Australian Knitting

Fitted Dress Jacket

YARN

• 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 18 balls 50gm Twilleys Freedom Alfresco Aran in Dragonfly 108
• Headband – 1 ball Twilleys Freedom Alfresco Aran in Dragonfly 108
• 3 Buttons

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

• 3.75mm knitting needles
• 4.50mm knitting needles

MEASUREMENTS

Headband Size 10 x 52cm

To fitbust: 81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 107cm

Finished fit: 92, 96, 102, 106, 113, 117cm

Garment length: 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71cm

Sleeve length: 44, 44, 45, 45, 45, 46cm

TENSION

19 stitches by 24 rows over stocking stitch, 16 stitches by 29 rows over moss stitch, on 4.50mm needles to 10 cm

WORKING PATTERN BACK

Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 93 (97, 103, 107, 113, 117) sts.

Row 1: RS - K1, *P1, K1, rep from * to end.

Row 2: as row 1.

These 2 rows form moss st. Work in moss st for a further 10 rows, ending with a WS row. Change to 4.50mm needles. Starting with a Knit row, work in stocking st until back measures 7 (8, 8, 9, 9, 10) cm, ending with a WS row. Dec 1 st at each end of next and 6 foll 6th rows. 79 (83, 89, 93, 99, 103) sts.

Work 3 rows, ending with a WS row. Change to 3.75mm

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