Hooded jacket for him a grey hoody, wild and audacious? Yes, and cosy as well. What more could he want? It looks great with casually cut trousers and shirts.
Size: 48/50, 52/54, and 56/58. Figures for sizes 52/54 and 56/58 are given in parentheses, in ascending order, separated by a dash If only one figure is given, it applies for all sizes.
Materials: Schoppel Wolle “Alb Merino” (100% virgin wool, approx. 100 m/111 yds/50 g): 950 (1000-1050) g of Beige marled, col 7353; addi circular knitting needles, size 5 mm (US 8), 80 and 120 cm/32" and 48'' long, and size 6 mm (US 10), 80 cm/32" long; 1 set of double pointed needles (dpn), size 6 mm (US 10); 11 natural- coloured buttons, 2 cm/3/4".
Rib pattern: k 1, p 1 alternately.
Garter stitch: k RS and WS rows
Seed stitch: k 1, p 1 alternately. Stagger sts in every row.
Tension gauges: 24 sts and 26 rows in rib pattern with size 5 mm needle = 10 x 10 cm/4" x 4"; 16 sts and 32 rows of garter stitch with size 6 mm needle = 10x10 cm/4" x 4"; 15 sts and 28 rows of seed stitch with size 6 mm needle = 10x10 cm/ 4'' x 4".
Back: With the shorter size 5 mm circular needle, cast on 126 (136-144) sts. Work rib pattern for the hem band. After 3 cm/11/4" = 8 rows of rib pattern, in the last row of rib pattern, dec 42 (46-48) sts, evenly spaced; for each dec k 2 sts tog = 84 (90-96) sts. Then change to the size 6 mm circular needle and work garter stitch. After 51 cm/ 201/4" = 164 rows, cast off 4 sts at beginning of the next 2 rows, to begin armholes, then cast off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows, 2 sts at beginning of following 2 rows, and 1 st at beginning of next 6 (8-10) rows = 60 (64-68) sts. When work measures 23 (24-25) cm/9" (91/2"- 10") = 74 (76-80) rows from beginning of armholes, cast off the centre 22 (24-26) sts, for back neck edge, and place the 19 (20-21) shoulder sts on each side on holders.
Left front: With the shorter 5 mm circular needle, cast on 60 (66-70) sts and work rib pattern for the hem band. When band measures 3 cm/11/4" = 8 rows, in last row of rib pattern, dec 20 (22- 23) sts, evenly spaced - for each dec k 2 tog = 40 (44-47) sts. Then change to the 6 mm circular needle and work garter stitch. After 51 cm/ 201/4" = 164 rows, work the armhole on right edge as described for the back = 28 (31 -33) sts. When work measures 16 (17-18) cm/61/2" (63/4"- 7") = 52 (54-58) rows from beginning of armhole, cast off 7 (8-8) sts on left edge, for neck, and shape neck as foll: cast off 1 st at neck edge, in every 2nd row, 2 (3-4) more times = 19 (20-21) shoulder sts. Place these sts on a holder at same level as the back shoulder sts.
Right front: Work as for left front, reversing shaping.
Sleeve: With the shorter 5 mm circular needle, cast on 60 (62-66) sts and work rib pattern for hem band. When band measures 3 cm/11/4'' = 8 rows, in last row of rib pattern, dec 22 (22-24) sts, evenly spaced - for each dec k 2 tog = 38 (40-42) sts. Change to the 6 mm circular needle and work seed stitch. In the 13th row of seed stitch, inc 1 st on each side, then inc 1 st on each side of every 12th (12th-10th) row, 11 (12- 13) more times = 64 (66-70) sts. Include the inc sts in the seed stitch. When work measures 60 cm/ 233/4" = 168 rows from hem band, cast off 4 sts at beginning of next 2 rows, to begin sleeve cap, and shape sleeve cap as follows: cast off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows, 2 sts at beginning of foll 4 rows, and 1 st at beginning of next 2 (4- 8) rows, then dec 1 st on each side of every 4th row 7 times, and cast off 2 sts at beginning of foll 4 rows. In foll RS row, cast off the remaining 18 sts. Make the 2nd sleeve identically.
Pockets: For each pocket, cast on 24 sts with the shorter size 5 mm circular needle. Work rib pattern for 1 cm/3/8" = 3 rows, then change to seed stitch and size 6 mm needle and work 14 cm/ 51/2" = 40 rows. Place all sts on a holder. Make 2 identical pockets.
Finishing: Block pieces, dampen, and let dry. Close shoulder seams (sts on holders) with grafting (Kitchener stitch). Sew side seams. For hood, use the 6 mm circular needle to pick up 30 (32-34) sts from right front neck edge, 22 (24-26) sts from back neck edge, and 30 (32-34) sts from left front neck edge = 82 (88-94) sts. Work 29 cm/11 W = 82 rows of seed stitch then divide sts on 3 dpn as foll: 30 (32-34) sts on 1st dpn, 22 (24-26) sts on 2nd dpn, and 30 (32-34) sts on 3rd dpn. Upper part of the hood is worked like a classic sock heel: In the 1st RS row, work sts on the 1st and 2nd needles in pattern, up to the last st on 2nd needle. Work skp (= slip 1 st kwise, k foil st, then psso) over last st on the 2nd needle and 1 st st on the 3rd needle. Turn work and slip the 1st st. Then work sts on the 2nd needle in pattern, up to last st. P last st on the 2nd needle tog with 1 st st on the 1 st needle, turn work, and slip the 1st st. Cont working decs on both sides until all sts on 1st and 3rd needles have been used and only centre sts on 2nd needle remain. Cast off these sts. For front bands, use longer 5 mm circular needle to pick up 113 (115-117) sts along each front edge and 106 (112-118) sts along hood edge = 332 (342-352) sts. Work 9 rows of garter stitch, in the 5th row working 11 buttonholes on left front edge as foll: selvage st, k 1, * cast off 2 sts, k 8, rep from * 9 times, cast off 2 sts and k remaining sts to end of row. In foll row, cast on 2 sts over each buttonhole. After completing 9th row, cast off all sts. Sew pockets to fronts, directly above hem band and 5 (6-7) cm/2" (21/2''- 23/4") from each side edge. Sew sleeve seams. Set in sleeves. Sew buttons in place.
