Olive Groves and Doll Knits

 

Brigid Coat:

Notions:

Boucle or sport yarn.

100 g

Needles: US 4 /3.5 mm. (or those you need to obtain gauge)

Darning needle.

Stitch markers or waste yarn.

buttons . I used wood buttons made by my husband. You can buy some similar online or use ordinary ones instead. . I used loops of yarn to create the closure. 

Difficulty: Advanced beginner.

Gauge: 6   sts x 8rows = 1 inch. In stockinette stitch

Abbreviations:

Co: cast on.

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

P: purl

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.

Ssk: Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.

Yo: yarn over

kfb: Knit into front and then back of stitch.

S2,k,psso: Slip 2 sts together knitwise, k1 and then pass slipped sts over. (Gives a central double decrease)

S1, k2tog, psso: Slip 1, knit 2sts together and pass slipped stitch over. (Double decrease)

M1l: Insert the left-hand needle from front to back under the strand of yarn which runs between the stitch just worked and the next stitch on the left-hand needle. Knit this stitch through the back loop.

M1r: Insert the left-hand needle from the back to front under the strand of yarn which runs between the stitch just worked

Cast on 70 sts.

Knit 44 rows. Divide work.

K17, bo 2sts, k32, bo 2sts, k17.

Front:

K15, k2tog.

2: K16. 3-20 Knit.

Bind off.

Back:

1: Ssk, k28, k2tog.

2: K30.

3-20: Knit.

Bind off.

Front:

1: Ssk, K15.

2: K16.

3- 20: Knit.Bind off.

Sleeves:

Cast on 28sts.

1-4: Knit.

5: Kfb, k26, kfb.

6-8: K30.

9: Kfb, k28, kfb.

10-12: K32.

13: Kfb, k30, kfb.

14-16: K34.

17: Kfb, k32, kfb.

18-20: K36.

21: Kfb, k34, kfb.

22-32: K38.

Bind off.

Sew sleeve seams. Sew shoulder seams and sew sleeves to body.

Pick up 32 sts around sleeve.

With 2.5 needles and contrast yarn work 10 rows in garter stitch.

Bind off.

Collar:

With 2.5 needles and contrast yarn pick up 11sts on lapel, 52sts along neck, 11sts other lapel.

1: Knit.

2: K10, kfb, kfb, k50, kfb, kfb, k10.

3: Knit.

4: K11, kfb, kfb, k52, kfb, kfb, k11.

5: Knit.

6: K12, kfb, kfb, k54, kfb, kfb, k12.

7: K86.

8: K13, kfb, kfb, k56, kfb, kfb, k13.

9: K 90.

10: K14, kfb, kfb, k58, kfb, kfb, k14.

Bo: 94 sts.

Sew buttons and create closure. 

Enjoy!