ConnieLene – KnitDesigner

I created a series of Jackets – sleeveless and with sleeves for the “Colour Play” exhibition in late 2007. I have had requests for the pattern without sleeves, and I will write the pattern and make it available for purchase. My personal knitting shorthand is not easily understood by others. I have been asked to provide this pattern in Danish (possible), and in Norwegian (may not be so easy).

These jackets were all created from the one basic pattern – more or less. The body of each jacket is knitted in one piece from the bottom edge, including the shawl collar to the shoulders. The basic pattern will be produced in English, Danish and maybe Norwegian.

More photos in my Jacket album on Facebook You will be able to see the various well shaped even fitting jackets or waistcoasts that I created, including more photos of the Blokes Smoking (not a PC name, I know) jacket, which is not fitting at all, but it did develop from the same basic pattern idea. I will create the Smoking Jacket pattern separately as it is quite different – even though the base was the same. It was called the smoking jacket because it was a bit of decadence, a mohair jacket for a man.

I am not sure yet, but I might redo the pattern in double knit (8 ply) as well as in the original bulky (12ply) creation. The originals were each knitted with 2 yarns together, most in very simple Intarsia.

The cuddly, lushious, almost opulent (maybe the words are too much for a blokes jacket – but it seemed to me to be all of these things) Smoking Jacket, is actually knitted in stripes and rib. The stripes are loose – the jacket is knitted in rib – which swaps direction at a colour change in one of the yarns as well as being striped with another yarn colour change. I might need to be more formal with that option as well.

Anyway you get the idea – the pattern will be knitted from the bottom, it will be in one piece including the shawl collar. I will create a pattern for the bulky (12ply) option first, and then I may well redo it in 8ply or DK – depending on interest. So if you have an opinion — do let me know please. Either in facebook or here, thanks.