COMFY CABLES
MEASUREMENTS
■ To fit ages 4-5 (6-7; 8-9; 10-11; 12-13) years
■ To fit chest 61 (66; 71; 76; 81) cm
■ Actual chest measurements 69 (74; 79; 84; 89) cm
■ Full length 54 (58; 62; 66; 68) cm
■ Sleeve length 16 (19; 22; 24; 26) cm
MATERIALS
NOTE The coat in the photo has been knitted with Stylecraft Life DK. There are several Stylecraft stockists throughout the country. Go to stylecraft-yarns.co.uk and click on international stockist to find your nearest stockist.
■ 3 (3; 4; 4; 5) x 100g balls of Style-craft Life DK in French Blue shade no 2447
■ 1 pair each of 3,25mm and 4mm knitting needles
■ Cable needle
■ 7 buttons in an assortment of bright colours
■ Tapestry needle
YARN INFORMATION
Stylecraft Life DK is a versatile wool blend. It contains 25% wool and 75% acrylic and is a standard DK yarn. There’s 298m per 100g ball. If you’re not able to obtain this yarn you could use Stylecraft Special DK which is 100% acrylic and available in 100g balls with 295m per ball. Or you could use any DK yarn of your choice.
TENSION
22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm measured over st st using 4mm Ns.
NOTE
Instructions are given for the smallest size with larger sizes in brackets ( ); where only one set of figures is given it applies to all sizes.
TO KNIT BACK
Using 3,25mm Ns, c/on 175 (181; 189; 207; 217) sts. Work in rib as folls: 1st row (RS): * k1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1. 2nd row: * p1, k1; rep
