Revolution

Knitting
January 2005
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Split Stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1520 - 3230 yards (1390 - 2954 m)
XS [S, M, L, XL, XXL] (shown in size M)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Finished Measurements:
Width across back at underarm: 17 (19, 21, 23, 25, 27) inches
Length: 31.5 (32, 33, 34, 35, 36) inches

Description from knitty.com:

On one of my many visits to Marietta, Georgia, my extremely talented friend Chelsea Darling handed me a huge stack of fabulous design sketches done on the backs of various homework assignments, and she told me I could use any of them. After the initial state of awe, I chose one sketch of a sort-of American Revolution-type jacket.

I decided that with such a classic design, I ought to try to do it with a modern twist. I decided to use a stitch I had been working with that I haven’t seen used elsewhere for the main part of the jacket. I guess I wanted to be a bit revolutionary myself.