Dinah 7029

Dinah 7029 Knitted Jacket by Sue Whiting Designs

What is Being Made

Dinah 7029 is a knitted jacket designed by Sue Whiting Designs. This intermediate-level garment features a classic fitted silhouette available in six sizes to fit bust measurements from 81 cm to 107 cm (32 to 42 inches). The jacket offers a full length of approximately 135 to 159 cm measured from the back neck, with sleeve lengths ranging from 30 to 32 cm. The design showcases prominent cable patterning throughout, creating visual texture and dimension across the body and sleeves.

Techniques and Stitches Used

This knitting project employs cable knitting techniques as the primary design element. The pattern incorporates cable stitches worked over stockinette stitch backgrounds, with specific cable abbreviations including C6B (cable 6 back) and C6F (cable 6 front). These cables are interspersed with reverse stockinette sections (purl stitches) to create contrast and definition. The construction uses standard knitting abbreviations and techniques, with pattern repeats that create a balanced, symmetrical design across the front, back, and sleeves.

The garment is worked flat using straight needles, with shaping incorporated throughout to achieve the fitted jacket silhouette. Knitters will work from cast-on through various pattern rows, managing increases and decreases to shape the armholes, neckline, and sleeve caps.

Materials and Specifications

• Yarn: Rowan Cocoon (chunky weight), photographed in colorway Polar 801. Yardage requirements range from 9 to 12 x 100g balls depending on size selected.
• Needles: 1 pair of 7 mm (US 10½) needles for main fabric construction, plus a cable needle for managing cable stitches
• Tension/Gauge: 16 stitches and 17 rows to 10 cm measured over cable pattern; 14 stitches and 16 rows to 10 cm measured over stockinette stitch, both using 7 mm needles. Achieving correct tension is essential before beginning the project.

Yarn Weight and Difficulty

Dinah 7029 is worked in chunky weight yarn, which allows for relatively quick project completion despite the intermediate difficulty level. The chunky yarn weight combined with 7 mm needles creates a fabric with good drape and warmth, ideal for a jacket. The intermediate difficulty rating reflects the cable work involved—while cables themselves are a fundamental knitting technique, managing multiple cable repeats and maintaining even tension throughout requires some experience and attention to detail.