Leighton Jacket by Jane Ellison

Leighton Jacket

Knitting
November 2013
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
394 - 787 yards (360 - 720 m)
Newborn to 6 years
English
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For this pattern you need:

Yarn:
3 (4, 5, 5, 6) 50g balls of dk weight yarn (with 120m/131yds per 50g).

Metres/Yardage:
360 (480, 600, 600, 720)m/
394 (525, 656, 656, 787)yds.

Needles: 4mm.

Notions: 6 buttons.

Tension: 22 stitches and 40 rows to 10cm/4ins square over garter stitch using 4mm needles.

Measurements:

To Fit:
Newborn (6-12 mths, 1-2 yrs, 3-4 yrs, 5-6 yrs)

To Fit Chest (suggested)
43 (52, 58, 65, 72)cm/ 17 (20½, 22¾, 25½, 28¼)ins

Length (from shoulder)
26 (28, 32, 34, 38)cm/ 10¼ (11, 12½, 13¼, 14¾)ins

Sleeve Length
17 (19, 22, 26, 30)cm/ 6¾ (7½, 8¾, 10¼, 11¾)ins

Notes on Pattern

My design ideas and advice: This simple garter stitch jacket is perfect for new knitters or for those coming back to knitting and want to try out their skills on a straight forward easy pattern. This jacket is basic squares with a tiny bit of shaping and without any stitches to pick up at the neck. With this in mind, make sure the front edges are neat and join in any new balls at the side seams. Love this jacket and wish it came in an adult size? It does! I designed Halyard in Kilcarra Tweed Simple Knits especially for those who wished the Leighton Jacket was not just in child sizes!

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