Koala Long by Mai Naganawa

Koala Long

Knitting
August 2025
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Bubble stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
853 - 1275 yards (780 - 1166 m)
Finished bust : approx 104 (118, 132, 146) cm / approx 41 (46.5, 52, 57.5)”
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Koala Long has a roomy body that allows you to wear it over outerwears. Also, marking your waist with an optional belt, you can enjoy it in 2 ways.
It is worked in Bubble stitch throughout from the top down. The back is worked first entirely, then stitches are picked up along the shoulders for each front worked one by one. The sides are sewn using a tapestry needle and to finish, the front edges are reinforced and a button is sewn.
<Customizing suggestion>
Replace the snap button with an ordinary button. Make a buttonhole beforehand in this case.

Koala Long はアウターの上から着用できるようにワイドな身幅にデザインしています. そして, オプションのウエストマークをすることで2wayのスタイルを楽しむことができます.
全体はバブルステッチで編みます.トップダウンで後ろ身頃を編み, 肩を拾い目して右前身頃と左前身頃を編みます. 身頃脇はとじ針で綴じます. 最後は前たての裏面を補強しスナップボタンを付けて仕上げます.
<アレンジの提案>
ボタンホールをあらかじめ開けておき, 普通のボタンに変えても良いでしょう. (ボタンホールの位置は, 上に重なる方の前身頃の襟ぐり段43以降で決めると良い)

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)
Finished bust: approx. 104 (118, 132, 146) cm / approx. 41 (46.5, 52, 57.5)”
YARN
Worsted weight yarn
approx. 355 (370, 460, 525) g
approx. 853 (896, 1115, 1275) yd / 780 (820, 1020, 1160) m
Cascade 220 by Cascade yarns
NEEDLES
4.5 mm (US 7) 80 cm (32”) circular needle and double-pointed or short circular needle for I-cord CO
MAIN STITCH PATTERN
Bubble stitch
GAUGE
Bubble stitch: 17 sts x 30 rows = 10 × 10 cm / 4”
TOOLS
stitch markers, stitch holder (waste yarn), tapestry needle, 25 mm snap button, cotton ribbon (or fabric)
for reinforcing front edges