Mohair Jacket with Faux Persian Lamb Trim by Deborah Newton

Mohair Jacket with Faux Persian Lamb Trim

Knitting
Classic Elite Cleo Boucle
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Aran
+ Aran
= Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
finished 42 - 50"
English

Very easy, boxy in shape and offers many choices for yarn.

264 Mohair Jacket with Faux Persian Lamb Trim

This is what separates 1988 from today: how much a garment is body-conscious. Newton, who (with Lily Chin) has probably taught more knitters about the importance of ease than anyone else in the world, recommends a colossal 12” of it in this jacket. So it looks like the wee model is wearing a fuzzy refrigerator. But what if you knit this closer to your own size? It’s a good size range, and the style itself is actually a fine one. As always, it’s a question of proportion and perspective. La Gran is worked double throughout, and its gauge is given so; the boucle trim is not.

In La Gran Mohair by Classic Elite Yarns
In Cleo Boucle by Classic Elite Yarns

no charts
no schematics
sewing required
fall/winter
straight (flat) knitting
3 sizes, finished 42” - 50”