Fancy Frock Coat
by Susanna K. Burger

FROCK: (From the Oxford American Dictionary) 1)A women’s or girl’s dress. 2) A loose outer garment, in particular a long gown with flowing sleeves, worn by monks, priest, or clergy. 3) A field laborers smock.

This Fancy Frock Coat is a women’s thigh length, top-down seamless raglan coat with bell sleeves and cables at the waist and wrist, knit in DK yarn. Lace is worked in fingering yarn at the bottom of the hem and sleeves.

Shaping is accomplished by changing needle sizes, and stitch increases.

SIZE:
XS S, M, L, XL, 1X
Shown in size XS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Finished Chest Circumference: 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, inches
Finished Coat Length from underarm to hem: 24, 24, 24.5, 24.5, 25, 25
inches
Finished Sleeve Length from underarm to Bottom Edge: 17, 17, 17.5,
17.5, 18, 18 inches
Finished Waist: 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49 inches

MATERIALS
Lisa Souza’s Knit and Dyeworks 85% Polwarth Wool/15% Silk, 4.8 ounces/400 yards per skein Color: Bluegrass, DK weight, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Lisa Souza’s Knit and Dyeworks Sock!, 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon, 4 ounces/ 450 yards Color: Bluegrass, fingering weight, 1,1, 1, 1, 2, 2.

Needles:
47 inch-US 5 circular needle (to hold large number of stitches)
47 inch-US 7 circular needle (to hold large number of stitches)
1 set US 7 DPN for headband
Or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions:
Cable needle
6 stitch markers for button band and raglan increases
60 stitch markers for cable and lace pattern (if needed. Made life easier for me)
2 stitch holders or waste yarn
yarn needle
10 medium size snaps
1/8 inch gross grain approx 2 1/2-3 yards

GAUGE:
21 stitches/ 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger size 7 needles with Silk/Polwarth Dk

PATTERN NOTES:
Abbreviation
RCO= Right Crossover Cable: Sl 2 st as if to knit to cn and hold in back, k2 from left needle, k2 from cn.
SM= slip marker
RM=remove marker

WARNING. This pattern has not been test knitted. Please let me know if you encounter difficulties.