OPENING ACT JACKET IN SIRDAR STORIES DK
Festival Collection
You can knit this jacket two different ways! If you knit the long colour-blocked version, you can wear it as a cover up and pick your eight favourite Sirdar...
You can knit this jacket two different ways! If you knit the long colour-blocked version, you can wear it as a cover up and pick your eight favourite Sirdar Stories shades to make it your own. Alternatively knit the shorter version, it works as an easy additional layer to any summer outfit. To create these garments, it only involves two stitches, mesh stitch and icord stitch for the ties!
Knitting Level: Advanced
You will also need: 1 Pair of 4mm (UK8 - USA6) Knitting Needles,1 Pair of 3¼mm (UK10 - USA3) Knitting Needles and1 Pair of 3¼mm (UK10 - USA3) Double Pointed Knitting Needles.
Design no: 10543
Yarn Facts
About This Yarn
Sirdar Stories is a cotton-rich blend of forty Insta-friendly shades, perfect for recreating catwalk crochet looks and celebrity knitting trends. The blend of natural cotton and acrylic is perfect for creating lighter garments that keep their shape.
What's it like to work with?
A cool, soft blend of cotton and acrylic, Sirdar Stories is a lightweight yarn that’s easy to work with and gives great stitch definition to colour-work and textured patterns.
What is it best for?
We created Sirdar Stories especially for fashionable womenswear and the 50g balls are perfect for colourful makes from granny squares to stripy knits.
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Composition
60% Cotton 40% Acrylic
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Tension
22 sts x 28 rows to 10cm / 4 inches
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Ball Weight
50g In accordance with BS984
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Yarn Weight
Double Knitting
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Yarn Length
140 metres (153 yards) approx
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Knitting Needle Size
4 mm (USA 6)
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Crochet Hook Size
4 mm (USA F/5)
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Washing Instructions
40 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle
