Australian Knitting

Man’s Jacket

YARN

 14, 15, 16, 17 hanks 50gm 10ply Harmony Aran #801

 Six 25mm buttons

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

 4mm knitting needles

 4.5mm knitting needles

 4.5mm circular needle 60cm long

 stitch holders

 stitch markers

MEASUREMENTS

To fit: Small, Medium, Large, X-Large

Finished Fit: 101.5, 106.5, 111.5, 119cm

Finished Length: 70, 71, 73.5, 75cm

Sleeve Length: 47, 49.5, 51, 52cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

 wyib – with yarn in back

wyif – with yarn in front

kfb – knit into front and back of next st

pfb – purl into front and back of next st;

TENSION

20 sts by 26 rows over Stocking Stitch on 4.5mm needles to10cm

22 sts by 28 rows over Broken Rib Pattern on 4.5mm needles to10cm

GETTING STARTED

3-needle cast-off: With the right side of the two pieces facing each other, and the needles parallel, insert a third needle knitwise into the first stitch of each needle. Wrap the yarn around the needle as if to knit; knit these two stitches together and slip

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