Ford
Finished
November 6, 2010
November 24, 2010

Ford

Project info
Ford by Kim Hargreaves
Knitting
Coat / Jacket
my daughter
S
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Gedifra Shetland
362 yards in stash
10.25 skeins = 1855.3 yards (1696.4 meters), 1025 grams
Gray
Notes

Started and frogged due to pattern errors.

Please note, the pattern in the book is wrong.
This has been confirmed by Kim’s design team.
It should be a 4-row pattern:

  • all wrong side rows are knit;
  • 1st RS is purl, kbl, repeat;
  • 2nd RS is kbl, purl, repeat.

1 skein weighs 3.4oz
back took 3 skeins minus .5oz, total 9.7oz
7.2oz x 2 - fronts with pockets
24.1oz total for the body, a little over 7 skeins

sleeves took 1 skein each

2090yds required by the pattern for size S.
it should only take 10 skeins to complete, around 10% less than pattern suggests.
will see if my math is correct, still one more sleeve to knit,
plus collar, tabs, and belt.

it took a little more, the belt used up more yarn than I anticipated.

I LOVE LOVE this trench coat!

Lots more pictures on Flickr :)
Made a number of changes to insure a better fit.

Actual knitting time - 13 days.
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  • Project created: November 4, 2010
  • Finished: December 11, 2010
  • Updated: August 7, 2011
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