Kilim Coat Dress by Sally Melville

Kilim Coat Dress

Knitting
January 1998
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with largest needles, measured after weaving. 28 sts x 28 rows in k2, p2 rib with middle size needles, measured after lightly stretching and blocking
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
1400 - 2060 yards (1280 - 1884 m)
S (M, L, XL) Shown in size M
English
This pattern is available in print for $28.95.

Stunning coat dress using Knitting-as-Warp technique of weaving-in contrasting colors to form a pattern after knitting has been completed. The book “Styles” was first published in 1998, and is in its third printing.

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Measurements:

  • Chest: 40 (42, 45, 48)“
  • Length: 31 (33, 34 1/2, 36)“

Materials:

  • Main Color (MC) in DK weight yarn: 1400 (1600, 1760, 2060) yds or approx. 10 (12, 13, 15) 175oz / 50g balls in black.
  • Contrast Colors (CC) in DK or worsted weight yarns: 1 yd lengths of light to light-medium intensity (LCC) yellow-greens, yellows, and yellow-oranges; 2 1/2 yd lengths of medium to dark intensity (MCC) yellows, yellow-oranges, oranges, and red-oranges; 6 1/2 yd lengths of dark intensity (DCC) blue-greens, greens, yellow-greens, yellows, yellow-oranges, oranges, red-oranges, reds, and red-purples.
  • Six 5/8” buttons in MC