Mindy Jacket in Adriafil Spot - Downloadable PDF

Mindy Jacket in Adriafil Spot – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Mindy Jacket is a relaxed, cosy knitted jacket designed for women, worked in Adriafil Spot super chunky yarn. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern that produces a classic open-front jacket with set-in sleeves, a neat purled border, a folded collar, and a simple four-button fastening. The design is straightforward and well-suited to confident beginner and intermediate knitters who want a satisfying, quick-to-knit project thanks to the generous yarn weight and large needle size.

Sizes Available

• Italian sizing: IT 44–46 (S/M), IT 48 (L/XL)
• US sizing: US 10–12 (L), US 14 (XL)
• UK sizing: UK L–XL, UK XXL

Instructions are written for the larger size with smaller sizes shown in parentheses throughout the pattern, making it easy to follow whichever size you need.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a relaxed, hip-length jacket constructed in separate pieces — a back, a right front, a left front, and two sleeves — which are then seamed together. The jacket features a purled stitch border at the lower edges and cuffs, a stockinette stitch body, a buttoning edge worked in purled stitch along both front bands, and a folded purled collar picked up around the neckline after assembly. Four buttons are used: three spaced evenly along one front band and one on the collar, with buttonholes created by widening stitches on the opposite band — a neat, no-fuss technique that avoids working separate buttonhole rows.

Techniques Used

• Casting on and binding off stitches
• Working in flat knitting (back and forth in rows) on straight needles
• Neckline shaping via binding off and decreasing one stitch every row
• Sleeve shaping with increases worked every six rows on each side
• Armhole shaping via binding off stitches at each end over two-row intervals
• Picking up stitches around the neckline to work the collar
• Seaming shoulders, sides, and sleeves using a tapestry needle
• Creating buttonholes by widening existing stitches — no separate buttonhole row required

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (referred to in the pattern as knitted stitch)
• Purl stitch (referred to as purled stitch)
• Stockinette stitch — formed by alternating knit and purl rows — used for the main body and sleeves
• Purled stitch fabric (reverse stockinette or all-purl rows) used for borders, front bands, and the collar, giving a subtle textural contrast to the body

Tension and Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 10 stitches and 12 rows over 10 cm × 10 cm worked in stockinette stitch using size 8 mm needles. Checking your gauge swatch before beginning is strongly recommended, as the super chunky weight means even a small difference in tension can significantly affect the finished dimensions of the jacket.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Spot, a super chunky weight yarn — 600 g in colour number 10. Adriafil Spot is known for its soft, textured character, and the self-patterning or flecked nature suggested by its name adds visual interest to simple stitch patterns without requiring complex colourwork.
• Needles: 8 mm (