Monica Knits

Coat PlacketDesign Features: A Cabin Fever Design, this classy A-line swing coat, featuring garter stitch detailing is knitted top-down in the round with Lamb's Pride Bulky Yarn. This garment had simple, though striking styling with knitted-in I-cord front edges, and slip stitch ridges on the sleeves and on either side of the front placket. The underarms have panels that match the front placket styling. The front slip stitch ridges and center front I-cord edges accent each other and create a great focal point for the frog closures. This is a warm jacket, ideal for cooler Michigan weather. My desk at work was in a drafty area, so this kept my cozy. I completed the jacket in 6 days over the Christmas vacation.

I love the jacket and it elicits many complements, which I credit to the styling and color. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to photograph this lustrous yarn and accurately reproduce the color. It is Amethyst colored, but the red highlights don't photograph well.

Purple IrisI planted these irises a few years ago and fall in love again each time they bloom, like today. I noticed that the various purples (red and bluish hues) are like the swing coat I knitted in 2007 with Lamb's Pride bulky yarn (Amethyst M-62). Which came first the Iris or the yarn? The Irises came first, but I'm sure they influenced my yarn purchase. I photographed a swatch of the yarn today, but was unable to capture with the camera the same red and blue hues that my eyes see in the yarn.

Lambs PrideLamb's Pride Bulky color Amethyst (M-62), 4 oz (114m - 125 yds)
85%wool, 15% mohair

Gauge: 4 st/in with 6.0 mm needles

Comments: Knits up quickly and easily. Love the color. Warm. Knitted a swing coat.
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Lambs PrideLamb's Pride Bulky 85%wool, 15% mohair
color Amethyst (M-62), 4 oz (114m - 125 yds)
Comments: Knits up quickly and easily. Love the color. Warm. Knitted a Swing Coat; which garners lots of complements.