Cirque Jacket by Terri Cuperjia

Cirque Jacket

Knitting
August 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Over stockinette stitch, washed and dried
US 5 - 3.75 mm
3.75 mm (F)
1520 - 2020 yards (1390 - 1847 m)
35 (38, 41½, 45½)"
English

Take inspiration from the world around us! The colors of this jacket are inspired by Cirque du Soleil tents; its silhouette is from the Carnivale outfit in Laura Bryant’s Artful Color, Mindful Knits. Here’s a way to create a 3-piece suit that is truly out of the ordinary.

Skill level: Intermediate

Additional gauge note:
20 sts/35 rows to 4 inches over garter stitch,washed, dried, and hanging sideways

Yarn requirements:
MC 1250 (1400, 1575, 1750) yds
A and B 135 yds each

Yarn colors:
Indigo (MC), Topaz (A), and HP 89 (B)

Notions:
Five 22mm (7/8”) buttons

Pattern found on page 74.

More information available at Knitting Universe.

Photo note Model is wearing jacket over the Carnivale top from Artful Color, Mindful Knits.