn together after blocking, a technique that adds durability and structure to the finished jacket. Seaming also helps the garment hold its shape over time.
• Stripes: The design incorporates a two-colour stripe pattern using Blush 11 (Colour A) and Snow 01 (Colour B), alternating between the two shades to create the signature textured stripe effect throughout the body and sleeves.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Dominique uses a combination of standard knitting stitches and a distinctive textured pattern stitch that creates the visual interest of the stripe design. The pattern stitch is worked over a specific row repeat using both knit and purl stitches alongside a slip-stitch technique.

• Knit stitch (k): The foundation stitch used throughout the pattern, including within the textured stitch repeat.
• Purl stitch (p): Used in combination with knit stitches to build the pattern rows and reverse-side rows.
• Slip stitch (sl 1): A key element of the textured stripe pattern. Stitches are slipped with the yarn held to the front (ytf) or back (ytb) to create a woven, elongated stitch effect that adds depth and visual texture to the fabric.
• Yarn forward (ytf) and yarn back (ytb): These yarn positioning techniques are used in conjunction with the slip stitch to create the characteristic raised or recessed appearance of the pattern stitch, contributing to the overall stripe and texture design.
• Stocking stitch / reverse stocking stitch: Used in foundational sections and likely in finishing areas such as button bands and hems.

The tension (gauge) for this pattern is 24 stitches and 46 rows to 10 cm / 4 in over