Arbutus Swing Jacket by Megan Goodacre

Arbutus Swing Jacket

Knitting
November 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1760 - 2640 yards (1609 - 2414 m)
Woman’s small (medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large, 3X-large) Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
English

Strategic color play and texture make this jacket effortless to make and flattering to wear.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Finished Measurements:
Chest (buttoned): 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56) inches
Length: 21 (21 3/4, 22 1/2, 23 1/2, 24 1/2, 25 1/2) inches

Materials:

  • Worsted weight yarn* (220 yds/ 100g per skein): 6 (7, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins white ash #71006 (MC), 1 skein each bronze brown #12181 (A) and brown sugar #41138 (B)
  • Size 7 (4.5mm) straight and 24-inch or 32-inch circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Stitch markers
  • 2 (3/4-inch) buttons

Sample project was completed in Deluxe Worsted (100% wool) from Universal Yarn.

Gauge:
19 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches/ 10cm in Seeded Stripes pat.
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches/ 10cm in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.