A long, loose 1970s smock to wear with jeans or over a skirt. Plain stockinette below a deep yoke of tiny crossed ribs, a buttoned opening at the front, a big garter-stitch collar, two patch pockets with garter tops, and full sleeves gathered into ribbed cuffs.

Fit

Loose tunic, about 11½–13 in (29–34 cm) of ease at the bust; hip length

Skill level

Intermediate. A crossed-rib yoke, a buttoned opening, a collar and pockets.

Sizes

US 4 to 24 (UK 8 to 28, EU 36 to 56): 32 to 52 in (81 to 132 cm) bust

Knit it

Your choice when you make your pattern: flat, in pieces, as the original, or in the round up to the yoke, with no side seams below it.

Yarns

Fingering / 4-ply, Sport, DK / light worsted, Worsted / Aran

Original yarn

DK (light worsted), at about 22 sts and 30 rows to 4 in (10 cm) over stockinette. For the closest match to the photo, use a yarn that knits to this gauge.

Gauge

Your own, from 18 to 30 stitches per 4 in (10 cm)

You get

Your complete pattern straight away, to read on screen, print or save, plus an email link back to it

Bulky (chunky) yarn isn't offered: a long tunic with a deep garter collar gets very heavy, and the crossed rib turns coarse.

What you'll get

• Every piece written out in full for your size and gauge
• Row counts with the length to check against, so you always know where you are
• Row-by-row planners for the tricky bits, where shaping happens on both edges at once
• Drawings of each piece with your measurements, and full making-up instructions

Every design is chosen by a knitter and checked against its original pattern. If you get stuck, email us and a real person will help.

No swatch? You can use the gauge on your yarn's label. For a perfect fit, knit a swatch and measure it over plain stockinette on your main needles. Here's how to measure your gauge.