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Vintage 1943 Evening Knit Sweater
Jacket #667
A skillful needlewoman
will swiftly knit this elegant sweater…
A delightful, addition
to the well-dressed woman‘s wardrobe!
SIZES: 12, 14, 16 &
18.
Directions
are for 12 with changes for 14, 16, & 18 in brackets.
Materials:
Beehive
Moorland, 3-ply, 1 oz,-- 8 [9,10,10] skeins of Main Color [MC] & 1 skein of
Contrasting Color [CC] for each size
1
Pair each #3 & #5 Knitting Needles
6
Snap Fasteners
2
yds Grosgrain Ribbon, ½” wide
Shoulder
Pads
GAUGE:
8
sts = 1”;
9
rows = 1”
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust
31” [33”, 35”, 37”];
Across
back at underarm 15 ½” [16 ½”, 17 ½”, 18 ½”]
Across
each front at underarm 7 ¾” [8 ¼”, 8 ¾”, 9 ¼”]
Length
from shoulder to lower edge 20” [20 ½”, 21”, 21 ½”]
Side
seam 13” [13”, 13 ½”, 13 ½”]
Sleeve
seam 11” [11”, 11 ½”, 11 ½”]
Across
sleeve at upper arm 12 ½” [13”, 13”, 13 ½”]
PATTERN
STITCH [MULTIPLE OF 2 STS]:
1ST
ROW: K 1, * insert needle in 1st
st as if to p & k 2nd st thru 1st st. Sl 2nd st off needle & k in
back of 1st st [thus crossing 2 sts]. Rep from * across, end with k 1.
2ND
ROW: P.
3RD
ROW: K 2, * insert needle thru next st
& k following st, sl it off needle.
K in back of 1st st on needle. Rep from * across row.
4TH
ROW: P.
Rep
these 4 rows for patt.
BACK:
With
#5 needles cast on 112 [120, 128, 136] sts.
Work
in patt st for 5”. inc 1 st at both ends
of next row & thereafter every 5th [5th, 6th,
6th] row until there are on needle 124 [132, 140, 148] sts.
Work
straight until piece meas 13” [13”, 13 ½”, 13 ½”].
SHAPE
ARMHOLES:
Bind
off at beg of next 2 rows 6 [7, 7, 8] sts.
Dec
1 st at end of each row until there rem 100 [104, 112, 116] sts.
Work
straight until piece meas from 1st row of armhole shaping 6 ½” [7”,
7”, 7 ½”].
SHAPE
SHOULDERS:
Bind
off at beg of next 4 rows 10 [11, 12, 13] sts.
Bind
off 12 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Bind
off rem 36 [36, 40, 40] sts for back of neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
With
#5 needles cast on 40 [44, 48, 52] sts.
Work
in patt st, casting on 3 sts at end of 1st row [front edge] &
every other row thereafter 2 more times; then inc 1 st at seam edge every other
row until there are on needle 56 [60, 64, 68] sts.
Work
straight in patt until piece meas 5”.
Inc
1 st at side edge on next row & thereafter every 5th [5th,
6th, 6th] row until there are on needle 62 [66, 70, 74]
sts.
Work
straight until piece meas 13” [13”, 13 ½”, 13 ½”].
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
Bind
off at side edge once 6 [7, 7, 8] sts.
Dec
1 st at same edge every other row until there rem 50 [52, 56, 58] sts.
Work
straight in patt until piece meas from 1st row of armhole shaping 4
½” [5”, 5”, 5 ½”].
Change
to #3 needles & cont in patt until piece meas from 1st row of armhole
shaping 6 ½” [7”, 7”, 7 ½”].
SHAPE
SHOULDER:
Bind
off at armhole edge every other row twice 12 [13, 14, 15] sts.
Bind
off at same edge once 14 [14, 16, 16] sts.
Work
in patt over rem 12 sts for neckband for 2 ¼” [2 ¼”, 2 ½”, 2 ½”]. Bind off.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Work
to correspond with Left Front, being careful to reverse shapings.
SLEEVES:
With
#3 needles cast on 76 [80, 80, 86] sts.
Work
in patt st for 2”.
