#30 Oversized, colorblock pattern jacket by Carol Mateo

#30 Oversized, colorblock pattern jacket

Knitting
April 1985
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
3.0 mm
1984 - 2230 yards (1814 - 2039 m)
32-34 (36, 38-40) in
English

“Oversized colorblock pattern jacket with drop shoulders and crocheted edges” Typical rectangular eighties construction with drop shoulders and deep armholes. Suggests shoulder pads. Four-color brick pattern uses seed, stockinette, reverse stockinette, and slip stitches. Garter stripes in a fifth color separate rows and edge the garment in crochet.

4 (5, 5) 1 3/4oz/50g balls (126yd/115m) of Crystal Palace Mandarin Silk (silk sz 4) in #1944 Brown(A)
2 (3, 3 ) in #1948 Burgundy (B)
3 (3, 3 ) in #1910 Purple (C)
2 (2, 2 ) in #1941 Teal (D)
5 (5, 6 ) 1 3/4oz/50g balls (135yd/123m) of Crystal Palace Creme (silk/wool sz 4) in #2262 Grey (E)
Six 7/8”11mm Buttons
Bobbins
Shoulder pads (optional)

Finished bust at underarm (buttoned)
40 1/2 (42 1/2, 44 1/2 ) in / 102 ( 107.5, 112.5 ) cm
Length
25 ( 25, 27 ) in / 63.5 ( 63.5, 68.5 ) cm
Sleeve width at upper arm
20 ( 20, 22 ) in / 50 ( 50, 54 ) cm