#29 Long Coat by Scarlet Taylor

#29 Long Coat

Knitting
August 2006
Aran (8 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in horseshoe lace pattern using large needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
2200 - 3080 yards (2012 - 2816 m)
Bust (closed) 40 (44, 48, 51½, 55½)"/101.5 (111.5, 122, 131, 141)cm
English

Pattern description from Knit Simple, Fall 2006: “This striking duster boasts a body worked in a horseshoe-lace pattern, garter-stitch borders and an oversized collar that falls to the back.”

Knit Tip: “Because it’s made in one piece to the underarms, the coat does not need much finishing.”

Materials:

  • Renaissance by Classic Elite Yarns, 1¾oz/50g skeins, each approx 110yd/101m (wool)
  • 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) skeisn in #7192 agean sea
  • Sizes 6 and 8 (4 and 5mm) circular needles, 36”/91cm long or size to obtain gauge
  • Stitch holders and stitch markers

Measurements:

  • Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X)
  • Bust (closed) 40 (44, 48, 51½, 55½)“/101.5 (111.5, 122, 131, 141)cm
  • Length 47½ (48, 48, 48½, 49)“/120.5 (122, 122, 123, 124.5)cm
  • Upper arm 18 (19, 19, 20, 21)“/45.5 (48, 48, 51, 53.5)cm

Note: Body of coat is made in one piece to armholes.