Shocking! Jacket & Skirt by Veronik Avery

Shocking! Jacket & Skirt

Knitting
November 2004
Aran (8 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
2559 - 3583 yards (2340 - 3276 m)
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Needles:

  • US 7, straight
  • US 6, 24” circular
  • US 6, 36” circular

Gauge:

  • the information listed above is for the Skirt
  • Jacket - 22 stitches and 31 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st w/ smaller needles

Yarn:

Jacket:

  • 010 russet (burgundy; MC), 14 (15, 17, 18, 19, 20) balls
  • 1 ball each - 029 raspberry (dark fuchsia), 011 poppy (red), 015 putty (gray), 005 raven (black), and 014 Dijon (gold)

Skirt:

  • 015 putty (gray; A) and #005 raven (black; B) - 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) balls each;
  • 014 Dijon (gold; C), 1 ball

Notions:

  • Four 1/2” buttons
  • beading needle
  • polyester sewing thread in coordinating colors for attaching beads
  • Glass seed beads
    • 250 violet (cut)
    • 100 amber (round)
    • 75 black (facet)
    • 75 gunmetal (round)
    • 10 green (round) 2 mm seed beads