A warm and cozy jacket complete with a rounded fold-over collar and 3/4-length sleeves. A budding vine stalk climbs up the back and adorns the circular pockets. The jacket is worked in pieces from the bottom up and seamed together at the end; the pockets are joined as you knit the jacket fronts.

Buds and Blooms is included in the Botanical Knits collection.

• FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest: 34 (38, 42, 46)[50, 54, 58, 62]" / 86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117)[127, 137, 147.5, 157.5] cm

Length: 21½ (22½, 23½, 24½)[25½, 26½, 27½, 28½]" / 54.5 (57, 59.5, 62)[64.5, 67, 69.5, 72] cm

Shown in size 34" / 86.5 cm; to be worn with 2–3" / 5–7.5 cm of positive ease

• MATERIALS

6 (7, 8, 8)[9, 10, 11, 11] skeins Quince & Co. Osprey [100% American Wool; 170 yd / 155 m per 7 oz / 100 g skein] in Twig OR approx 950 (1075, 1225, 1325) [1475, 1600, 1750, 1875] yd / 875 (975, 1100, 1200)[1350, 1450, 1600, 1725] m of a bulky weight wool or wool blend

Alternate Yarn: Cascade Yarns Ecological Wool

• GAUGE

  16 sts and 22 rows = 4" / 10 cm in St st on US9 / 5.5 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge.