Cable & Moss Stitch Jacket by Debbie Bliss

Cable & Moss Stitch Jacket

Knitting
October 2002
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
456 - 532 yards (417 - 486 m)
English

Knitted with a soft merino wool, this arm, cozy cabled jacket has moss stitch detailing on the pockets, yoke, and collar.

Description from The Baby Knits Book.

Measurements:

To fit ages: 6-12 / 12-18 / 18-24 months

Chest: 62 / 70 / 80 cm (24.5 / 27.5 / 31.5 inches)

Length: 30 / 33 / 36 cm (11.75 / 13 / 14.25 inches)

Sleeve Seam: 16 / 18 / 23 cm (6.25 / 7 / 9 inches)

Materials:

6 / 6 / 7 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Merino Aran

7 buttons

Note: This is also known as “Cable & Seed Stitch Jacket” in American versions of the book.

Errata:
CABLE AND MOSS STITCH JACKET
Page 64
BACK
2nd row K1, p1 3 times, * k2, p4, k1, k1,p1 3(4:5) times; rep from * 3 times more, k2, p4, k2, p1, k13 times.
3rd row K1, p1, k1 3 times, * p1, C4F, p1, k1 4(5:6) times; rep from * 3 times more, p1, C4F, p1, k1 4 times.
17th row K7,* p1, k4, p1, k7(9:11); rep from * 3 times more, p1, k4, p1, k7.

RIGHT FRONT
Page 67
3rd row K1, p1, k1 5(6:7:) times, p1, C4F, p1, k1 4(5:6) times, p1, C4F, p1, k1 4 times.
6th row K1,p1 twice, p3, * k1, p4, k1, p7(9:11) rep from* once more, p1,k1 twice.
RIGHT FRONT
Page 68:
Place Pocket
Cont in patt as set, keeping 4 sts at front edge in moss stitch until right front measures 16(17.5:19)cm/6 1/4(7:7 1/2)in from cast on edge, ending with a wrong side row.

Between the SLEEVES and the COLLAR the following instructions should be inserted:

POCKET TOPS
With right side facing and 5mm (US 8) needles, work across 16(18:20) sts of first pocket top as follows:
1st Row Moss stitch 5(6:7), p1, k4, p1, moss stitch 5(6:7).
2nd Row Moss stitch 5(6:7), k1, p4, k1, moss stitch 5(6:7).
3rd Row Moss stitch 5(6:7), p1, C4F, p1, moss stitch 5(6:7)
4th Row As 2nd Row.
5th Row Cast off in patt as set, working 2 sts tog in centre of cable.

TO MAKE UP
After the instruction “Sew on buttons.” insert the following line: Catch down pocket linings and pocket top edges.