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Chunky 6mm
★★ Intermediate
Yarn used
Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky
6 (7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8) balls in Slate Grey 305 (MC)
Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky Pots
1 ball in Raspberry Ripple PP14 (CC)
Available from http://www.lovecrafts.com
About the yarn
Simply Chunky
Chunky; 136m per 100g ball; 100% acrylic
Simply Chunky Pots
Chunky; 272m per 200g ball; 100% acrylicTension
12 sts x 10 rows = 10cm measured over htr
12 sts x 7.5 rows = 10cm measured over
granny stripe, worked in groups of 3 tr (for
Granny Square Panel)
15 sts x 17 rows = 10cm measured over dc
(for Cuffs)
Hook used
6mmOther supplies
tapestry needle
stitch markersSizing
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4x)
To fit bust: 81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112,
117) cm
Actual bust: 99 (104, 109, 115, 120, 125,
130, 135) cm
Length: 56cmStart crocheting
There are no RS or WS until you start
seaming the Coat pieces together. The
Panels are worked from the bottom up,
except for the Granny Square Panel, which
is worked as a three-sided rectangle.
Front Panel (make 2)
Front Panels are made alike, with no right
or wrong side. When joining, flip one over
so they are mirror images of each other.
With MC, chain 39 (40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50).
Row 1: Starting from 3rd ch from hook, htr
across. Turn. 37 (38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46,
48) htr
Row 2: 2 ch (doesn’t count as st here and
throughout), htr across. Turn.
Rows 3-5: As Row 2.
Row 6: 2 ch, 1 htr2tog, 1 htr across. Turn.
36 (37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 47) sts
Row 7: As Row 2.
Rows 8-42: Rep rows 2-7 six times. 30 (31,
33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41) htr
Rows 43-51: As Row 2.
Do not fasten off.Front Neck Shaping
Neck shaping is worked on opposite side
from Front Panel shaping.
Row 1: 2 ch, 26 (28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37)
htr, leave rem sts unworked. Turn. 26 (28,
29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37) htr
Row 2: Sl st in first 2 sts, 1 ch (doesn’t
count as st here and throughout), htr
to end. Turn. 24 (26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33,
35) htr
Row 3: 2 ch, htr in each st to last 2 sts,
leave rem sts unworked. Turn. 22 (24, 25,
27, 28, 30, 31, 33) htr
Row 4: As Row 2. 20 (22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29,
31) htr
Row 5: As Row 3. 18 (20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27,
29) htr
Fasten off.Back Yoke
With MC, chain 62 (65, 68, 71, 74, 77,
80, 83).
Row 1: Starting from 3rd ch from hook, htr
across. Turn. 60 (63, 66, 69, 72, 75, 78,
81) htr
Row 2: 2 ch, htr across. Turn.
Rows 3-14: As Row 2.Back Neck Shaping Left
Row 1: 2 ch, 20 (22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31)
htr, leave rem sts unworked. Turn. 20
(22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31) htr
Row 2: Sl st in first 2 sts, 1 ch, htr across.
Turn. 18 (20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29) htr
Fasten off.Back Neck Shaping Right
Counting from end of Row 1 of Back Neck
Shaping Left, miss 20 (19, 20, 19, 20, 19,
20, 19) sts, and join MC to next st.
Row 1: 2 ch, htr across. Turn. 20 (22, 23,
25, 26, 28, 29, 31) htrRow 2: 2 ch, 18 (20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29)
htr, leave rem sts unworked. 18 (20, 21,
23, 24, 26, 27, 29) htr
Fasten off.Granny Square Panel
Only 3 sides of Granny ‘Square’ are worked,
making a rectangle. St counts are given in 3
tr clusters.
With CC, chain 16 (13, 13, 10, 10, 7, 7, 4).
Row 1: [2 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr] in 4th ch from hook,
[miss 2 ch, 3 tr in next ch] 4 (3, 3, 2, 2, 1,
1, 0) times, [3 ch, 3 tr] twice in same ch as
last 3 tr, turn and work back along other
side of foundation ch working as foll,
[miss 2 ch, 3 tr in next ch] 4 (3, 3, 2, 2, 1,
1, 0) times, 3 ch, ss to top of first st. Turn.
12 (10, 10, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4) clusters
Row 2: Sl st in 3ch-sp, 3 ch (counts as first
tr), 2 tr in same 3ch-sp, [miss 3 sts, 3 tr
between clusters] 4 (3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0)
times, [3 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr] in next 3ch-sp, miss
3 sts, [3 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr] in next 3ch-sp, [miss
3 sts, 3 tr between clusters] 4 (3, 3, 2, 2,
1, 1, 0) times, 3 tr in next 3ch-sp. Turn. 14
(12, 12, 10, 10, 8, 8, 6) clusters