Odds and Evens Sleeveless Coat
Description
This sleeveless coat pattern has been created by Wilma Stephenson and is knitted all in one piece using 10mm needles and garter stitch (plain knitting). There are two shapes to choose from - an even length coat or one where one side is longer than the other creating an A line. You can wear either one in two different ways. Turn your coat upside down and you change the length and the look! A row of double crochet is used to reinforce the edges and armholes, or if you cannot crochet, use blanket stitch around the armhole and don't worry about the edge. Size: Freeform -should fit up to size 18 & Odd size 22
Odd Coat
Tension: 10 sts. to 10cm approx. - Check tension before beginning and change needles if necessary to get correct gauge.
Materials
Even Coat
1 pair 10mm needles Even: 300gms Colored Jules Hand Dyed Boucle Mohair - 12ply Odd: 400gms Colored Jules Hand Dyed Boucle Mohair - 12ply 1 marker (A bit of colored yarn will do) 1 6mm crochet hook
Abbreviations
Increase - Knit into front of stitch, then into back of stitch before taking it off the needle. st. - stitch sts.- stitches k - knit 2tog. - knit next 2sts. together
Important: If you have hanks of yarn, wind them into balls. When knitting, knit 2 rows from one ball, then 2 from another to blend the colours. Pattern Cast on 15sts. Row 1: Knit Next and following rows: Increase each end (ie. in first stitch and last stitch) of every row until you have 91(95 for odd)sts. Colored JulesWool ontheWeb PH:0409511662 email: trejul@cloredjules.com.au www.coloredjules.com.au Next Row: Place marker so that we know that this will be our increase edge. (I like to do my increase then put in the marker). Increase in 1st st. Knit to end of row. Next Row: (one with marker at beginning of row) Increase in 1st 1 st. Knit to end of row. Continue these last 2 rows until you have 110 sts. for Even or 114 sts. for Odd Garment is now knitted to your underarm.
Make Armhole
Next Row: Knit 45sts. for Even 0r 47sts. for odd, Cast off 20 sts. very loosely (for both Even & Odd) (HINT - do not wrap your yarn around your fingers, this will take the tension off. Just pick it up and place it over the needle instead.) Knit 45 (47)sts.
Next Row:
Knit 45 (47)sts. Turn needle and cast on 20sts. very loosely. Turn needle back again and knit remaining 45 (47)sts.
Even Coat Knit till work measures 22cm from armhole slit Make another arm hole the same as above. Odd Coat Only: This is where the coat is made longer on one side than the other. You want you coat to be lopsided and you have 400gms of mohair - Knit till work measures 20cm. from last armhole slit. Even & Odd Coats: Decrease at beginning of marker edge only until you have 91 (95 for odd)sts. Decrease each end (ie. in first stitch and last stitch) of every row until you have 15st. Knit 1 row. Cast off.
Finishing Off
Double crochet around armholes and edge of coat. If you cannot crochet, just sew around armhole edge using blanket stitch to make them firm. Colored JulesWool ontheWeb PH:0409 511662
