From Interweave Knits:

Noriko Sekiguchi has combined two Japanese textile traditions - the kimono shape and sashiko, an old form of Japanese running-stitch embroidery customarily done with indigo-dyed cotton and hemp cloth and white thread - to create this unique short “patchwork” jacket. While the sashiko “patches” look complex, they are actually achieved quite simply by strategically placing blue purl stitches over white knitted stitches to cause white bumps to show up on the surface, then framing each patch with a white running stitch. The back of the jacket is made in two pieces with a seam in the center, as is traditional in Japanese kimono construction.

Finished Size: 42 (46, 50)” (106.5 117, 127cm) bust/chest circumference, buttoned.

Yarn: Rauma,3 ply Strikkegarn: #159 dark navy (MC), 5 (6, 6) skeins; #1387 charcoal (CC1), and #147 medium blue (CC3), 3 skeins each; #149 light navy (CC2), 3 (3, 4) skeins; #100 natural (CC4), 2 (2, 3) skeins.

Notions: Markers (m); stitch holders; tapestry needle; bobbins; three 3/4” (1.9 cm) buttons.