Rock Star Coat: FREE knitting pattern (2024)

I am happy to introduce – Rock Star Coat, a free knitting pattern. Instructions are written for eight different sizes, and it’s easy to adjust the pattern to your specific needs: make the yoke deeper, add more space for the body, make longer sleeves. Hope you enjoy!

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Rock Star Coat is worked seamlessly in rounds from the top down. First some short rows are worked back and forth to shape the neck. Raglan increases are then worked to the final yoke depth. The yoke is divided for body and sleeves (stitches for sleeves are placed on hold), and from this point the lower body is worked in rounds to the lower ribbing. Sleeve stitches are picked up again to work the sleeves in rounds down to the cuffs (the sleeves are designed for ¾ length, and have no decreases). A bigger ease is recommended for sleeves due to the fluffy yarn. Then a collar is worked along neck opening.

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ROCK STAR COAT: free knitting pattern

An original LillaBjörnCrochet Design (Tatsiana Kupryianchyk). Copyright 2014-2020. All rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use only. It cannot be sold, redistributed or edited in any way. Translations and video tutorials are not allowed. You can sell your finished products, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as a designer of this pattern. Thank you!

Materials:

Scheepjes Furry Tales
x 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) balls
US 11 (8mm) and US 10.5 (7mm) – 16” (40cm) and 32” (80cm) circular needles
Stitch markers in three different colors, yarn needle to weave in tails
Furry Tales yarn is available in Scheepjes local shops and via online retailers:

Wool Warehouse*, Black Sheep Wools* (UK, international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe)
Taemombo* (US and Canada)

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X)

Finished bust circumference:

44.5 (46.5: 48.5: 51.5: 53.5: 56.5: 58.5: 62.5)”
111 (116: 121: 128.5: 133.5: 141: 146: 156) cm
Suggested ease: 12-16” (30-40 cm) for the body and 2.5-3.5” (6-9 cm) for the upper arm. A bigger ease for the sleeves is suggested.

Gauge: 8 sts and 12 rows to measure approx. 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4”) in Stockinette. The gauge swatch before and after blocking will be approx. the same.

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Phot credit: Jenna Bowers

ABBREVIATIONS

approx.: approximate
BOR: beginning of the round
circ: circumference
CO: cast on
foll: following
inc: increase (insert right needle under the bar between current and next st knit- or purlwise (depending on if you are on RS or WS), complete knit st (on RS) or purl st (on WS) in usual way as if you worked into yarn over)
k: knit
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
m: marker
p: purl
pm: place marker
rep: repeat
rm: raglan marker
rnd(s): round(s)
RS: right side
sl m: slip marker
st(s): stitch(es)
WS: wrong side

Special technique:

w&t: wrap and turn (knit to the point where you will wrap and turn. Bring the yarn to the front between the needles. Slip the next stitch on the left needle to the right needle, purlwise. Bring the yarn to the back between the needles. Slip the stitch from the right needle back to the left. Turn.

Repeat Formats

*…….; rep from * once more/twice more/3 more times Work the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as stated.

INSTRUCTIONS

YOKE

With US 11 (8mm) longer needles CO 44 (44, 48, 48, 48, 56, 56, 60) sts using your preferred method (I used long tail CO).

SET-UP row (place markers for front bands and raglan increases)

Note: use stitch markers in different colors for the front bands

WS: K10, pm for front band, p2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) for front, pm for raglan, p4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8) for sleeve, pm for raglan, p12 (12, 14, 14, 14, 16, 16, 16) for back, pm for raglan, p4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8) for sleeve, pm for raglan, p2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) for front, pm for front band, k10, turn.

SHORT-ROW shaping for back

Short row 1 (inc for back and sleeves): (RS) K22 (22, 24, 24, 24, 28, 28, 30), pm for BOR (use different color), knit to one st left before next rm, inc, k1, sl rm, k1, inc, k1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3), w&t; (WS) purl to BOR (sl m when you reach them – here and throughout), sl m, purl to one st left before next rm, inc (purl), p1, sl rm, p1, inc (purl), p1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3), w&t. [4 sts inc’d]

You’ll have 14 (14, 16, 16, 16, 18, 18, 18) sts for back, 5 (5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8) sts for each sleeve, 12 (12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14) sts for each front.

Short row 2 (inc for back, fronts and sleeves): (RS) Knit to BOR, sl m, *knit to one st left before next rm, inc, k1, sl rm, k1, inc; rep from * once more, k1, w&t; (WS) purl to BOR, sl m, **purl to one st left before next rm, inc (purl), p1, sl rm, p1, inc (purl); rep from ** once more, p1, w&t. [8 sts inc’d]

You’ll have 16 (16, 18, 18, 18, 20, 20, 20) sts for back, 7 (7, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 11) sts for each sleeve, 13 (13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15) sts for each front

Next row – RS: knit to end (remove BOR m).
Next row – WS: K10, sl m, purl to next front m, sl m, k10, turn.

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Photo credit: Laura Jackson and Theresa Pearson

RAGLAN increases

INC SET 1 (2 rows) – for all sizes except 4X. For 4X size proceed to INC SET 2

Row 1 – RS (inc for body and sleeves): K10, sl m, *knit to one st left before next rm, inc, k1, sl rm, k1, inc; rep from * three more times, knit to next front m, sl m, knit to end, turn. [8 sts inc’d]

Row 2 – WS (no inc): K10, sl m, purl to next front m, sl m, k10, turn.

