Level: beginner-intermediate

Sizes:

4-5y (5-6y, 6-7y, 7-8y,
8-9y, 9-10y, 10-12y, 12-14y).

Measurements:

Chest circumference:
Approximately 76cm (78.5cm, 81.5cm, 84cm, 86.5cm, 89.5cm, 94.5, 100cm).

Total length from shoulders:
Approximately 42cm (44cm, 46cm, 48cm, 50.5cm, 52cm, 54.5cm, 57cm).

(These measurements concerned the finished work NOT the person wearing it)

Recommended needles:
4.5mm, 5mm circular needles, 80 cm long (for body).
4.5mm, 5mm short circular needles or dpns or magic loop technique (for sleeves).

Yarn:
Garn studio Drops Alpaca Boucle color light grey no. 5110
(Content: 80% alpaca, 5% polyamide, 15% wool. Weight/Length: 50gm= Approx. 14om)
And
Garn studio Drops Soft tweed color cobblestone no.7
(Content: 50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose. Weight/Length: 50gm= Approx. 13om)

Amount of yarn used:
Alpaca Boucle: 250 (250, 300, 300, 350, 350, 400, 400) gms
Soft Tweed: 250 (250, 300, 300, 350, 350, 400, 400) gms

Gauge/Tension:
15 sts x 24 rows/rounds in stockinette stitch on 5mm needles = 10cm x 10cm

(Take your time to get correct stitch AND row/round gauge. You might change needles size to get the correct gauge)

Extras: 2 (20 mm) round buttons.

Polar Coat Junior is knitted bottom up, starting with the body which is worked back and forth till it’s finished. After that you will separate for back and front parts, stitches for sleeves are then picked up across the armholes and worked in the round, then sts are picked up to knit the collar.

This coat has approximately 10-14 cm of positive ease.

Please note that any change in gauge or switching to yarn of different composition might not give you the same finished measurements or finished look.