Pattern description from Knitting in America: “Inspiration for this slightly flared jacket came from a picture of the adventurous Madeline, a character in a series of children’s books by Ludwig Bemelmans, who wore a blue coat of similar shape. Louise chose seven shades of Dale of Norway Heilo, a four-ply worsted wool yarn, figured out how she would break the jacket into patches, then started swatching and playing with eight different embroidery stitches. The hardest part, she said, was finding stitches that would show up and had dimension. She settled on four stitches for the outlining of the patches - feather, fern, spine chain, and wheat ear - and cross-stitch for the sunflowers. The pattern appears on page 194.”

Measurements:

• To fit sizes 2 (4, 6, 8) or chest sizes 21 (23, 24.5, 26.5)“
• Chest at underarm (buttoned) 28 (29.25, 30.25, 32)“
• Length from shoulder 14 (15.75, 17, 18.5)“
• Sleeve width at upperarm 11 (12, 13, 15)“

Materials:

• 3 (3, 4, 4) 1.75oz / 50g balls (each approx 109yd / 99m) of Dale of Norway Heilo in #5563 navy (A)
• 2 (2, 3, 3) balls in #7562 Olive (B)
• 1 ball each in #5144 Lavender (C), #6545 Jade (D), #5545 Periwinkle (E), #8152 Sea Foam (F), #2537 Dark Gold (G), #2427 Light Gold (H), #3418 Orange (I), #5036 Fuchsia (J)
• Size 4 needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• size 4 circular needle 16” long
• 5 (5, 5, 6) 3/4” drapery rings for buttons
• Size E crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers