Australian Knitting - July 2019

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TweedJacket– NaturallyYarns

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Tweed Jacket

A jacket style design for kids. Design by Naturally Yarns.

YARN

• 4 (6, 7, 9) 50gm balls Aran Tweed
  in shade #82


• 4 buttons or toggles

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

• 4mm knitting needles


• 4.5mm knitting needles


• Stitch holder and markers


• 4mm crochet hook for button loops

MEASURESUREMENTS
To fit: 56 (61, 66, 71) cm
Finished fit Chest: 61 (67, 73, 79)
cm
Garment Length: 37 (40, 45, 49) cm
Sleeve Length to underarm: 24 (27,
30, 34) cm

TENSION
20 sts by 26 rows = 10cm in
Stocking st on 4.5mm needles

GETTING STARTED
Garment is worked in one piece to
underarms with 4mm needles, cast on
150 (162, 174, 186) sts.

WORKING PATTERN
Body
Row 1 – K all sts.
Change to 4.5mm needles.

BEG MAIN PATTERN
Row 1: RS – K2; p2; [k4, p2] 24 (26,
28, 30) times; k2.
Row 2: WS – K2; k2; [p4, k2] 24
(26, 28, 30) times; k2.
Rep these 2 rows once more.
Row 5: K2; k3, p2; [k4, p2] 23 (25,
27, 29) times; k3; k2.
Row 6: K2; p3, k2; [p4, k2] 23 (25,
27, 29) times; p3; k2.
Rep last 2 rows once more. These 8
rows form Main patt.
Main patt 2 (6, 6, 10) rows and place
markers on last row 39 (42, 46, 49)
sts in from each end of needle, leaving