Suit No. 1 by Annette Elmer

Suit No. 1

Knitting
January 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1969 - 2351 yards (1800 - 2150 m)
36 (38, 40) European
English
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Suit No. 1 - for business and for fun, a day at the office, an evening in town, dress up with a blouse or down with a top, wear boots or high heels, anything goes. Elegant, yet informal. Suit No. 1 is suitable for all occasions.

Both jacket and skirt are worked top-down and length of body, sleeves and skirt can easily be adjusted to personal measurements.

Sizes: 36 (38, 40)
Will fit bust size 86 (90, 94) cm / 34 (35.5, 37) inches
and hip size 94 (98, 102) cm / 37 (38.5, 40) inches.
Sample is shown in size 36 on bust size 86 cm and hip size 94 cm.

JACKET
Finished measurement:
bust circumference 92 (96, 100) cm / 36.5 (38, 39.5) inches
length from shoulder to hem 51 (51.5, 52) cm
length from under arm to hem 32 cm
sleeve length from under arm 45 cm

SKIRT
Finished measurements:

waist 77 (81, 85) cm / 30.5 (32, 33.5) inches before fitting in an elastic corresponding to personal waist
hip 93 (97, 101) cm / 36.75 (38.25, 39.5) inches
length from top of waist to hem 50 cm

Accessories:
7 buttons, size 15 mm diameter for jacket.
Waist length of 2 cm wide elastic for skirt waist.

Yarn:
DK weight.
The sample was knit using Rowan Felted Tweed DK (50 g = 175 m) in Seafarer and Clay.

Jacket: MC 300 (300, 350) g / 1050 (1050, 1225) m, CC 50 g / 175 m
Skirt: MC 200 (200, 250) g / 700 (700, 875) m, CC 50 g / 175 m
If you knit both jacket and skirt you only need 50 g / 175 m in CC.

Gauge:
22 sts and 32 rows/rounds = 10 cm in stocking stitch.
25 sts = 10 cm in Bouclé pattern.
Needle size 3.5 mm.