Messico e Nuvola is a cute jacket with contrasting color trims and pocket details for boys and girls. As a top-down jacket it is easy to adjust length to fit any child. Worked in a bulky but buttery soft yarn, this jacket will keep your child warm but yet allow freedom of movement. The fold back cuffs give it plenty of growing room. Have fun in picking the colors with your kid!

Materials

Yarn

Bulky weight

Shown here: Debbie Bliss Paloma (60% Alpaca, 40% Merino; 67 m/71 yds, 50 g/1.75 oz skein; MC #28 Jade: 4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 11) skeins; CC #26 Lime: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins)

Yardage requirement:

• MC: 230 (285, 390, 460, 495, 575, 675, 770) m / 250 (310, 425, 505, 540, 630, 740, 840) yds, including 10% allowance

• CC: 95 (100, 125, 130, 140, 195, 225, 235) m / 105 (110, 135, 140, 155, 215, 245, 255) yds, including 10% allowance

Needles

5.5 mm (US 9) circular needles, 60 cm (24”) or longer; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

5.5 mm (US 9) needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

4 mm (US 6) circular needles, 60 cm (24”) or longer

4 mm (US 6) needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round

Notions

3 (3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) buttons about 2 cm / 0.875” diameter; stitch markers; yarn needle; waste yarn

Gauge

15 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm (4”) in Garter Rib on larger needle, blocked.

12.5 sts and 25 rows = 10 cm (4”) in Seed Stitch on smaller needle, blocked and slightly stretched.

12.5 sts and 20 rows = 10 cm (4”) in Moss Stitch on smaller needle, blocked and slightly stretched.

Sizes

6 mo (12 mo, 24 mo, 3 yr, 4 yr, 6 yr, 8 yr, 10 yr) to fit actual chest circumference 43 (48.5, 53.5, 58.5, 58.5, 63.5, 68.5, 71) cm / 17 (19, 21, 23, 23, 25, 27, 28)“

Shown in 3 yr

Kids come in all sizes. Choose size based on the actual chest circumference of the child and adjust length as needed. For in-between sizes, choose the larger size.

Finished Measurements

Chest circumference: 48 (53, 58.5, 64, 64, 69.5, 75, 77.5) cm / 19 (20.75, 23, 25.25, 25.25, 27.25, 29.5, 30.5)“

Back length (excluding collar): 31.5 (33.5, 42, 43.5, 47, 52, 57.5, 62.5) cm / 12.5 (13.25, 16.5, 17.25, 18.5, 20.5, 22.75, 24.5)“

Required Skills

Decreases, increases, knitting in the round, long-tail cast-on, picking up stitches, shaping in pattern stitch

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