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Pattern, Di Gilpin: Shoowa Jacket
Pattern, Di Gilpin: Shoowa Jacket
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This jacket is an odyssey. A series of paths taken in a journey through the pattern. Each Front and the Back are all different. The symbols are my own interpretation of the incredible Cuba cloths from the Congo that inspired my first design in 1990! I have used Fair Isle and intarsia techniques in the making and some vibrant colour choices to celebrate the richness of the pattern. It is worked in our own Lalland Lambswool.
Materials
Di Gilpin Lalland - 100% Scottish lambswool - 50gr/ball
Colourway B (second picture) | Size |
Main Colour | Crowdie - 6 balls |
Contrast A | Bellrock - 3 balls |
Contrast B | Laggan - 1 ball |
Contrast C | Meadowsweet - 1 ball |
Needles |
Small : 1 pair needles, 3.75mm (UK 9, US 5) Medium : 1 pair needles, 4mm (UK 8, US 6) |
Finished Measurements
SIZE - cms (ins)
Measurements | Small | Medium |
Width at Chest on back | 54 cms (21 ins) | 68 cms (27 ins) |
Length from back of neck edge to cast on edge | 52 cms (20 ins) | 65 cms (26 ins) |
Sleeve Length | 44 cms (17ins) | 46 cms (18 ins) |
Depth of Armhole (as a loose jacket the armhole is a dropped one) |
16 cms (6 ins) | 19 cms (7 ins) |
This pattern is for experienced knitters and uses Fair Isle and Intarsia techniques.
Materials | Small | Medium / Large |
Yarn: Lalland DK | 7 x 50g balls | 10 x 50g balls |
NEEDLES: 1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3), and 1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9, US 4). |
Measurements | Small | Medium / Large |
To Fit Bust | 32-34 ins (81-86 cms) | 36-38 ins (91-97 cms) |
Length | 16 ins (41 cms) | 20 ins (51 cms) |
Sleeve Length | 18 ins (46 cms) | 18 ins (46 cms) |
Finished Measurement | 38 ins (97 cms) | 46 ins (116 cms) |



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