knitshop.co.uk: Classic Lily Jacket as seen in Knit Magazine

Spring is finally here and the days are getting warmer. The perfect layering for the already beautiful but still cold spring evenings. Ideal for the first garden parties or smart for work, it will work with jeans, skirts and dresses.

If you’re looking for a striking jacket to keep out the cold without compromising on style, our Lily Jacket is just the ticket. This beautifully detailed garment was designed by Meg Crowther and has just the right amount of colour contrast detail. It’s knitted with knitshop.co.uk’s Coquette Vintage Cotton Yarn, which has a luxurious sheen and fabulous stitch definition.

Lily Jacket knitted in Coquette Vintage Cotton Yarn
colours: Wine, Carnation and Oyster

Most of the jacket is knitted in stocking stitch, which means it grows quickly, while the collars, cuffs and edging are knitted in contrasting shades using moss stitch. The combination of colours creates a jewel-like effect and references classic boxy jacket shapes from the 1950s.

To knit Lily Jacket you’ll need between eight and 13 balls of Coquette Vintage 4ply Mercerised Cotton Yarn in the main colour (depending on the size you’re knitting), plus two balls of the second colour and one or two 50g balls of the third colour. The pattern includes instructions for knitting Lily in sizes that fit 30in to 50in chests. Lily Jacket is a fantastic knit if you want the challenge of shape, grafting on borders and using multiple yarns at once, but don’t want to knit a complex lace pattern. As you can see from our photos, the end results is stunning.

Lily Jacket sleeve.

For our version, we used Coquette Vintage 4ply Mercerised Cotton Yarn in Burgundy as the main colour, with Oyster and Pastel Pink as our contrast yarns.

We’re still stocking some shades of our Coquette Cotton Yarn 4ply Mercerised, but won’t be restocking this yarn once it’s sold out. If you can’t find the colour you want, check out our Coquette Vintage yarns instead as this range replaces our 4ply Mercerised Yarn.

Lily Jacket in style classic for work!

For example, you could substitute the oyster shade for the Coquette Oyster yarn and use Coquette Vintage Yarn in Carnation instead of the Pastel Pink 4ply yarn. For the main colour use either Coquette Wine or Flame. The yarns knit to the same tension on 3.75mm needles. Coquette has a noticeable sheen and wonderful drape, just like our 4ply Mercerised Yarns.

Meg’s Lily Jacket pattern appeared in Knit magazine issue 38 in July 2011, where it was knitted in lighter colours to give a more summery, casual look. This version used 4ply Mercerised Cotton Yarn in Silver, Light Lilac and Purple. To recreate this version we recommend using http://www.knitshop.co.uk/coquette-vintage-cotton/2803-carnation-coquette.html