Spring Into Fall by Lynne Leblanc

Spring Into Fall

Knitting
September 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Moss st on smaller needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
3250 - 6110 yards (2972 - 5587 m)
Woman’s X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large
English

Knit your way through the seasons as you make this colorful and richly patterned eco-friendly coat.

Skill Level:
Experienced

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56) inches (buttoned)
Length from back neck to hem: 36 (36, 361/2, 361/2, 361/2, 361/2) inches

Materials:

  • DK weight yarn (130 yds/50g per skein): 5 (5, 6, 7, 8, 8) skeins malachite #3222; 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 9) skeins peridot #3017; 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) each agate #8014, ruby #4008 and sunstone #6324; 1 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skein(s) amber #6122; 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins butterstone #6105; 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins each rose quartz #4105, tourmaline #5168, amethyst #5870 and turquoise #2109 Sample was completed with O-Wool Balance (50% certified organic merino wool/50% certified organic cotton) from Vermont Organic Fiber Co.
  • Size 3 (3.25mm) 40-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Size 5 (3.75mm) 40-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Stitch holders
  • 8 buttons (3/4-inch or toggle)

Gauge:
20 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches/10cm in Moss st on smaller needles.
24 sts and 26 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st from charts on
larger needles.
To save time, take time to check gauge.