Leighton Jacket

This simple garter stitch jacket is a brilliant project for new knitters or anyone returning to knitting and looking for an easy, comforting make. Why? Because the back is just a square!

If you make the version without the hood, there’s no picking up stitches either. With that in mind, I’d recommend making sure the front edges are nice and neat, and that you join in any new balls of yarn at the side seams for the best finish.

There’s just a teeny bit of shaping at the neck with some basic decreases, and a few simple increases on the sleeves – it’s a lovely introduction to shaping.

And there’s an option for a hood too.

CONSTRUCTION

The back, left and right front, and two sleeves are knitted flat from the bottom up in separate pieces and joined together. The sleeves are drop.

TECHNIQUES USED

Cast on, knit, decreasing at neck shaping, increasing on the sleeves, buttonholes, cast off. Joining seams. Sewing on buttons. Optional: mattress stitch and three needle cast off.