Raccoon Jacket Knitting Pattern Download

Description

When the designer melded the raccoon fur coats of the 1920s with the short jackets of the 1950s, the result was this perky little cover-up. To pull it off without any unkindness to animals, she combined two faux-fur novelty yarns: Funny and Funny Luxury. The jacket body is cleverly worked in two pieces-each from the center front to the center back and composed of striped panels that are shaped with short rows. The sleeves are worked from the cuff upward and are also shaped with short rows. The fold-over collar is worked last.

Finished Size: 34 ½ (37 ½, 38 ½, 41 ½)” (87.5 [95.5, 98, 105.5] cm) bust/chest circumference, fastened. Coat shown measures 37 ½” (95.5 cm).
Yarn: Sandnesgarn Funny Luxury (100% polyester; 61 yd [56 m]/50 g): #2494 gray/black, 8 (9, 9, 10) skeins. Sandnesgarn Funny (100% polyester; 98 yd [90 m]/50 g): #1099 black, 4 (4, 5, 5) skeins. Yarn distributed by Swedish Yarn Imports.
Yarn weight: #4 – Medium
Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st with either yarn on larger needles.
Needles: Body and Sleeves-Size 9 (5.5 mm). Collar-Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Stitch holders; markers (m); tapestry needle; small amount of smooth yarn in matching color for sewing seams; sharp-pointed sewing needle and matching thread; 5 large hook-and-eye fasteners.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Spring 2003