# 03 Boxy Jacket by Debbie Bliss

# 03 Boxy Jacket

Knitting
January 2009
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in square over patt using 5mm (US 8) needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
788 - 1276 yards (721 - 1167 m)
Sized to fit bust 81, (86, 92, 102, 107, 112, 117)
English
This pattern is available from store.vogueknitting.com for $6.00.
Errata available: debbieblissmagazine.com

This foxy cropped jacket with three-quarter sleeves takes shape in a hound’s-tooth stitch and a high-profile shade of Luxury Tweed Aran with red Fez yarn, a merino/camel blend.

Materials
• 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) 50g/1¾oz balls (each approx 88m/96yd) of Debbie Bliss/KFI Donegal Luxury Tweed Aran (wool/angora) in Fuchsia 21 (M)
• 5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7) 50g/1¾oz balls (each approx 100m/110yds) of Debbie Bliss/KFI Fez (extrafine merino wool/camel) in Brick 8 (C)
• Pair each of 4.50mm (US 7) and 5mm (US 8) knitting needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN TENSION
• 40 (40, 40, 40, 45, 45, 45, 45)cm/16 (16, 16, 16, 18, 18, 18, 18)in open ended zip

Knitted measurements
• Sized to fit bust 81 (86, 92, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117)cm/32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44,46)in

Finished measurements
• Bust 90 (96, 102, 108, 114, 120, 126, 132)cm/35½ (37¾, 40, 42½, 45, 47¼, 49½, 52)in
• Length to shoulder 47 (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)cm/18½ (19, 19¼, 19¾, 20, 20½, 20¾, 21¼)in
• Sleeve length 37 (37, 37, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39) cm/14½, 14½, 14½, 15, 15, 15, 15¼, 15¼) in

Tension
• 20 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4in square over patt using 5mm (US 8) needles. TAKE TIME TO CHECK TENSION.