Top Down Garter Stitch Jacket With Lapels

Yarn: King Cole Fashion Aran Combo

Composition: 30% wool, 70% acrylic

Colour: 2343 Hint of Berries

Pattern: Based on Top Down Garter Stitch Baby Jacket

Size: 24 months

Needles: 5mm

Amount used: 300g

Started: 24th May 2018

Finished: 1st June 2019

Abbreviations
sts	stitches
s1p	slip 1 stitch purlwise
k	knit
k	knit
yo	yarn over
pm	place marker

Collar Cast on 46sts. The first stitch in every row is slipped, purlwise. Work 14 rows of garter stitch. On the 15th and 16th rows, cast on 5 stitches at the end of each row. (56sts) The 17th and 18th rows are garter stitch.

Raglan Shaping
1. S1p, k12, yo, pm, k2, pm, yo, k2, yo, pm, k2, pm, yo, k18, yo, pm, k2, pm, yo, k2, yo, pm, k2,pm, yo, k13.
2. S1p, knit.

The four Raglan 'seams' are indicated by the stitch markers. These seams will always be 2 sts wide, and the sections on either side of the seams with grown with each row of increases.

3. S1p, (k to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo) 4 times, k to end.
4. S1p, knit.
Repeat rows 3 and 4, until there are 168sts. This will have created 14 increase rows. Finish this section by repeating row 2 twice.

Separating body and sleeves
S1p, k27sts, cast on 4 sts. Transfer 32sts for the first sleeve onto waste yarn or a stitch holder. Knit 46sts, and cast on 4sts. Transfer 32sts for the second sleeve onto waste yarn or a stitch holder. Knit 28sts. You should have a total of 112sts for the body.

Body
The body is made by working with the 112st. On the first row, make a button hole: S1p, k2, yo, k2tog, k to end, and then work 19 rows of S1p, k to end. Make 3 button holes in this manner, separated by 19 rows garter stitch. After the 3rd button hole, work 40 rows of garter stitch. Then use a stretchy cast off.

Sleeves
Pick up 2 stitches purlwise from the underarm cast on edge. Purl 32. Pick up 2 more stitches purlwise from the underarm cast on edge. These 36 stitches form the sleeve. Work in the round in garter stitch (knit one round, purl the next), for 75 rounds. Use a stretchy cast off to finish the sleeve. Work the other sleeve in the same way.
Weave in ends, sew on buttons, and the jacket is finished.

Notes: I've been lusting after this yarn for the last two months, and on Friday I finally gave in. I'm loving the way it's working up, and I'm already thinking about making an adult-sized version for myself.