MATERIALS: 7oz. Paton super crepe yarn. The original was worked with 6oz. Light green and 1oz. dark green. Two No. 8 and two No. 10 “Beehive” knitting needles (or “Inox,” if metal preferred), and four No. 10 “Beehive” knitting needles with points at both ends, measured by the Beehive gauge. Six Beehive stitch-holders. Three buttons.

MEASUREMENTS: Length at centre back 18½in. Width all round at underarm, 36in. Length of sleeve from underarm, 16½in.