98-99-21 Jacket Suit by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)

98-99-21 Jacket Suit

Knitting
October 1998
Sport (12 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
3221 - 3222 yards (2945 - 2946 m)
bust 102cm (40.1"), hips 96cm (37.8")
English
This pattern is available for free.

Note: this pattern is written for knitting machines, but hand knitters can knit it simply by following the chart.

Note: The original source is no longer available; the English language pattern page can be found through the Internet Archive here, with the direct PDF link here.

Materials:

  • standard-gauge knitting machine (4.5mm pitch) with punchcard capabilities or knitting needles necessary to achieve gauge
  • Japanese size 2, 3, 4, & 5 knitting needles (2.7, 3.0, 3.3, & 3.6mm)
  • 70cm length of elastic (3cm wide) for waistband
  • jacket: 650g (2036.7m)
  • skirt: 290g (908.7m)

Pattern originally written for Cashmere Lamb’s Wool, which has since been discontinued. Pierrot Yarns suggests Fine Merino as a substitute.

Additional gauge info:

  • gauge listed is for jacket

  • for skirt, gauge in stockinette is 28 st and 40 rows in 10cm square