A Shaped Sweater Coat for Women
The Ella sweater coat for women is the unfelted version of the little girl's Ella & the Legume coat.  It is an A-line shaped coat with a bodice that sits slightly above the natural waist for a flattering, wearable silhouette that shows off most any figure to best advantage.  If you need to increase the coat skirt length, the arm length, or the depth from the waist to the should, there is a note in relevant sections that tells you where to add rows so the coat fits your body beautifully.  This pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters.

Yarn: worsted weight yarn where 1 skein = 250yd/4oz
Size 32(36, 40, 44, 48, 52)"
Finished Chest 34(38, 42, 46, 50, 54)"
Solid Coat 6(6, 7, 7, 8, 8)
Solid Coat with ruffle, coat 4(5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6)
                     Ruffle color 2(2, 2, 2, 3, 3)
Striped coats: 2 sks of ruffle color, 1 sk of every 10 other colors

Needles & Notions: US 9 32" circular needles, US 10 circular needle for provisional CO rows
9 0.5" ceramic buttons

Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows over 4" in St st using a US 9 needle