About the Design
These lightweight jackets in 4 kids’ sizes are quick to knit and can be embellished with any of the 9 charted snow buddy motifs – snowbear, snowmoose, snowbunny, snowleopard, snowbird, snowgoose, snowpeople, snowflake, and penguin!

Use one motif on one front side, as shown in the photo, or put its’ mirror image on the other side as well, or circle the whole body with the same or different motifs.

Knit the jacket, then duplicate stitch the motif, where you want it to be, toss in the washer and dryer for a light fulling – the pattern allows for shrinkage in length.

There is no shrinkage in width with the chosen yarn, so the knitted width is the finished width.

The larger-than-usual gauge gives enough room for the yarn to bloom, creating a soft, fuzzy surface!

The single row of I-cord allows for zipper or pewter clasp closure – the choice is yours!

Sizes: 2(4)(6)(8)

Yarn: JCA Reynolds’ Lopi (110 yds/3.5 oz skeins):
2(2)(3)(3) skeins LBC (lower body color)
2(2)(3)(3) skeins UBC (upper body color)
2(2)(3)(3) skeins SMC (sleeve and motif color)

Gauge: (unfulled) 11.4 sts and 14 rows = 4″ (10cm) in st st using size 11 ndls or size to give gauge. (This gauge is due to knitting the yarn with a larger than usual ndl, which allows for better fulling.) To save time take time to check gauge.

Substitute Yarn Wt: Bulky, like Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Note: The directions have allowed for no shrinkage in width, but approx. 15 % shrinkage in length for the body and 20 % for the sleeves using the given yarn. The I-cord front edges are the reason for the 5% difference.

Happy Knitting!
Dawn