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Vintage Coat

This document provides step-by-step instructions for knitting a vintage coat in the style of the 1960s using crochet techniques. It explains how to create a scale pattern, knit squares for the back and sleeves, join the pieces, add borders and details such as openings in the sleeves. The goal is to teach beginners how to make this coat easily by following the provided recommendations.
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Vintage Coat

This document provides step-by-step instructions for knitting a vintage coat in the style of the 1960s using crochet techniques. It explains how to create a scale pattern, knit squares for the back and sleeves, join the pieces, add borders and details such as openings in the sleeves. The goal is to teach beginners how to make this coat easily by following the provided recommendations.
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January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step


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With a marked '60s style, this vintage coat is ideal for knitting using leftovers from
yarns, and adding red as a base color. Let's see how to do it, especially if you are
beginner, let's get to work!

To start, draw a scale model with your measurements, and if possible, one to full size to guide you.
when you make the squares. I found this mold that helps me know the shapes of the part
superior, for a good fit of the sleeves. But you can do it as you like, even knit it straight without shaping.
rounded.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

Consider that the coat has straight lines in general, so there is no need to think about tailoring it and it makes more
easy to sew.
To crochet the squares, you can use the traditional pattern that is based on three double crochets that come out together and three
chains, but you can use anyframethat you find suitable.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

Crochet a granny square with the yarn and crochet hook you are going to use, to know how big it is and that way you can
calculate how many you will need to knit to cover the surface of your mold.
In this coat, the squares or grannys are knitted with 4 rows, the last one being in red, which is the color of
base.

To knit the back, we will start with a single square and will continue knitting as many rows as necessary.
to achieve the width we have in our mold. We do the same for the sleeves.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

Observe how the back part is assembled, joining the large square for the back with the squares facing down and
sides. To join and start shaping as expected, it is knitted with red wool using the three double crochet stitch that
Starting from the same point and 3 chains. This is how the yoke or waist that we see here was made.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

For the sleeves, we knit the square and complete the shape with stitch 3 var 3 ch. If the yarn is very
you can do it with 2 rods and 2 chains. Look at how the shape of the sleeve is made on the part
superior.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

The sleeve has this shape in the bags, rounded at the top. See how a sleeve mold looks.
As you will see, the one we are going to make is wider at the bottom.
The sleeves have an open part at the cuff to give the best style of the sixties, very hippie. The junction is
make it with red color.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

exampleofsleevemold

Here we see how the folded and joined sleeve looks using crochet.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

The unions of the sleeves with the body are made with needle and thread, previously a hem was made on each part.
crochet.
January 7, 2017 Learn to knit your vintage coat / Step by step | All crochet

At the front, the jacket has an entire knitted border that surrounds it, including the collar, leaving a strip that is
knit alternating colors in each row, and to the desired width until you achieve the measurement you need. Even,
You can give it a larger size to be able to close the bag by crossing it and adjusting it with a tie (see initial photo).
The last row is in red to give uniformity to your jacket. Enjoy it!

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