Sweater Jacket

I was sitting down to sew the buttons on my new jacket and I thought it would be a great project idea to share.
Years ago, my mom made me a jacket with plaid wool and handknit sleeves, back and collar. I have no idea what happened to that one (my guess: I outgrew it), but this year she asked me if I'd like her to make anything and that came to mind.
I found a pattern on Etsy for a letter jacket, ordered the fabric I wanted off www.fabrics.com and cut the front out for her. She then knit the rest out of coordinating yarn we found at my local knit shop. She made me two! I am so in love!

My other sweater jacket is a nubby brown. These work for dressy or just for staying warm.
The great thing is that a lot of people don't have patience to knit a whole sweater. For this, you could even just do the sleeves. It's up to you how much you knit. I hope some of you give it a try.