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Vintage
1942 Casual Cable Knit Jacket #966
SIZE:
Directions are for size 14. Changes for size 16 & 18 are in brackets.
Directions are for size 14. Changes for size 16 & 18 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Chadwick’s Red Heart Knitting Worsted, 2-oz skeins or 1-oz balls
Size 14 - 21 oz Size 16 - 23 oz Size 18 - 25 oz
29” Circular knitting needle #6
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust – 35” [37” – 39”]
Width across back at underarm – 16 ½” [17 ½” – 18 ½”]
Width across each front at underarm – 9 ¼” [9 ¾” – 10 ¼”]
Length from top of shoulder – 23” [23 ½” – 24 ½”]
Length of side seam – 16” [16” – 16 ½”]
Sleeve seam – 17” [17 ½” – 18”]
Width of sleeve at upperarm – 13” [14” – 14 ½”]
Bust – 35” [37” – 39”]
Width across back at underarm – 16 ½” [17 ½” – 18 ½”]
Width across each front at underarm – 9 ¼” [9 ¾” – 10 ¼”]
Length from top of shoulder – 23” [23 ½” – 24 ½”]
Length of side seam – 16” [16” – 16 ½”]
Sleeve seam – 17” [17 ½” – 18”]
Width of sleeve at upperarm – 13” [14” – 14 ½”]
GAUGE:
1 patt = 2 ½”
6 rows = 1”
1 patt = 2 ½”
6 rows = 1”
Jacket is worked in one piece up to underarm.
JACKET:
Starting at bottom, cast on 252 [264 – 276] sts. Do not join, but work back & forth in rows as follows:
Starting at bottom, cast on 252 [264 – 276] sts. Do not join, but work back & forth in rows as follows:
1ST ROW:
* Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: p 1, [sk 1 st, p next st,
then p st that was skipped & allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle] 3
times, p 1. K 2, p 6, k 2 [cable
stripe]. Rep from * 2 more times.
** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: p 1, sk 1 st, p next st, then p st that was skipped & allow both sts to sl off left-hand needle, p 1, k 2. Rep from ** 3 [4 – 5] more times.
Then p 6, k 2; [work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2] 5 times.
Then [work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, k 2] 4 [5 – 6] times.
Then p 6, k 2; [work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2] twice; work wide stripe over rem 8 sts.
2ND ROW:
* Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: [sk 1 st, k in back of
next st, then k in front of st that was skipped & allow both sts to sl off
left-hand needle] 4 times. P2, k 6, p 2
[cable stripe]. Rep from * 2 more times.
** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: [sk 1 st, k in back of next st, then k in back of st that was skipped & allow both sts to sl off left-hand needle] twice, p 2. Rep from ** 3 [4 – 5] more times.
Then k 6, p 2; [work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2] 5 times.
Then [work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, p 2] 4 [5 – 6] times.
Then k 6, p 2; [work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2] twice; work wide stripe over rem 8 sts.
3RD ROW:
Same as 1st row.
4TH ROW:
Work as for 2nd row for 10 sts, make cable over next 6 sts –to make a cable, sl next 3 sts onto
double-pointed needle & hold in back of work, k next 3 sts, then k 3 sts
from double-pointed needle.
Work in patt as established in 2nd row over next 12 sts, cable over next 6 sts & cont in patt making cable over each group of k 6 sts across [12 cables].
Rep these 4 rows for patt until piece meas in all 16” [16” – 16 ½”].
SHAPE ARMHOLE: Work
across [right front] 62 [64 – 67] sts.
Bind off [for underarm] next 6 [8 – 6] sts.
For back, work across 116 [120 – 130] sts.
Bind off [for 2nd underarm] following 6 [8 – 6] sts.
LEFT FRONT:
Work across rem sts.
Work across rem sts.
Turn & work over last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at armhole edge every other row until there rem 54 [54 – 59] sts.
Work straight in patt until piece meas from 1st row of armhole shaping, ending at front edge 5 ½” [6” – 6”].
Bind off 18 sts for front of neck, then work straight over rem 36 [36 – 41] sts until piece meas from 1st row of armhole shaping 7” [7 ½” – 8”]. Bind off.
BACK:
Attach yarn to sts of back & work in patt, binding off 2 sts at beg of each row until there rem 100 [100 – 110] sts.
Attach yarn to sts of back & work in patt, binding off 2 sts at beg of each row until there rem 100 [100 – 110] sts.
Work straight until piece meas from 1st row of armhole shaping 7” [7 ½” – 8”].
Bind off [for shoulder} 36 [36 – 41] sts.
Bind off next 28 sts for back of neck.
Bind off for other shoulder rem 36 [36 – 41] sts.
RIGHT FRONT:
Attach yarn at armhole edge & work to correspond with left front.
Attach yarn at armhole edge & work to correspond with left front.
SLEEVES:
Starting at bottom, cast on 76 [76 -88] sts.
Starting at bottom, cast on 76 [76 -88] sts.
1ST ROW:
[K2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts] once [once – twice].
Then [k 2, p 6, k 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts] 3 times; k 2, p 6, k 2.
Then [work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, k 2] once [once – twice].
2ND ROW:
[P2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts [ once [once – twice]
[p2, k 6, p 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts] 3 times; p 2, k 6, p 2.
Then [work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, p 2] once [once – twice].
3RD ROW:
Same as 1st row.
4TH ROW:
Work as for 2nd row over 1st 8 [8 – 14] sts.
Then cable over next 6 sts, work in patt over next 12 sts, cable over next 6 sts & cont in patt making cable over each group of k 6 sts across [4 cables].
Rep these 4 rows until piece meas 3”.
NEXT ROW: With RIGHT
SIDE facing cast on 2 sts, finish row.
Work 1” straight.
NEXT ROW: With WRONG
SIDE facing, cast on 2 sts, finish row.
Cont thus casting on 2 sts at alternate sides on 1 row
every inch thereafter, working cast-on sts in patt of narrow stripe alternated
with p2 until there are on needle 95 [100 – 104] sts.
Work straight until piece meas 17” [17 ½” – 18”].
To shape top, bind off 6 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Bind off 2 sts at beg of each row until there rem 72 [76 – 80] sts.
Work straight until piece meas from 1st row of
top shaping 5” [5 ½” – 6”].
Bind off at beg of next 4 rows 10 [11 – 12] sts.
Bind off rem 32 sts.
FINISHING:
Block to measurements given.
Block to measurements given.
Sew shoulder & sleeve seams.
Work 1 row sc along right front edge, around neck & down left front.
Sew in sleeves.
ENJOY!
