North Wind Scotch Plaid Coat by Minerva Yarns

North Wind Scotch Plaid Coat

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
5.5 stitches = 1 inch
in Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1820 yards (1664 m)
16
English
Out of print. This pattern was available for free.

COAT—MINERVA SCOTCH SPORTS YARN
Heather Green No. 745 … 11 Skeins
Mist Green No. 744 … 1 Skein
Tartan Brown No. 716 … 1 Skein
Total … 13 Skeins
1 Pr. M. M. No. 4 Needles—18 inch
Scale: 5½ sts. to 1 inch (knitting scale)
For figuring scale see first paragraph
8 rows to 1 inch
1 No. O Steel Crochet Hook

The entire coat is worked in Stockinette Stitch with Minerva Scotch Sports Yarn on M. M. No. 4 Needles.

The horizontal stripes are knit in by * work in dark green for 14 rows, join brown and work 2 rows, pick up dark green and work 14 rows, join light green and work 2 rows. Repeat from * for entire coat. The vertical stripes are slip stitched on after coat is finished. Five of these stripes increase the width of the coat about 1 inch.