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The Kowloon Jacket

Pattern ID: PB 1324
Wool brand: Patons Big Ben
Yarn quantity: 14 (2oz? hanks)
Sizes: to fit 34 - 36 inch chest

Wool weight: Chunky
Needle size: 9mm, and 6½mm
Tension (10x10cm): 11sts x 15 rows

Price: SOLD

Description: Sixties jacket in heavy chunky yarn, using a slip- rib stitch.
What a delight is the styling of this photo! It has a foreign setting in keeping with the new jet-set age - but not only that, the photo is taken in front of a P&B billboard - apparently a "landmark to travellers on the Hong Kong-Kowloon ferry".