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

Size Guide

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.

  • Composition

    60% Cotton 40% Acrylic

  • Tension

    22 sts x 28 rows to 10cm / 4 inches

  • Ball Weight

    50g In accordance with BS984

  • Yarn Weight

    Double Knitting

  • Yarn Length

    140 metres (153 yards) approx

  • Knitting Needle Size

    4 mm (USA 6)

  • Crochet Hook Size

    4 mm (USA F/5)

  • Washing Instructions

    40 Machine Wash / Wool Cycle