Chore Jacket

This cozy cardigan is about to become your new favorite jacket. Throw it on to head out to the barn or to walk the dog. The body is worked in one piece to the underarms, then the left and right fronts and back are worked separately. The shoulders and handy pockets are shaped with German short-rows, and the sleeves are picked up and knit last.

MATERIALS
Yarn Brown Sheep Company Harborside Aran (100% US Columbia and Rambouillet wool; 162 yd [148 m]/3½ oz [100 g]); HA52R Fisherman Green, 9 (9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12) skeins.
Needles Size 9 (5.5 mm) 16" and 32" (40 and 80 cm) circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn), and size 7 (4.5 mm) 32" (80 cm) cir and set of dpn. Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Markers (m); seven 1" buttons; stitch holders; tapestry needle.
Gauge 16 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st using larger needle. 16 sts and 32 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Chart patt using smaller needle.
Finished Sizes 37½ (41½, 45½, 49½, 53½, 57½, 61½)" (95.5 [105.5, 115.5, 125.5, 136, 146, 156] cm) chest circumference, buttoned. Sample shown measures 41½" (105.5 cm) and is worn with 5½" (14 cm) ease.
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CORRECTIONS
Updated Version Available as of July 11, 2025: Subscribers can download an updated version of the pattern PDF from this page, and you can also view the pattern errata here. For further assistance, please email our customer service team.

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Mary Lou Egan has been designing and teaching knitting for many years. She teaches regularly at the Yarnery in St. Paul, Minnesota, and at shops and fiber festivals nationwide. The title of her most recent book, Drop-Dead Easy Knits (Clarkson Potter, 2016)—coauthored with Gale Zucker and Kirsten Kapur—sums up her knitting philosophy. Find her on Instagram @MLEganDesign.