(This is NOT her coat -- this is from the website. But the coat looks like this, only in blue.)Wow. This was almost scary. I wanted to make something for my mother-in-law for Christmas, so I figured the Einstein Coat (from the book The Knit Stitch) would be a nice idea. I think it turned out pretty well, and hopefully I'll get a picture of it soon.
METHOD:
I bought Reynolds Lopi Wool, in Denim Blue. Did on #9 and 10.5 needles, all in garter stitch. I made the bust 50 inches, which was a little big for her, but worked out okay. I bought neat silver-look spiraly buttons for it, and I left a little slit in the cuffs so if they were too long, she could roll them up. I thought it was a very neat touch.
AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?:
That the one year I make a coat for a Christmas gift is the one year that our average temperatures were like 50 degrees out.
I expected this would be really boring, since it's all garter stitch, but it wasn't. One thing I don't like is the sleeve seam. I think it looks like a mistake.
When I finished this I was worried that it was going to be too short, so I got it wet and hung it in the shower. It pulled the stitches down nicely, so it made a great looking pattern, but the shoulders got kind of out-of-shape. I hope mother-in-law can fix that.
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