Kiyo

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Originally published in Amirisu #18. Kiyo is an oversized jacket with an open front, pockets, and knitted in a bold stripe pattern. I named this jacket after my Grandfather, Kiyo. This pattern comes as a two file download. You will receive both the English and Japanese versions.

SIZES

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

Finished bust measurements (including front bands): 41¼ (46½, 50¼, 55½, 59, 64½)” / 104.5 (118, 127.5, 141, 150, 164) cm

The sample is in size S on a 5’1” / 154 cm tall model with 15” / 38 cm positive ease at bust.

MATERIALS

Recommended Yarn

Retrosaria Mungo (Worsted weight; 50% recycled wool 50% recycled cotton / 240 yards / 220 m, 100g)

(MC) Approximately 650 (720, 785, 905, 960, 1030) yards / 590 (655, 715, 825, 875, 940) m

(CC) Approximately 575 (660, 730, 805, 895, 975) yards / 525 (600, 665, 730, 815, 885) m

Sample shown in (MC) Natural 001 - 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) balls, (CC) Ganga 003 - 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5) balls

Budget Yarn Substitution Ideas ($ - $$$)

(Non-superwash wool or wool cotton / blends in solid/ semi-solid/ heathered colours suggested but not limited to)

  • Knit Picks Wool of The Andes Worsted

  • Briggs & Little Regal

  • Berroco Vintage

  • Plymouth Sea Isle Cotton

Needles

  • A US 6 (4.0 mm) 32” / 80 cm circular needle

  • A US 7 (4.5 mm) 32” / 80 cm circular needle

  • A spare needle for Three Needle Bind-Off Or needles required to obtain gauge

Notions

  • Removable markers (2)

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGE

18 stitches x 26 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st with US 7 (4.5 mm) needle

NOTES

Jacket is knit flat in pieces from the bottom up. Shoulders are shaped using short rows and shoulders are joined with Three Needle Bind- Off with the seam exposed on the right side. Sleeves are picked up and knit from the side edges and worked with subtle decreases to the cuffs. Circular needles are recommended to accommodate large stitch counts, however straight needles can be used if preferred. Row gauge is important in this pattern, so please swatch before beginning. When changing colours for stripe pattern, break yarns when working sections of colour that are more than 4 rows high, and weave in tails as you go. For stripe sections of 4 rows, carry yarns loosely up side of work.

Photos courtesy of Amirisu/ Masahiro Shimazaki

an East Asian woman wearing the Kiyo Jacket on a beach
A woman shown from behind wearing the Kiyo jacket. She is facing the ocean an has an arm outstretched to her right.
an East Asian woman wearing the Kiyo Jacket on a beach photographed from the side