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25th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE • FALL 2007

FALL 2007

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CLASSIC ELITE YARNS LA GRAN (mohair/wool/nylon)
in #63521 STEEL GREY
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Vladimir Teriokhin designed this oversized coat with a garter-stitch shawl collar and edgings. One size.

6" 18"
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS before beginning to knit. Work
• Bust (closed) 52"/132cm armhole shaping at side edge as
8≤"
• Length 45"/114cm for back, AT SAME TIME, inc 1
• Upper arm 16"/40.5cm st at front edge (working inc sts
BACK
MATERIALS into garter st) on next row, then 7≤"
• 28 1≤oz/42g balls (each approx 90yd/82m) every other row 9 times more, AT
of Classic Elite Yarns La Gran (mohair/ SAME TIME, work 1 more st at 2"
wool/nylon) in #63521 steel grey front edge in garter st (therefore 1
• One pair size 10≤ (6.5mm) needles OR fewer st in St st) inside of garter st 45"
SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE on next row, then every 8th row 8
• Stitch markers and holders times more, AT SAME TIME,
27"
GAUGE when same length as back to
12 sts and 16 rows = 4"/10 cm over St st using shoulder, shape shoulder at side
size 10≤ (6.5mm) needles and 2 strands of edge as for back—18 sts. Work
yarn held tog. even on these 18 sts for 3"/7.5cm.
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE. Place sts on a holder.
BACK RIGHT FRONT
With 2 strands held tog, cast on 87 sts. Work Work to correspond to left front, 29"
in St st, dec 1 st each side every 20th row 4 reversing all shaping and place- 26"
times—79 sts. Work even until piece meas- ment of garter st band and collar. 6"
ures 27"/68.5cm from beg. SLEEVES 3"
Armhole shaping With 2 strands held tog, cast on 38 sts.
Cast on 2 sts at beg of next 6 rows, 8 sts at beg Work in garter st for 4≤"/11.5cm. 8≤"
of next 2 rows—107 sts. Place marker at each Work in St st, inc 1 st each side every
end of row. [Inc 1 st each side on next row. 4th row 5 times—48 sts. Work even
LEFT
Work 1 row even. Inc 1 st each side on next until piece measures 11"/28cm from FRONT 7≤"
row. Work 3 rows even] 5 times—127 sts. beg. Bind off all sts loosely.
Place marker at each end of row. FINISHING 2"
Shoulder shaping Sew shoulder seams. Sew top of sleeve
Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 28 rows, 4 sts at to front and back armholes between
beg of next 6 rows. Bind off rem 19 sts for markers. Sew side and sleeves seams.
back neck. Collar 27"
LEFT FRONT Sew sides of collar along back neck,
With 2 strands held tog, cast on 17 sts. Work adjusting length if necessary. Seam sts
in St st, casting on at beg of WS rows (front tog at center back using 3-needle bind off.
edge) as foll: cast on 4 sts once, 3 sts 4 times, Lower edge band
2 sts 3 times, 3 sts once (for 3-st garter-st With RS facing and 2 strands, beg at
band)—42 sts. Working 3 sts at front edge in lower edge of left front, inside of the 3-
garter st, cont rem sts in St st and work decs at st garter-st band, pick up and k 154 sts 1" 7≤" 5≤"
side edge (beg of RS rows) as for back—38 evenly along lower edge of left front, 16"
sts. Work even until piece measures 27"/ back and right front. Work in garter st
68.5cm from beg of first cast-on row. for 1"/2.5cm. Bind off loosely. Sew SLEEVE 6≤"
Armhole, collar and ends of band along 3-st garter-st band
shoulder shaping on fronts.❖ 4≤"
Note Read through the following instructions
12≤"

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