Country Casual by Pat Menchini

Country Casual

Knitting
April 2020
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in measured over pattern using 6 mm needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1510 - 1812 yards (1381 - 1657 m)
To fit chest: 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54 inches
English
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A relaxed smart-casual stylish jacket. This jacket has a soft shawl collar in garter stitch, beautifully framed by the edge stitches of the 2 fronts. The pocket edgings are also edged in garter stitch to give a neat tailored finish. The main pattern is a four row twist stitch pattern. The inspiration for this design actually came when I was eating in an Italian restaurant and the man at the next table was wearing this soft, casual jacket in a loosely woven, slightly tweedy fabric. I loved the look of it so much that as soon as I got home I sketched out a version - and here it is!

To fit chest
36-38 (40-42: 44-46: 48-50: 52-54) in
Actual chest, approx.
42 (46: 50: 54: 58) in
Length to shoulder shaping
25½ (26: 26½: 27: 27½) in
Sleeve seam
18½ (19: 19: 19½: 19½) in

King Cole Chunky Tweed
10, 10, 11, 12, 12 x 100g balls in shade Lewis 1082