Description

Overview of the pattern:

The Bobby Jacket is the ultimate soft and chunky knit jacket, perfect for outdoor wear and cozying up during the colder months. Knitted in a thick bouclé yarn, the jacket closes at the front with a zipper and features pockets that can also be finished with optional zippers. The high, double-folded collar keeps you warm, while the generous fit leaves plenty of room for layering underneath when needed. The pocket linings are knitted separately in fingering-weight yarn and sewn to the inside of the jacket by hand at the end.

The jacket is worked seamlessly from the top down in garter stitch, making it easy to work with bouclé yarn. You begin by working the back piece, shaping it with increases. Once the back is long enough, stitches are picked up for each front piece separately, and the fronts are shaped with increases. The pieces are joined at the underarms, and the body is worked flat to the hem. Pocket openings are worked into the front pieces. Finally, stitches are picked up for the sleeves, which are worked in the round.

Difficulty level: Intermediate

Sizes:

1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) 10 – see measurements below

Recommended ease: approx. 20–25 cm / 8–10” of positive ease. 

Sample knitted with 20 cm / 8” of positive ease. 

Measurements for the finished knit:

• Bust circumference: approx. 98 (105, 113, 120, 127) (135, 145, 153, 160) 182 cm / 38.75 (41.5, 44.5, 47.25, 50) (53.25, 57.25, 60.25, 63) 71.75″
• Length from armhole to hem: approx. 37 (37, 38, 39 39) (40, 41, 42, 45) 46 cm / 14.75 (14.75, 15, 15.5, 15.5) (15.75, 16.25, 16.75, 17.75) 18.25″ – this can be altered
• Armhole circumference: approx. 38 (38, 40, 42, 46, 48) (51, 53, 59, 66) 70 cm / 15 (15, 15.75, 16.75, 18.25, 19) (20.25, 21, 23.25, 26) 27.75″

Gauge:

• For the boucle yarn: 11 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4″ in garter (and stockinette) stitch with 6 mm / US 10 needles (after blocking)
• For the fingering weight yarn (pockets): 28 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4″ in stockinette stitch with 3 mm / US 2.5 needles (after blocking)

Yarn:

Approx. 600 (650, 750, 800, 900) (1000, 1100, 1200, 1300) 1500 meters / 700 (750, 850, 900, 1000) (1100, 1250, 1350, 1450) 1650 yds of super bulky-weight boucle yarn AND approx. 250 m / 270 yds (all sizes) of fingering weight yarn (pockets).

Sample knit: 8 (8, 10, 11, 12) (14, 15, 16, 18) 20 balls of Gepard Garn Teddy Dear (75 m / 82 yds / 50 g, 60% merino wool, 40% alpaca superfine) photographed in colorway 470 Dark Cherry AND 1 ball of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m / 270 yds / 50 g, 100% merino wool), photographed in colorway Bordeaux.

Other possible yarn options for the boucle yarn:

• Drops Alpaca Boucle: 9 (10, 11, 12, 13) (15, 16, 17, 19) 22 balls (140 m / 155 yds / 50 g, 80 % alpaca, 15 % wool, 5 % polyamid) knitted holding TWO strands of yarn together
• Austermann Cocoon: 7 (8, 8, 9, 10) (11, 13, 14, 15) 17 balls (90 m / 100 yds / 50 g, 45 % merino wool, 45 % cotton, 10 % polyamid)
• Järbo Alpaca Boucle: 11 (12, 14, 15, 17) (18, 20, 22, 24) 28 balls (110 m / 120 yds / 50 g, 45,5 % alpaca, 45,5 % merino wool, 9 % polyamid) knitted holding TWO strands of yarn together

Needles:

• 6 mm / US 10 40 cm / 16” and 60 cm / 24” or 80 cm / 32” circular needles 
• 3 mm / US 2.5 long circular needles + double-pointed needle

Notions:

Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn or stitch holding cables, a 100 cm / 39.5″ open-ended zipper (the length can be adjusted), a sewing needle, and sewing thread matching the color of your work. If you also add zippers to the pockets, you will need two 20 cm / 8″ open- or closed-ended zippers (the length can be adjusted if using open-ended zippers).