#09 Tailored Suit by Hitoshi Okoshi

#09 Tailored Suit

Knitting
October 1997
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in St st using larger needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1672 - 2024 yards (1529 - 1851 m)
Small ( Medium, Large )
English

Tailored close-fitting 2-piece suit with deep V-neck and welted ribs, belted back, faux welt pockets, collar, and stitch pattern of diagonal ridges. Slim skirt hits just above the knee.

Materials
19 ( 21, 23 ) 1 3/4 oz/50 g balls (88 yd/80m) Filatura Di Crosa/Stacy Charles Empire (wool/silk sz4) in #100 White
Cable needle
Seven 5/8”/15mm buttons
1 yd 1 1/8”/3cm wide elastic for the skirt
Waste yarn

Finished measurements
Jacket
Finished bust (buttoned)
37 (39, 41)“/94 (99, 104)cm
Waist
29 1/2 (30, 32 )”/75 (76, 81 ) cm
Length
27 (27 1/2, 27 1/4)“ / 68.5 (70, 70.5 ) cm
Sleeve width at upper arm
14 1/2 (15 1/2, 16 )” / 36.5 (39, 40 )cm
Skirt
Waist
28 (30, 32)“/75 (76, 81)cm
Hip
37 1/2 ( 39 1/2, 41 1/2)” /95 (100, 105 ) cm
Length
22 1/2” / 57 cm