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Vogue Knitting Fall/Winter 1985 #26
Design by Deborah Newton
Newton’s oversized, garter-stitch felted jacket has a shawl collar, turned-up cuffs and pockets with flaps.
Difficulty level
MATERIALS
• 13 (14, 15, 16) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 140yd/127m) of Wm Unger Britania (wool) in color #9 light grey (MC)
• 5 (6, 6, 7) balls of #809 medium grey (A)
• 1 ball of color #813 dark grey (B)
• One each size 8 (5mm) circular knitting needle 36″/90cm and 24″/60cm long OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GIVEN GAUGE
• Three 1¼”/3cm buttons
• Four ¾”/20mm buttons
• Stitch holders
• Small amount of lining fabric for pockets
Notes
1. This pattern has been updated to include only technical corrections and clarifications; no other alterations have been made since its original printing.
2. The original yarn used for this project is no longer available. A comparable substitution has been suggested by the yarn company which is available at the time of posting. Be sure to check yarn ball quantity and gauge of substitution yarns very carefully before beginning.
Suggested Substitute Yarn
• Reynolds/JCA, Inc. Andean Alpaca Regal (alpaca/wool) 3½oz/100g balls (each approx 110yd/100m) in #2 light gray (MC), #21 medium gray (A), #3 charcoal (B)
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Sized for X-Small, Small, Medium and Large. Shown in size Medium.
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS (BEFORE FELTING)
• Finished bust measurement at underarm (buttoned) 45 (47, 49, 51)”/116 (122, 127, 132)cm
• Length 26¾ (26¾, 28, 28)”/68.5 (68.5, 71.5, 71.5)cm
• Sleeve width at upper arm 25½ (25½, 26, 28)”/66 (66, 72, 72)cm
APPROX KNITTED MEASUREMENTS (AFTER FELTING)
Note: These measurements may vary as much as 1″/2.5cm up or down, but ease has been built into the jacket to accommodate this factor.
• Finished bust measurement at underarm (buttoned) approx 41 (43, 45, 47)”/104 (111, 113, 121)cm
• Length approx 24 (24, 25, 25)”/61 (61, 63.5, 63.5)cm
• Sleeve width at upper arm approx 23 (23, 25, 25)”/58.5 (58.5, 63.5, 63.5)cm
GAUGE
• Before felting: 34 sts and 64 rows to 8½”/22cm over garter st with 2 strands of yarn hold tog and using size 8 (5mm) needles.
• After felting: 34 sts and 64 rows to 8″/20cm over felted fabric.
