Pollon Jacket in Adriafil Show - Downloadable PDF

Pollon Jacket in Adriafil Show – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

The Pollon Jacket is a striking, chunky knitted jacket designed using Adriafil Show yarn, a super chunky weight yarn that creates bold texture and visual impact. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern suitable for knitters who enjoy working with thick yarn on large needles for a satisfying, relatively quick knit. The finished jacket features a combination of richly textured stitch patterns that give the garment a distinctive, fashion-forward appearance.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a knitted jacket worked in Adriafil Show yarn in black (colour no. 89). The design is sized for a range of fits, covering Italian size 44 (42–46), US size 10 (8–12), and UK size L (M–XL), making it accessible to a broad range of body types. The jacket is fastened with 5 buttons, giving it a classic, structured closure.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Show, super chunky weight, black no. 89 – 300 g required
• Needles: No. 8 (metric) knitting needles
• Notions: 5 buttons, tapestry needle for finishing

Tension and Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 8.5 stitches and 10 rows over 10 x 10 cm, measured across the various pattern stitches using size 8 needles. Checking gauge before beginning is strongly recommended, as the combination of stitch patterns used throughout the jacket may affect the overall dimensions of the finished piece.

Stitches and Techniques Used

The Pollon Jacket incorporates several distinct stitch patterns, ranging from simple ribbing to a more complex textured stitch. This variety keeps the knitting engaging and creates a garment with rich surface interest.

Elastic Rib

A stretchy ribbing technique used to create fitted, flexible sections of the jacket such as cuffs or hem edges. Elastic rib provides structure while allowing comfortable movement and a neat, professional finish.

Purled Stitch

A straightforward reverse stocking stitch or all-purl fabric, used to create smooth, matte-textured sections that contrast with the more decorative stitch patterns elsewhere in the garment.

K1/P1 Rib Stitch

A classic one-by-one rib alternating knit and purl stitches across the row. This is a foundational knitting technique that produces a vertically ridged, elastic fabric, commonly used for borders, bands, and button bands on jackets.

Butterfly Stitch

The most technically involved stitch in this pattern, the Butterfly stitch is worked over a repeat of 8 stitches across a 12-row sequence. It creates a dramatic, gathered or clustered texture reminiscent of butterfly wings. Key techniques within this stitch include:

• Double yarn wraps: On right-side rows, the yarn is wound twice around the right needle when working each stitch, creating elongated loops.
• Dropping extra wraps: On the following purl rows, the extra wound threads from the previous row are deliberately dropped, creating long, loose strands across the fabric.
• Working 4 stitches together leftwise: A cable-needle technique where 2 stitches are placed on a cable needle held to the front of the work, 2 stitches are knitted, and then the held stitches are knitted up. This gathers the long strands into a clustered butterfly shape.
• Offset repeat: The clustering rows are staggered — beginning at row 3 and then again at row 9 starting with a k2 offset — to create an all-over, interlocking pattern rather than a simple vertical alignment.

The full Butterfly stitch sequence runs over 12 rows, with the elongated wrap rows, drop rows, and gathering rows cycling through to build the complete textured motif. This stitch is particularly well