Jolette’s Swing Coat

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Jolette’s Swing Coat is a very special signature design by Jane, the creator of KnitFit. Jolette’s Swing Coat is in the style of a 1960s tailored coat with a wide skirt that moves and swishes with the wearer. With its feminine skirt and classic silhouette, the design translates well into a modern piece for everyday wear. This pattern can be generated to your exact measurements using the KnitFit Pattern Generator on the app!

Classic, vintage inspired design

The inspiration for the nostalgic design comes from a beautiful coat Jane’s father once bought for her mother. Jane admired the coat as a child and it continued to carry a fascination for her until she decided to recreate it as a knitted garment.

While the style originally allowed for wearing full skirts underneath, they have been worn throughout the decades in different forms and looks great over anything from pencil skirts to skinny jeans.

Textured trim of refined cables from neckline to front band to bottom edge.

Darts at upper back add structure for playful movement and swing.

Vintage inspired

As a custom pattern, the coat can be knit in any yarn weight or fiber type depending on your climate, the season, or other preferences. Just knit your swatch in your yarn of choice, input your gauge into the project, and generate the pattern! And yes, as always, this KnitFit™ Custom Pattern is available in your exact size.

Garments can hold such magic for children in the way they can transform our parents into kings and queens.

Do you remember a particular garment that you were drawn to as a child? Something that filled you with wonder and made you dream of growing up and being able to wear it one day? Tell us in the comments!

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