Visit our ‘Knit Tutorials’ page for helpful tips and techniques for knitting here.
Learn more about the Cocoknits Method here.
Check out our helpful Tools & Accessories here!

Antonia is really a blank slate; a jumping off point to show you how to work English Tailoring from the top down. Once you work the shoulder area you can do anything with your Antonia…add waist shaping, pockets, a stitch pattern, a completely different collar.
You will see how working English Tailoring from the top-down eliminates all seams.

Skills Needed:
General knitting skills
MODIFIED MAGIC LOOP
Increases - KRL & KLL

Sizes
Small (medium, large, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Finished measurements:
• Bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)“
• Length: 22.5 (23, 24, 25, 26, 27.5)”

Materials
Yarn
approx 900 (1000, 1150, 1200, 1300, 1350) yards any worsted-aran weight yarn that gets gauge

Shown in:
A Verb For Keeping Warm Horizon (formerly Pioneer)
100% Organic California Merino. 160 yds/ 50g per skein
Light Worsted weight
6 (7, 8, 8, 9, 9) skeins in Quill (brown marl)

BC Garn Bio Shetland - (two strands held together)
100% organic wool. 306 yd/ 50g per skein
Light Fingering
3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins OF EACH COLOR in Ivory & Charcoal

Berroco Blackstone Tweed
65% wool, 25% superkid Mohair, 10% Angora rabbit hair. 130 yds/50g per skein
8 (8, 9, 9, 10, 10) skeins in color 2602

Needles

US 7 circ for body (32” or longer)
US 7 dpn or circ for sleeves
US 6 for ribbing
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4” in St st. on larger needles