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Not a Bit Sheepish Sonny Bono Jacket
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The childhood jacket that I couldn't resist when I saw it at Stitches.
The childhood jacket that I couldn't resist when I saw it at Stitches.
Trying on the booth sample at Stitches.
Trying on the booth sample at Stitches.
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Finished
February 22, 2019
December 31, 2020

Not a Bit Sheepish Sonny Bono Jacket

Project info
Knitting
Coat / Jacket
My inner 9 year old
Needles & yarn
US 19 - 15.0 mm
Curly Locks handspun mohair
150 yards in stash
Natural gray
Gray
Stitches West in Santa Clara, California
February 22, 2019
Notes

I finished the back of this jacket and I’m ready to cast on for one of the sides. Used slightly more than one skein for the back.

I experimented with seed stitch, but in the end decided to go with the stockinette of the original pattern because it most resembles the jacket my mom made me when I was 9 or 10.

I fell in love with this jacket because it is an adult version of a faux fur coat that my mom made me and that I loved in my childhood. So I wanted the version that looked the most like that. The pattern calls for stockinette, but there was also a seed stitch version at Amazing Yarns booth and it was definitely more textural and shows off the yarn. Just not the look I fell in love with.

09-08-2019

Finally got the extra skein ordered! I really want to get this jacket finished for the fall.

10-28-2019

I started working on this jacket again finally. The stitch counts for the sleeves are just too big. So I used the sleeve I started for a gauge swatch (1.3 st per inch) and determined that I will start the sleeves with 11 stitches (and increase to 16 stitches. I’m alternating skeins.

09-20-2020

Both sleeves are done and just need to be set in.

Then a small collar goes on.

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Finished
February 22, 2019
December 31, 2020
 
About this pattern
Personal pattern (not in Ravelry)
  • Project created: February 24, 2019
  • Finished: August 13, 2021
  • Updated: June 12, 2022
  • Progress updates: 4 updates