About one year ago I purchased yarn and even created a sample for this jacket. I finished it for this winter season. I wish I could create blog posts in time =)
Inspiration for the jacket was a tree which has beautiful magenta flowers in summer and very picturesque without leaves in winter:
Another effect, unfortunately, cannot be seen on the photograph, but the tree looks wonderful when sky has bright cold blue color. Having this picture in my mind I created a pattern and knitted it on the back of the jacket.
Such a noticeable pattern requires simple silhouette and I choose one of my favorites: jacket, inspired by medieval East Asian clothing. Centers of its back and front are knitted with reverse stockinette stitch while side sides are knitted together with sleeves using stockinette stitch. All edges are finished using i-cord. Buttons and holes are made from i-cord too.
Jacket also has zipper beneath decorative closure. I was considering about making its front simple without decorations at all
like on this picture of the wrong side, but I decided not to create such
a noticeable contrast with the back.
Jacket also has chain on the back low edge.
Embroidered tree, hiding wrong side of the pattern.
Pattern for the embroidered tree was made from the same picture as knitted one.
Technique is pretty simply: only back stitches, slightly offset-ted from each other.
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