Big Old Coat by Joji Locatelli

Big Old Coat

Knitting
December 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Basket Rib
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1450 - 2200 yards (1326 - 2012 m)
XS/S (M/L, XL/XXL, 3XL/4XL). Shown in size M/L on a 36” bust.
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You probably owned a sweater just like this sometime… a cozy oversized sweater coat, eager to become your new best friend.

SIZES
XS/S (M/L, XL/XXL, 3XL/4XL).
Shown in size M/L on a 36” bust. Recommended ease: 10-15” of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference (worn closed with collar overlapped): 44½ (50½, 58½, 66½) inches; 111 (126, 146, 166) cm.
Upper back width: 19¼ (22½, 26¾, 30) inches; 48 (56, 67, 75) cm.
Back width: 22¼ (25¼, 29¼, 33¼) inches; 55.5 (63, 73, 83) cm.
Armhole depth: 7¼, (8, 8¾, 9½) inches; 18 (20, 22, 24) cm.
Upper arm circumference: 14½ (16, 17½, 19¼) inches; 36 (40, 44, 48) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 8 (9, 10, 12) skeins of 80/10/10 Worsted MCN by Madelinetosh (100% merino wool -
100g /187y) in colorway Dirty Panther (charcoal).
Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) circular needles.

GAUGE
21 sts and 24 rows to 4” (10cm) in Basket Rib pattern on US 7 (4.5mm) needles.
Before you measure, please take the time to wash and block your swatch in the same manner that you will wash and block your sweater.