To knit this child’s jacket you will need about 8, 10, 12 ounces worsted weight yarn for main color, 1 ounce of nubby, fuzzy yarn or think and thin yarn for contrasting color, smalls amounts of 2ply yarn or embroidery thread in red and black, one pair each sizes 4 and 8 standard knitting needles, crochet hook size H and something for the front opening (snap tape, buttons, or leather frogs).