Mexican Jacket by Lesley Stanfield

Mexican Jacket

Crochet
DK (11 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in double crochet (UK)
3.5 mm (E)
4.0 mm (G)
861 - 984 yards (787 - 900 m)
12mo (18mo 2yrs)
English Polish

pg 80

Note: Pattern uses ‘English’ crochet notation.

Finished Measurements*

  • Chest: 60 (65 70) cm / 23.5 (25.5 27.5) in
  • Length: 28 (32 36) cm / 11 (12.5 14) in
  • Sleeve: 17 (20 23) cm / 6.5 (7.75 9) in

Materials:

  • 3 (3, 4) balls bright blue
  • 1 ball turquoise
  • 1 ball lilac
  • 1 ball raspberry
  • 1 ball lime
  • 3 buttons

From the description: Influenced by Latin America, this chunky jacket is banded with strong stripes which are, in turn, patterned with criss-cross motifs. It’s all in straightforward double crochet, including the shawl collar.