You’ll have 18 (18, 20, 20, 20, 22, 22, -) sts for back, 9 (9, 9, 9, 9, 11, 11, -) sts for each sleeve, 14 (14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, -) sts for each front

Repeat last 2 rows – 0 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, -) more times

You’ll have 18 (20, 22, 20, 22, 24, 26, -) sts for back, 9 (11, 11, 9, 11, 13, 15, -) sts for each sleeve, 14 (15, 16, 15, 16, 17, 18, - ) sts for each front.

INC SET 2 (4 rows)

Row 2 – WS (no inc): K10, sl m, purl to next front m, sl m, k10, turn.

Row 3 – RS (inc for back and fronts only): K10, sl m, *knit to one st left before next rm, inc, k1, sl rm, k to next rm, sl rm, k1, inc; rep from * once more, knit to next front m, sl m, knit to end, turn. [4 sts inc’d]

Row 4 – WS (no inc): Rep Row 2.

You’ll have 22 (24, 26, 24, 26, 28, 30, 24) sts for back, 11 (13, 13, 11, 13, 15, 17, 13) sts for each sleeve, 16 (17, 18, 17, 18, 19, 20, 17) sts for each front.

Repeat last 4 rows – 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7) more times

You’ll have 38 (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52) sts for back, 19 (21, 21, 21, 23, 25, 27, 27) sts for each sleeve, 24 (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31) sts for each front.

At this point yoke measures 22.5 (24.2: 24.2: 25.8: 27.5: 28.8: 30.4: 33.3) cm/ 9 (9.7: 9.7: 10.3: 11: 11.5: 12.2: 13.3) in

SEPARATE for body and sleeves

(RS) K10, sl m, knit to next rm, remove rm, slip foll 19 (21, 21, 21, 23, 25, 27, 27) sts on waste yarn, remove rm, using the backwards loop method (or your preferred method) CO 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8) sts for underarm, knit to next rm, remove rm, slip foll 19 (21, 21, 21, 23, 25, 27, 27) sts on waste yarn, CO 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8) sts for underarm, knit to next front m, sl m, knit to end.

Next row - WS: K10, sl m, purl to approx. center back, inc (purl), purl to next front m, sl m, k10, turn – 95 (99, 103, 109, 113, 119, 123, 131) sts for body (back and front together).

LOWER BODY

Row 1 – RS: K10, sl m, knit to next front m, sl m, k10, turn.

Row 2 – WS: K10, sl m, purl to next front m, sl m, k10, turn.

Repeat last two rows until body measures approx. 20.5 (21.25: 22: 22.25: 22.5: 22.75: 23: 23.5)” / 52 (54: 56: 56.5: 57: 57.5: 58.5: 59) cm, or 1” (2.5 cm) less than desired length from back neck. Remove both front m.

Ribbing

Change to US 10.5 (7mm) needles.

Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1, turn.

Row 2: *P1, k1; rep from * to last st, p1, turn.

Rep Row 1 once more. BO loosely knitwise.

SLEEVES

Note: it is highly recommended to use BOR marker for sleeves, even though they have no decreases. Furry Tales is a very fluffy yarn, and BOR marker will help to keep accurate row count for both sleeves.

Set up rnd: Using US 11 (8mm) needles, with RS facing you and beg at approx. center of the underarm, pick up and knit 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) sts, pick up and knit one more st in the corner, place 19 (21, 21, 21, 23, 25, 27, 27) sts and knit across them, pick up and knit one st in next corner, pick up and knit 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4) more sts at the underarm, pm for BOR. [25 (27, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37) sts for a sleeve]

Knit in the rounds until sleeve measures approx. 1” (2.5cm) before ¾ of the arm length (approx. 15”/38cm). Dec one st on the last round by working k2tog, then proceed to ribbing.

Ribbing

Change to US 10.5 (7mm) shorter needles. *k1, p1; rep from * around. Rep last rnd two more times; then BO loosely. Rep for other sleeve.

COLLAR

Using 7 mm needles pick up and knit 44 (44, 48, 48, 48, 48, 56, 56, 60) sts along neck opening. Knit in rows back and forth until the collar measures approx. 3-4” (7-10 cm) in height. BO loosely. Weave in all ends.

Congratulations! Your Rock Star Coat is now finished!

Schematics

Measurements in cm:
A: 55.5 (58: 60.5: 64.25: 66.75: 70.5: 73: 78)
B: 31.5 (34: 34: 35.5: 38: 42: 44.5: 47)
C: 22.5 (24.2: 24.2: 25.8: 27.5: 28.8: 30.4: 33.3)
D: 23.3 (23.2: 24.5: 23: 23.3: 22.2: 20: 18.8: 17.5)

Measurements in inches:
A: 22.25 (23.25: 24.25: 25.75: 26.75: 28.25: 29.25: 31.25)
B: 12.5 (13.5: 13.5: 14: 15: 16.5: 17.5: 18.5)
C: 9 (9.7: 9.7: 10.3: 11: 11.5: 12.2: 13.3)
D: 9.2 (9.2: 9.6: 9: 9.2: 8.8: 8: 7.4: 6.9)