Blue Sky Fibers Jackie Jacket

Blue Sky Fibers Jackie Jacket – Knitting Pattern by Sylvia Hager

The Jackie Jacket is a sophisticated, chunky-weight knitted coat designed by Sylvia Hager and published by Blue Sky Fibers (formerly Blue Sky Alpacas). Rated Advanced Beginner, this pattern is an excellent next-step project for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore garment construction, simple shaping, and a striking cable detail. The finished jacket is a structured, button-front coat with bust shaping, armhole shaping, and neck shaping worked across multiple pieces that are seamed together for a polished, tailored result.

What Is Being Made

The Jackie Jacket is a full, wearable coat-style cardigan knitted in a bulky weight yarn. It features a classic silhouette with a button band, shaped bust, defined armholes, and a neatly finished neckline. The pattern is available in six sizes to fit a range of bust measurements:

• XS – to fit 32" bust
• S – to fit 36" bust
• M – to fit 40" bust
• L – to fit 44" bust
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• XL – to fit 48" bust
• 2XL – to fit 52" bust

Instructions are written for the smallest size, with larger sizes given in parentheses throughout the pattern, making it straightforward to follow once you have identified your size.

Construction Method

The Jackie Jacket is worked bottom-up and flat (back and forth in rows), then seamed together at the shoulders and sides. This traditional construction approach means each garment piece — the back, right front, and left front — is knitted separately as a flat panel. Working flat and seaming is a time-honored technique that gives garments excellent structure and stability, particularly important in a heavier coat-weight project like this one. Seaming also allows each piece to be blocked individually before assembly, resulting in a cleaner, more professional finish.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction – pieces begin at the lower edge and are worked upward toward the shoulders
• Worked flat – knitting back and forth in rows on a circular needle, rather than in the round
• Seamed finishing – individual pieces are joined using a tapestry needle after knitting is complete
• Bust shaping – increases (M1) are worked at marked points to shape the body through the fullest part of the bust, using stitch markers to track increase placement
• Armhole shaping – decreases (k2tog) are worked at the armhole edges to create a neat, fitted armhole opening
• Neck shaping – stitches are bound off at the center back neck and remaining shoulder stitches are placed on holders for finishing
• Cable technique – a prominent cable is worked using a cable needle (cn); stitches are slipped to the cable needle and held either in front or in back of the work, then worked together with stitches from the left-hand needle using k2tog, creating a bold, decorative crossed cable element
• Stitch holder usage – stitches for shoulders and fronts are placed on holders and returned to the needle for later finishing
• Button band – the jacket closes with nine 1" buttons, implying a worked button band as part of the finishing

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st) – the primary fabric stitch, worked as knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows; used throughout the body of the jacket
• k2tog (knit two together) – a right-leaning decrease used in both armhole shaping and within the cable construction
• M1 (make one) – a lifted increase used for bust shaping at marked positions
• Cable stitches – worked over groups of stitches using a cable needle held in front or back, creating a textured, crossed cable panel that serves as a focal design element