Creative Knitting

GARTER STITCH JACKET

SKILL LEVEL

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Yarn

5, 6, 8, 9 Balls 50gm 8ply Heather DK main colour 202

2, 2, 3, 3 Balls 50gm 8ply Heather DK contrast 200 8, 8, 10, 10 buttons

Needles

3.25mm & 3.75mm needles; Stitch holder & markers,

Tension

21 sts over Garter Stitch on 3.75mm needles to 10cm.

Special abbreviations

skp - slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass slipped st over; yo - yarn over needle (to make 1 stitch). M1 - place yarn between last st worked and next onto left hand needle and k into the back of this strand.

MEASUREMENTS

STITCH GUIDE BACK

With 3.25mm needles and CC, cast on 65 (69, 75, 81) sts. Garter Stitch

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