Woman's Flare Jacket in Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale - 2286 - Downloadable PDF

Woman's Flare Jacket in Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale – Pattern 2286

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Plymouth Yarn Design Studio guides knitters through constructing a beautifully shaped Woman's Flare Jacket using Plymouth Yarn Fantasy Naturale. The design features a flattering silhouette with a flared lower body, set-in sleeves, a shaped neckline, and button closures — making it a rewarding project for confident knitters comfortable working with stitch patterns and garment shaping techniques.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's flare jacket worked in four sizes with the following approximate finished measurements:

• Chest: 34", 38", 42", and 46"
• Length: 23", 23½", 24", and 24½"
• Sleeve length from underarm: 14", 14", 14½", and 14½"

The jacket features a dramatic flared hem created by a lace-influenced pattern stitch that transitions into stockinette stitch for the upper body. The design is finished with 2 buttons and includes front bands worked on a circular needle.

Construction Method

One of the most notable structural features of this pattern is its seamless lower body construction. The jacket is worked all in one piece until the armholes, meaning the back and both fronts are cast on together and worked simultaneously in the round or flat as a single unit before being divided at the underarms. This approach reduces seaming and helps maintain pattern continuity across the lower flared section. After dividing at the armholes, the Left Front, Right Front, and Back are each completed separately. Sleeves are worked and seamed in afterward.

Techniques Used

This pattern incorporates a range of intermediate to advanced knitting techniques, including:

• One-piece body construction — the body is cast on as a single large piece (197, 211, 225, or 253 stitches) and worked flat until the armhole divide
• Lace patterning — the 12-row repeat pattern stitch creates the signature flared look through yarn-overs and decreases
• Armhole and neckline shaping — worked using decreases on right-side rows
• Neck shaping with stitch holders — center stitches are placed on holders while shoulders are worked separately
• Working both sides at once — the back neck shaping is worked simultaneously on both shoulders using two separate balls of yarn
• Binding off mid-row — used to shape the back neck opening cleanly
• SSK (slip, slip, knit) and k2tog (knit two together) decreases for directional shaping
• Picking up and knitting — implied for front bands worked on the circular needle
• Seaming — sleeves are set in after the body is complete

Stitches Used

The pattern relies on two primary stitch structures that work together to create the jacket's shape and texture:

• Stockinette stitch — used for the upper body, fronts, back yoke, and sleeves; provides a smooth, clean fabric that frames the lace section
• Pattern Stitch (a 12-row lace repeat on a multiple of 14 stitches + 1) — this is the defining decorative element of the flared hem. The stitch pattern includes:
  • Yarn-overs (yo) — to create open, lacy eyelets
  • SSK — a left-leaning decrease
  Sl1, k2tog, psso — a centered double decrease that draws the fabric inward elegantly
  • K2tog — a right-leaning decrease balancing the lace motif
  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are purled (wrong side rows), while rows 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 carry the