Loon

Knitting
January 1991
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4.5 stitches = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch on US 8, 5 mm needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1300 yards (1189 m)
36-40-44" finished chest
English

Primary (winter plumage) colorway requires MC 1000 yd Midnight, CC1 200 yd White or Natural, CC2 50 yd Black, CC3 sm. amt. Red, CC4 sm. amt. Dk Green, all worsted weight, plus 50 yd Black fingering weight for placket facing. Also one Norwegian-style pewter clasp, one porcelain loon button. Red and Green not listed in materials list but found in pattern chart.
At one time this pattern was kitted by North Island Designs Inc. (Catalog #15), with a second (summer plumage) colorway using MC Black, CC1 White or Natural, CC2 Red, CC3 Dk Green.