Penguono Pattern

Gather a colorful array of stash and scrap yarns and knit a versatile statement piece! Begin with a seed stitch rectangle followed by a series of welts on the back. The sides and fronts are knit sideways in garter stitch with simple v-neck shaping. Then, work two rectangles for the shoulders and tapered seed stitch sleeves. Garter stitch short rows form the collar and another garter stitch rectangle forms the bottom band, all outlined in I-cord. Upon completion, you have a fun short sleeved jacket, but flip it upside down and it becomes a long dramatic and shapely coat. The improvisational stripes and color blocks provide endless entertainment and you can add fringe to the back for extra drama. I imagine if a Penguin were to wear a type of kimono jacket in my dream world, it would look something like this, a Penguono!

Gauge: 20 [18, 16, 14, 12, 10] sts & 44 [40, 36, 32, 28, 24] rows = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch

Finished Measurements: 42 [48, 54, 60, 68, 80]” / 107 [122, 137, 152, 173, 203]cm chest circumference. XXL sample is modeled on a 41” / 104cm chest circumference with 27” / 69cm of positive ease. Garment is designed to fit with a dramatically oversized, boxy effect.

Chest circumference is determined by row gauge so you can mix yarns with a different needle and gauge for another size.

Chest CircumferenceGauge per 4" / 10cm in garterRecommended yarn weight42” / 107cm20 sts / 44 rowsFingering48” / 122cm18 sts / 40 rowsDK54” / 137cm16 sts / 36 rowsDK / Worsted60” / 152cm14 sts / 32 rowsWorsted68” / 173cm12 sts / 28 rowsChunky80” / 203cm10 sts / 24 rowsChunky

Materials Used: Yarn: Use stash and scrap yarns of all weights by holding them together to get your desired gauge. Have fun and play with different fibers and adventurous color combinations. The XXL sample pictured used the following yarns held together for a chunky weight gauge.

• 1 strand chunky weight
• 1 strand worsted weight + 1 strand fingering or lace weight
• 2 strands DK weight
• 3 strands fingering weight
• 1 strand DK weight + 2 strands fingering or lace weight

Yarn Amount: Approximately 800 [900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300]g total

Needle Size: 40” US 10.5 / 6.5mm circular (for XXL size) or size needed to obtain gauge