Size: small with instructions to make larger.
Yarn yardage: Body color for small size: 1500 yards. Olive trim: 200 yards. Gold trim: 150 yards. Larger sizes will require additional yardage.
Hook size: I/9 (5.5 mm), button, thread, and yarn needle
Level: easy to moderate

Special stitches:
Dch2-(double chain 2): insert hook in st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through both loops, insert hook between the vertical bars, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through both loops. This replaces the beg ch 3 and keeps the edges neat. Counts as a dc.
V st-(V stitch): (dc, ch 1, dc) in the same st