#17 Floral Border Jacket by Michele Rose Orne

#17 Floral Border Jacket

Knitting
March 2008
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch using larger needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1512 - 2268 yards (1383 - 2074 m)
Small
English
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Pattern description from Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2008: “A lush garden of duplicate-stitch flowers, rendered in seven perennially lovely shades of ‘Cotton Classic’ by Tahki Yarns borders the edges of Orne’s stockinette cardigan with three-quarter-length sleeves.”

“Standard-fitting, 3/4-sleeved jacket with duplicate stitched borders. Sized, for X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1-X, 2-X and shown in size Small on page 74.”

Knitted Measurements:

  • X-Small (Small, Medium, Large, 1-X, 2-X)
  • Bust 33 (37, 41, 45, 49, 53)“/84 (94, 104, 114.5, 124.5, 134.5)cm
  • Length 19.5 (20, 20.5, 21.5, 22, 22.5)“/49.5 (51, 52, 54.5, 56, 57)cm
  • Upper Arm 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)“/35.5 (38, 40.5, 43, 45.5, 48.5)cm

Color distribution:

  • 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins (648-1188 yds.) MC #3254 chocolate malted
  • 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins (216-324 yds.) each of #3003 linen white (A) and #3412 bright red orange (B)
  • 1 skein (108 yds.) each of #3352 lt. copper (C), #3777 aqua (D), #3525 dk. butter yellow (E) & #3713 lt. leaf green (F)
  • (There will probably be left over yarn.)

Notions: tapestry needle

Called “Rural Lanes” on photo page.