Interweave SKU: EP1064

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store:
Flamboyant cuffs in a nubby Monet-colored yarn are the perfect foil for the uncluttered lines of this belted jacket. No-roll seed stitch, knitted in as you go, borders the edges.

Finished Size: 36 (40, 44½, 48½, 53)“ (91.5 [101.5, 113, 123, 134.5] cm) bust circumference. Jacket shown measures 36” (91.5 cm).

Yarn:

• Tahki Bunny (50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% acrylic; 81 yd [74 m]/50 g): #07 blue (MC), 9 (10, 12, 13, 14) balls.
• Tahki Uma (60% wool, 18% acrylic, 15% mohair, 7% nylon; 38 yd [35 m]/50 g): #6 blue/green multi (CC), 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) balls.

Yarn weight: #5 - Bulky

Gauge:

• 15 sts and 22 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st with Bunny on size 9 (5.5 mm) needles
• 10 sts and 13½ rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st with Uma on size 10½ (6.5 mm) needles.

Needles:

• Body and sleeves - Size 9 (5.5 mm).
• Cuffs - Size 10½ (6.5 mm).
• Belt - Size 8 (5 mm).
• Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Markers (m); stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Originally Published: Knitscene, Fall/Winter 2005