Finley is a textured Gansey style coat designed for both boys and girls. The hood, long length, and turned cuffs make it warm and functional as well as beautiful.
For the knitter, Finley offers rich texture and classic cabling. The entire coat is worked from the bottom up and utilizes traditional gusset shaping at the underarms and neckline. The continuos front moss stitch bands paired with the gusset shaping means there’s minimal finishing and the overall textures and cables remain undisturbed throughout the knitting.
Sizes:
2-3 (4-6, 8-10, 12-14) years.
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 29.5 (33.5, 37.5, 41) inches.
Length: 16 (20, 23, 26) inches.
Yarn:
Vermont Organic’s O-Wool Classic
100% certified organic merino
3.5 ounces/100 grams per hank
198 yards/181 meters per hank
5 (6, 7, 8) hanks
Sample shown in color “Slate”.
Needles:
32 inch US#7 (4.5mm) circular.
1 set of US#7 (4.5mm) double point needles.
OR the size needle you need to obtain appropriate gauge.
Extras:
Stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle, 6 shank buttons.
Skill level:
Experienced.
Skills Needed:
Working from a chart, cabling, underarm gussets, inverted neck gussets.
Gauge:
18 stitches/25 rows = 4 inches over stockinette stitch.
Price: $6.00
Your printable pattern will be immediately downloadable in Adobe PDF (v5.0 or later) format
What a gorgeous knit! Your patterns are just wonderful - for kids and adults!
Posted by: chris | May 13, 2008 at 03:59 PM
Simply gorgeous. I can't wait to cast on for this one.
Posted by: Dani | May 13, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely love this! I have a 10 yo, and I'm going to make it longer to make a coat for her. Thanks so much!
Posted by: Jocelyn Grayson | May 13, 2008 at 10:31 AM
This sweater is gorgeous!! Perfect...I bought the pattern,,,but wait! Do I want to make my daughter the red riding hood cape? Cape or coat? Cape or coat? I guess I will wait for my Living Crafts magazine to arrive. I can't possibly do both at the same time, I need to finish too many other projects. One of these days I would really like to make myself something, but with people like you creating new exciting patterns for my daughter....oh well. Thanks!!
Posted by: OutlawQuilter | May 13, 2008 at 09:45 AM
That is a beautiful pattern. A nice mixture of different pattern and a great balace between them.
Posted by: Angelika | May 13, 2008 at 08:00 AM
This is getting too much! I've still got Maylie to knit (twice), track down Little Red Riding Hood and probably knit it twice, and then there's the men's slipover too, and now Finlay... gasp.
Brilliant stuff!
Posted by: clarabelle | May 13, 2008 at 03:06 AM
Another winner!
Posted by: elizabeth m | May 12, 2008 at 11:25 PM