Change
to #5 needles & cont working in patt, inc 1 st at both ends of next row
& thereafter every 4th [5th, 5th, 5th]
row until there are on needle 100 [104, 104, 108] sts.
Work
straight until piece meas 11” [11”, 11 ½”, 11 ½”].
To
shape top, bind off at beg of next 2 rows 6 [7, 7, 8] sts.
Bind
off 2 sts at beg of each row until there rem 60 [62, 62, 68] sts.
Dec
1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until 44 sts rem.
Bind
off 3 sts at beg of each row until 20 sts rem.
Bind off.
FINGER
CORD:
Divide
CC yarn into 6 balls each 23 yds long & tie ends tog.
Divide
strands in 2 & make loop close to knot.
Draw
loop out 1 ½”.
Then,
holding 3 strands in each hand & loop on index finger of right hand, *
insert index finger of left hand in front of loop, & draw loop of 3 strands
of left hand thru; remove index finger of right hand.
Then,
holding strands of left hand & loop on index finger firmly, pull strands of
right hand tightly.
Now
insert index finger of right hand in front of loop & draw loop of 3 strands
of right hand thru; remove index finger of left hand &, holding strands of
right hand & loop on index finger firmly, pull strands in left hand
tightly. Rep from * to end of yarn.
FINISHING:
Sew
shoulder seams, easing front shoulder in to fit back shoulder.
Sew
bound-off edges of front neckband tog at center back.
Sew
lower edge of neckband to back of neck.
Sew
side seams & sleeve seams.
Sew
in sleeves.
With
wrong side facing, starting at side seam of left front, sew ribbon along entire
edge of both fronts, ending at side seam of right front.
Sew
snap fasteners along front edge, having top one 1” below armhole & bottom
one 4” from lower edge & 4 spaced-evenly bet.
Make
tissue paper patt of right front & draw design for finger cord as in
photo.
Make
tracing of this patt for left front & use wrong side of tracing to that
design will be reversed.
Pin
these patts to garment & baste along design for finger cord.
Break
paper away & sew cord over basting, starting at back of neck with small
single leaf & cont down 1 front, along lower edge of back & along other
front, ending at back of neck with
corresponding leaf.
Sew
in shoulder pads.
Enjoy!
HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:
* repeat
the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* * repeat
instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set
of instructions
” inch(es)
Alt alternate
Approx approximately
Beg begin/beginning
Bet between
Bl back loop(s)
Bo bobble
Bp back post
Bpdc back post double crochet
Bpsc back
post single crochet
Bptr back
post treble/triple crochet
Ca color
A
Cb color
B
Cc contrasting color
Ch chain stitch
Ch refers to chain or space previously
made:
e.g ch-1 space
ch-sp chain space
Cl cluster
Cm centimeter(s)
Compl complete
Cont continue
Dc double crochet
Dc2tog double crochet 2 stitches together
Dec decrease/decreases/decreasing
Dtr/Dtrc double
treble/triple crochet
fl front loop(s)
Foll follow/follows/following
Fp front post
Fpdc front post double crochet
Fpsc front post single crochet
Fptr front post treble/triple crochet
G gram
Hdc half
double crochet
Hk hook
Inc increase/increases/increasing
Incl inclusive
K knit
lp(s) loop(s)
M meter(s)
M mesh
Mc main color
Meas measure
Mm millimeter(s)
O over (yarn over)
Oz ounce(s)
P picot or purl
Pat(s)
or patt pattern(s)
Pc st or Pc popcorn stitch
Pm place
marker
Prev previous
PSSO pass slip stitch over
Rem remain/remaining
Rep repeat(s)
Rnd(s) round(s)
Rs right side
Sc single crochet
Sc2tog single crochet 2 stitches together
Sdc short
double crochet (half double crochet)
Sk skip
Sl st slip stitch
Sp(s) space(s)
St(s) stitch(es)
Tch or t-ch turning
chain
Tbl through
back loop
Tog together
Tr or
Trc treble/triple
crochet
Trtrc
or T Trc triple treble/triple crochet
Ws wrong side
YB yarn back
Yd(s) yard(s)
YF yarn forward
Yo yarn over
Yoh yarn
over hook
