Caramel Bog Jacket Pattern
And Tutorial

Take Your Measurements!


  1. Decide what you want your length to be.  Measure from underarm to desired length.
  2. Measure your sleeve width at the armhole.  This measurement should be at least 18".
  3. Decide how wide to make the back neck opening; 6" minimum.
  4. Measure around your hips.
Write your results on the diagram.

Add Ease!

The bog jacket is meant to fit loosely so add 5 or more inches of ease to the width at the hips and to the sleeve width.

Work Up a Swatch!


Make a 6" swatch using the elongated single crochet pattern stitch and measure how many stitches and rows you get for 4".

Calculate Your Personalized Pattern!


  1. Divide your garment hip measurement by 4.  Multiply the result by the number of stitches you make in 4".  This determines how many stitches are in the width of your garment. 
  2. Divide the length of the jacket from the underarm by 4.  Multiply the result by the number of rows you worked in 4".  This will be how many rows you need to work to get your desired length.
  3. Write these results on your diagram.
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Hip measurement::                        Garment  measurement:                            Number of stitches:

Tutorial


  1. Begin by making the rectangle "A" according to your calculations.  Fasten off when you get to the underarm.
  2. Determine 1/4 of jacket width and place a stitch marker on right front at this spot.  Do the same for the left front.  These are the areas that will be left free for the underarm seam.
  3. Chain the number of stitches you need to measure 1/4 the jacket width for the right sleeve.  Crochet into the stitch where you placed the marker and into all stitches across until you reach the next marker.  Crochet into the stitch where you put the marker.  Chain the same number as for the right sleeve plus one.
  4. Work across all chains and stitches to the end of the right front chain.  Continue to work rectangle "B" until you have 1/2 your sleeve width measurement minus 1".
  5. To shape neck, find middle stitch of last row and place markers evenly on both sides to equal neck opening measurement.
  6. Continue by working rectangle "C" evenly for three rows.
  7. Divide neck opening measurement in half.  This is the number of inches you must increase over the distance of "C" ( 1/2 the sleeve width measurement).  If you know how many stitches equal 1", you can  determine how many stitches you must increase at neck edge.  For example, if 1/2 of your sleeve width is 10" and  1/2 your neck opening is 4", you must increase 4" evenly at neck edge as you work 10" of the sleeve.  Do the math!  Calculate how many stitches you must increase over how many rows.
  8. When you have finished rectangle "C", work rectangle "D" leaving neck open between markers.  Fasten off.
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Copyright Carol Wolf  November 2007

Pattern--Caramel Bog Jacket Continued...