Platinum Jacket

Platinum Jacket by Brigitte Reydams

Project Overview

The Platinum Jacket is a knitted design created by independent designer Brigitte Reydams, featuring the Prism Windward colorway in Platinum. This intermediate-level knitting project combines classic stockinette stitch with decorative half linen stitch detailing to create a sophisticated layered garment suitable for confident knitters looking to expand their stitch repertoire.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a structured jacket with front panels and coordinated stitch patterning. The design incorporates multiple stitch techniques across different sections, creating visual interest and texture variation throughout the finished piece. The jacket construction uses short-row shaping techniques to achieve proper fit and drape.

Knitting Techniques Used

The Platinum Jacket employs several intermediate-level knitting techniques to achieve its finished construction:

• Short-row shaping (W&T method): Wrap and turn techniques are used to create partial rows without leaving holes in the fabric. This involves slipping stitches with yarn in front, wrapping the working yarn around the needle, and turning to work back across a subset of stitches. When subsequent rows reach wrapped stitches, the wrap is picked up with the stitch it wraps and worked together, preventing gaps in the knitted fabric.
• Temporary cast-on: A provisional cast-on method using scrap yarn allows for later pickup of live stitches, enabling seamless construction or future modifications.
• Gauge swatching: Accurate gauge measurement is essential, with different gauges required for different stitch patterns used within the same garment.

Stitches Used

The pattern incorporates two primary stitch patterns:

• Stockinette stitch: The foundational stitch creating smooth, flat fabric. Worked in rows alternating knit and purl, stockinette appears as a V-pattern on the right side and bumps on the wrong side.
• Half linen stitch: A textured stitch pattern worked over an even number of stitches, alternating between slip stitches and knit stitches on right-side rows, with purl rows on the wrong side. This creates a subtle, sophisticated texture that adds visual depth and dimension to the jacket.

Materials and Specifications

Yarn: The pattern calls for 6 skeins of Prism Windward yarn in the Platinum colorway. Prism Windward is a worsted-weight yarn, providing good stitch definition and durability for garment construction.

Needles: US size 5 and US size 7 needles are required, or sizes necessary to achieve proper gauge. The smaller needles are typically used for ribbing or edge stitches, while the larger needles accommodate the main fabric.

Gauge requirements: Achieving correct gauge is critical for proper fit. In stockinette stitch on larger needles, the pattern requires 20 stitches and 30 rows to measure 4 inches. In half linen stitch on larger needles, the gauge is 22 stitches and 34 rows to measure 4 inches. The difference in stitch counts reflects the density variation between the two stitch patterns.

Pattern Structure

The left front panel consists of 84 rows total, demonstrating the detailed row-by-row construction typical of intermediate knitting patterns. The pattern combines multiple stitch sections, beginning with stockinette, transitioning through half linen stitch, and returning to stockinette, creating a balanced visual composition across the garment.