#17 Dutch Tunic by Anne Mieke Louwerens

#17 Dutch Tunic

Knitting
November 1987
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch using size 7 needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1360 - 1615 yards (1244 - 1477 m)
32 (34, 36, 38, 40) "
English

A Dutch fisherman’s smock inspired Anne Mieke’s drop-shoulder tunic with seed-stitched side slits, back panel, and front-buttoned placket. Coin buttons close the placket and decorate the back panel. In a Classic Elite cotton/wool. Source: Vogue Knitting Holiday 1987, photos, pg. 50-51; pattern, pg. 79-80

16 ( 17, 17, 18, 19 ) 1 3/4/50g balls (85yd/77m) of Classic Elite Cambridge (cotton/wool sz4) in #3916 Ecru
Twelve 7/8”/20mm Buttons
Stitch Markers and stitch holders

Finished bust at underarm
43 ( 45, 48, 50, 52 ) in / 107 (113, 119, 125, 129 ) cm
Length
27 3/4 (28 1/4, 28 3/4, 29 1/4, 29 3/4) in / 70 ( 71.5, 73, 74, 75 ) cm
Sleeve width at upper arm
18 ( 19, 19, 20, 20 ) in / 45 ( 48, 48, 50, 50 ) cm