Childs Jacket

YARN

• 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, balls 100gm Patons London in colour 6047

• 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) buttons

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

• 4.00mm knitting needles

• 3.25mm knitting needles

• wool sewing needle

• cable needle

• 3 stitch-holders

MEASUREMENTS

Size: 2 4 6 8 10 years

To fit chest: 55 60 65 70 75cm

Finished fit: 65 70 75 80 85cm

Length: 38 42 46 50 54cm

Sleeve length: 23 28 33 38 41cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

Cable = Slip next 3 sts onto cable needle and leave at back of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle.

TENSION

22 sts by 30 rows to 10cm over stocking st, using 4.00mm needles

WORKING PATTERN BACK

Using 4.00mm needles, cast on 74 (78, 82, 90, 94) sts.

Beg Rib Band

Row 1: K2, * P2, K2, rep from * to end.

Row 2: P2, * K2, P2, rep from * to end.

Last 2 rows form rib.

Work a further 8 rows rib, inc 0 (2, 2, 0, 2) sts evenly across last row. 74 (80, 84, 90, 96) sts, 10 rows rib in