For years I have wanted a bed jacket style, sort of, over sized sweater type thing, something to throw on while sitting in the rocking chair. Something that won’t get in the way of stitching or be any extra work to keep in place.
This one is exactly what I’ve been wanting all these years. I chose a squishy DK yarn with a larger needle and scrumptious stitch pattern. Because I was working from stash yarn, full skeins not scraps, I decided to stripe mine. You can choose to work in one solid color or use scraps if you’d like. See blog post for more back story.
SKILLS USED
• Alternating Cable Cast-on
• Yarn over
• Working in the back loop
• Decreases in both knit and purl
• Mattress stitch
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FINISHED BUST SIZE
36 [40, 44, 48] [52, 56, 60] [64, 68, 72]” / 90 [100, 110, 120] [130, 140, 150] [160, 170, 180] cm Choose the size closest to desired bust size.
MATERIALS
Yarn
1710 [1735, 1790, 1825] [1860, 1900, 1935] [1960, 2025, 2055] yards / 1565 [1585, 1635, 1670] [1700, 1735, 1770] [1790, 1850, 1890] meters
Original is size 52” / 130 cm knitted using Brown Sheep, Prairie Spun, in 8 colors.
The piece is modeled on a woman with a 51” / 127.5 cm bust and is 68” / 170 cm tall.
Needles
US size 8 / 5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles and needles for small circumference knitting
Notions
tape measure
2 locking stitch markers
4 opening stitch markers
progress keeper (to count rows)
life line (optional)
stitch holder or waste yarn
scissors
tapestry needle
GAUGE
25 sts and 27 rows to 4” / 10 cm in Mistake Rib Pattern, blocked, relaxed.
Mistake Rib Pattern
Cast on an multiple of 4 + 1 stitches. Use written instructions, immediately following or charts in gallery below.
Row 1: (Knit 2, Purl 2) across to the last stitch, Knit 1.
Row 2: (Purl 2, Knit 2) across to the last st, Purl 1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until desired length.
Bind off in pattern.
Block. Measure when dry.
Adjust needle size, yarn weight or size choice as needed.
CONSTRUCTION
Cast on the back ribbing and work the back in one piece increasing for the “sleeves” as the back is worked to the neck. After the back is completed, the stitches are split, some are bound off and others put on hold so that the front can be worked individually. There is some neck shaping and the stitches that were increased on the back will be decreased on the front. End with the front ribbing and bind off.
Right Hand
Left Hand
