Knitted House Coat Pattern #448

Size 34

Materials: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 30 balls (1 oz. balls).
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size).
30 inches of belting.
A 2-piece buckle.

Gauge: 8 sts make 1 inch, 12 rows make 1 inch.

Back. Starting at bottom, cast on 240 sts and work in moss st (k 1, p 1, alternately on 1 row, and on next row k over the p sts and p over the k sts), decreasing 1 st at both ends of every 7th row until piece measures 3½ inches (228 sts). Then, continuing decreases, work lace pattern as follows: 1st row: K 3, * O, k 2 tog., k 1. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: P 3, * O, p 2 tog., p 1. Repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 5 inches in all. Hereafter, continue alternating 3½ inch bands of moss st with 1 inch bands of lace, continuing decreases as before until 104 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 40 inches (8 moss st bands and 8 lace bands). Then, on next row and every 5th row thereafter, inc. 1 st at both ends until there are 128 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 45½ inches.

To Shape Armholes: Bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows. Then dec. 1 st at end of each row until 104 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 7½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping, working entirely in moss st after the 10th lace band is completed. To shape shoulders, bind off 4 sts at beginning of each row until 40 sts remain. Bind off.

Left Front. Starting at bottom, cast on 152 sts and work in pattern as for Back, decreasing 1 st at side edge every 6th row until 76 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 40 inches (8 moss st bands and 8 lace bands). Then, on next row and every 4th row thereafter, inc. 1 st at side edge until there are 92 sts on needle. Work straight until piece measures 45½ inches.

To Shape Armhole: Starting at side edge bind off 6 sts once. Then dec. 1 st every other row at armhole edge until 76 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 7½ inches from 1st row of armhole shaping. To shape shoulder, starting at armhole edge bind off 4 sts every other row until 44 sts remain. Bind off.

Right Front. Work exactly as for Left Front, reversing shapings.

Sleeves: Starting at bottom, cast on 152 sts and work in pattern as for Back, decreasing 1 st at both ends of every 8th row until 104 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 17 inches. To shape top of sleeve, bind off 6 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows. Then dec. 1 st at end of each row until 24 sts remain. Bind off.

Sew up side and shoulder seams. Sew up sleeve seams and sew sleeves in. Sew belting to waistline. Sew on buckle as in illustration.