Leaflet - Debra Kinsey - Frankie

Leaflet - Debra Kinsey Frankie

Frankie has two colour styles: a colour-blocked version with contrasting bands, sleeves and pocket linings or a more subtle colourway with contrasting cuffs and pocket linings. Alternatively, the jacket can be worked throughout in a single colour.

The main fabric is stocking stitch with K2, P2 rib bands.

The jacket features cutaway side pockets with a contrasting pocket lining. The front edges with V-shaped neckline are finished with a rib buttoning band.

The jacket comes in 6 child sizes - to fit child aged approx 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years.

The Frankie Jacket requires average to intermediate knitting skills.

Knitting techniques

• cable cast-on
• K2, P2 rib
• fashioned decreasing (fully detailed)
• M1R and M1L (fully detailed)
• knitting up stitches (front band)
• mattress stitch seaming

Finished measurements

To fit child (approx age) 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years

Body circumference (approx, after seaming)

61 (66, 71, 76, 81, 86) cm/24 (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) ins

Length (approx)

38 (42, 46, 50, 54, 58) cm/15 (16½, 18, 20, 21½, 23) ins

Style B - contrasting pocket linings and cuffs

Colour 1 (C2)
approx 600 (725, 860, 1000, 1150, 1300) metres/654 (790, 937, 1090, 1254, 1417) yards

Colour 2 (C2)
approx 75 (90, 110, 125, 140, 160) metres/82 (98, 120, 136, 153, 174) yards

Needles and notions

• 3.25mm/US 3 and 4mm/US 6 needles, in straights or circulars
• spare 4mm needle and 1 stitch-holder
• 3.25mm/US 3 circular needle 100-120cm/40-48ins long for front band
• 10 removable stitch markers
• yarn needle
• 6 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10) x 12mm/½ins diameter buttons

Tension

After blocking, the tension required is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm/4ins over stocking st using 4mm needles.