This pattern is from the collection History on Two Needles by Annie Modesitt.

Based on the Stieler painting of Katerina Rosa Botzaris, the Greek-inspired coat has been updated to a zip front color work jacket.

To create this jacket I’ve used two vastly different Trendsetter yarns (a worsted thickness, lightweight ribbon and a sport thickness, densely cabled rayon/polyester yarn.)

Serendipitously, this mixing of two thicknesses of yarn weights works, in this case, to create a fabric with similar stitch and row gauges.

This allows for wonderful pattern matching at row/stitch seams.

Finished Bust 36 (40, 45, 51, 57, 63)”/92 (102, 115, 130, 145.5, 160.5) cm
Skill Level K 4 Advanced
Fiber A Trendsetter Valentina Ribbon (126yds/115m 1.75oz/50gr)
78% Poliammide, 22% Cotone Mako Honeycomb, 7 (8, 11, 14, 18, 21) balls
Fiber B Trendsetter Sunshine 75% Rayon, 25% Polyester
(95yds/87m 1.75oz/50gr) Chocolate , 6 (8, 10, 13, 16, 19) balls
Gauge 24 sts x 26 rows = 4”/10cm when worked in charted pattern using both yarns,
Gauge 20 sts = 4”/10cm when worked in ribbing using only Sunshine on size 8US/5mm needle.

Notions Stitch holders, darning needle, sewing needle, thread, hook & eye, 18 (18, 23, 23, 28, 27)”/45.5 (46, 58.5, 58, 70, 69.5) cm separating zipper (or length to match finished piece, it’s wisest to purchase this after garment is complete)optional size 5US/3.75mm needles for collar.

Special Stitches
St st – Stockinette Stitch
Rev St st — Reverse St st
VDD – Vertical Double Decrease
K2tog-R – Knit 2 tog with a right slant
K2tog-L – Knit 2 tog with a left slant
Kfb – Knit into front & back of stitch
Pfb – Purl into front & back of stitch