More practical? It really won’t! This smart piece of clothing that you can knit yourself for hot days can be worn not only as a classic polo shirt, but also as a short-sleeved cardigan. Knit the must-have now with our free instructions.
Knitting instructions for the polo jacket from Lana Grossa
The knitting instructions for the polo jacket by Lana Grossa (model no. 20) come from the Lookbook No. 20 by Lana Grossa. Further information and knitting instructions can be found here:
Which wool for the polo jacket?
If you want to reknit the polo jacket, you must Ecopuno by Lana Grossa obtain. Approx. 50 (100 – 100 – 100) g of mignonette green (col 20), approx. 150 (200 – 200 – 250) g of white (col 26) and approx. 100 (150 – 150 – 200) g of grass green (col 221). The knitting yarn consists of 17% Merino virgin wool and 11% baby aplaka and can be purchased directly from you Specialist dealer for Lana Grossa knitting yarns be purchased.
In order to create a beautiful polo jacket from the wool, you also need to get the following items:
- Knitting needles No. 3
- Knitting needles No. 3.5
- Crochet hook number 3.5
- Crochet hook number 7
- White buttons with a diameter of 10 mm
Knit the polo jacket
The polo jacket can be knitted in sizes 36/38 (40/42 – 44/46 and 48/50). The information for size 40/42 is in brackets, for size 44/46 between, and for size 48/50 after the dividing lines. If there is only one specification, it applies to all sizes. The polo jacket is knitted in one piece, starting on the right sleeve.
Stitch sample
26 sts and 34 rows in stocking st with needle size 3.5 = 10 x 10 cm.
Smooth right
K back st, purl st back.
Rib pattern
P 1, K 1 alternately, work the sl sts on both sides. Warp edge sts: K the edge sts at the beginning of the row and slip at the end of the row as if to purl with the thread in front of the st. Color sequence: 8 (12 – 16 – 18) rows white, 4 rows reseda green, 8 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 10 rows white, 4 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, 4 rows grass green, 10 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 10 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 10 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 8 rows white, 4 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, **4 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 4 rows reseda green, 4 rows White, 4 rows grass green, 4 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 4 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 4 rows white, 4 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 18 rows grass green, 8 rows white, 8 rows reseda green, 8 (12 – 16 – 18) rows white. The ** mark the beginning of the color sequence on the left front part.
Right sleeve
Cast on 102 (112 – 122 – 132) sts with white and needle size 3.5 and work 1 st from the back. Continue in color sequence 88 (86 – 82 – 78) rows.
Li sleeves
Continue over the middle 102 (112 – 122 – 132) sts in the color sequence 88 (86 – 82 – 78) rows, then cast off the sts in white.
Right front and back part
After the 88th (86th – 82nd – 78th) row of the color sequence – after 10 rows of white (4 rows of white – 4 rows of mignonette green – 8 rows of white) – cast on both 85 sts for the back and front pieces = 272 (282 – 292 – 302) sts. 64 (70 – 78 – 84) rows from the beginning of the back and front pieces – after 8 rows Grass green – divide the sts in the middle for the neckline and put the right half on the stitch holder.
Back part
Continue over the left half = 136 (141 – 146 – 151) sts according to the pattern in the color sequence 56 rows, then put the sts on a slip – after 6 rows of grass green.
Right front part
For the right front piece, continue working according to the color sequence over the 136 (141 – 146 – 151) sts from the thread, casting off 4 sts on the left side for the curve at the neckline, then cast off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st on every other row. 26 rows from the beginning of the neckline – after 8 rows of mignonette green – work the button placket with white, then cast off 5 sts on the right side for the hem and finish the row = 117 (122 – 127 – 132) sts. Work 3 rows and then work the buttonholes as follows on the right side: work 4 (3 – 7 – 7) sts, *knit 2 sts together, 1 U, 1 sl, work 12 (13 – 13 – 14) sts, work from * 6 times, K 2 tog, 1 U, 1 sl, finish the row. In the following back row, knit 1 purl st and 1 purl st twisted from each U. Work 2 rows, then for the wrap, work 1 purl st from the back and 8 more rows for the facing in stocking st, repeating the buttonholes on the 4th row. Then cast off the sts. Left front part: Cast on 117 (122 – 127 – 132) sts with white and needle size 3.5 and for the button placket work 8 rows in stockinette st, 1 row in left st and 7 rows in stockinette st, but without buttonholes. At the end of the last back row, cast on 5 sts for the hem. Then continue knitting in the opposite direction to the right front piece and continue the color sequence from ** with 4 mignonette green. Then work 64 (70 – 78 – 84) rows again in the color sequence together with the sts from the back piece over all 272 (282 – 292 – 302) sts. Then cast off 85 sts on both rows.
elaboration
Close the side and sleeve seams. Fold the facings of the front edges inwards at the fold and sew them in place. Sew the buttons on the button placket on the left front piece. Fold the hem edge 5 sts deep to the inside and sew it in place. Crochet the neckline with double thread in white and crochet hook size 3.5 with 3 rows of single sts. For the collar, pick up 91 sts from the edge with white and needle size 3 and work rib pattern, adding 1 st after or before the warp edge on every other row. Continue 3 cm from the start of the collar with needle size 3.5 mm. Cast off the sts 6 cm from the beginning of the collar.
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#1 Knitting needles No. 3 from Coopay
#2 Crochet hook number 7 from Prym
To complete the polo jacket, you will also need a crochet hook. Personally, I prefer to use this Crochet hook No.7 from Prym. Thanks to its ergonomic shape, the needle fits particularly well in the hand.
