In winter, you need a loose-fitting, thick wool coat. Keep yellow, gold, brown, and white on hand.

inter, you need a loose, thick wool coat. I mixed yellow, gold, brown, and white mohair, looped velvet, and cotton yarn to create my favorite golden hue—like delicate sunlight spilling through the window on a winter day, bright, warm, and romantic {} {}{}{} Using 10.0mm thick needles, I quickly knitted this top-down coat. Collar: Cast on 69 stitches using 8.0mm needles, working in single ribbing. After 7 rows, divide the stitches: On each front panel, work 7 stitches plus 5 garter-stitch plackets. Each sleeve has 9 stitches. Back piece: 19 stitches. Evenly distribute 8 stitches into 4 slanted increases. {}{}{} Switch to 10.0mm needles. On the front panels, do German-style decreases: 3, 2, 1, 1. When the slanted increases reach 23 cm, begin shaping the sleeves by dividing the stitches. Add 8 stitches under each armhole, then continue knitting until reaching the appropriate length. After 12 rows of 8.0mm single ribbing, bind off. Sleeves: decrease 2-2-3, then 12-2-3; finish the cuff by binding off at 30 stitches using 8.0mm needles, working in single ribbing before binding off.