Silk Rainbow Jacket Kit Quixotic Fibers

This kit includes the yarn and the pattern to make Carla’s Silk Rainbow Jacket.

The yarn is Risoni Silk by The Loom, which comes in 25 gram skeins of 140-164 yards. 2 skeins of each of the 8 colors used in the original are sufficient to make all sizes (finished bust 32.75 through 64 inches).

If you would like to have the digital pattern added to your ravelry library, please give us your ravelry ID in the notes section at checkout. The pattern is available separately here.

Below are the details about the pattern:

The jacket is knit sideways from the center out and is worked in sections that are joined together as you knit so that at the end there are no seams. (The original jacket did have side seams, but I’ve learned some tricks since then).

Difficulty: This pattern is for intermediate knitters who are comfortable reading complex patterns.

Techniques Used: provisional cast on, crochet cast on, three-needle bind off, knitting in the round, i-cord edge.

Gauge: 20 stitches x 50 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Sizes: This jacket is meant to fit loosely over the shoulders, bust, and arms, but it is not oversized. It allows 2 – 5 in (6.4 – 12.7 cm) of positive ease at the bust.
Finished Bust Measurement: 32.75 (34.5, 36.75, 39, 41, 44.25)[46, 47, 49, 51, 53.25](55.25, 57.5, 59.75, 62.75, 64) in / 82 (86.5, 92, 97.5, 102.5, 110.5)[115, 117.5, 122.5, 127.5, 133](138, 144, 149.5, 154.5, 160) cm
Length from shoulder: 27 (27, 27, 27, 27, 28)[28, 28, 28, 29, 29](29, 30, 30, 30, 30) in / 67.5 (67.5, 67.5, 67.5, 67.5, 70)[70, 70, 70, 72.5, 72.5](72.5, 75, 75, 75, 75) cm

Yarn: Risoni by The Loom: 100% Silk (thick and thin single ply), 153 yards (140 meters)/25 grams per skein.

Yarn requirements depend upon the number of colors that you want to use. Use the following formula to calculate how much you need of each color:

Total number of yards / number of colors = average yards required per color.

Total yards: 1100 (1168, 1240, 1304, 1358, 1510)[1557, 1628, 1683, 1802, 1870](1930, 2060, 2138, 2222, 2302)

Total meters: 1006 (1068, 1134, 1192, 1242, 1381)[1424, 1489, 1539, 1648, 1710](1765, 1884, 1955, 2032, 2105)

The original jacket was knit for a 50 in (127 cm) bust and used 2 skeins each of the following 8 colors:

03 – Elderberry, 12/215 – Teal Berry, 11 – Spinach, 10 – Cucumber, 09 – Asparagus, 08 – Sweet Corn, 07 – Carrot, 06 – Tomato.

Needles: US #4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, or size to obtain gauge, in the following lengths: 16, 24, and 40 inch (40, 60, and 100 cm)

You may need to go up or down one or two needle sizes to get gauge.

Notions:

• Stitch markers
• Row counter
• Scrap yarn or extra needle cables to hold a large number of stitches.
• Crochet hook size H/6 (5.0 mm) or larger and scrap yarn for a provisional cast on.