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Vintage Band-Trimmed
Jacket & Skirt #112
Hand-knitted suits
travel well.
Knit one in
boucle—elegant, uncrushable, very easy to wear.
INSTRUCTIONS
are for a 32 inch bust.
Changes
for 34, 36 & 38 are given in brackets.
MATERIALS:
For the jacket:
14
[15, 15, 16] oz of Sirdar boucle wool
1 Pair each Needles, #11 & #13
1 Pair each Needles, #11 & #13
1”
Grosgrain Ribbon
5
Buttons
For the skirt:
For the skirt:
13
[14, 15, 16] oz of wool
1
Circular Needle #11
1”
Elastic
MEASUREMENTS:
To
fit a 32 [34, 36, 38] inch bust,
34
[36, 38, 40] inch hip.
Length
of jacket: 22 [22 1/4, 23. 23 1/4]
inches.
Sleeve
seam: 18 inches.
Length
of skirt: 30 inches.
GAUGE:
8
sts & 10 rows = 1” over st 1
STITCHES:
[1]
Main part is in st st.
[2]
Trim is in moss st.
JACKET: BACK:
With
#13 needles, cast on 120 [128, 136, 144].
Work
in st 1. Work in 1”, end with a k
row.
K
next row to mark hemline.
Change
to #11 needles. Work 1”.
Dec
1 each end of next & every 6th row until 102 [110, 118, 126] sts rem.
Work
until back meas 7 ½” from hemline.
Inc
1 each end of next & every 4th row until there are 128 [136, 144, 152]
sts.
Work
until back meas 15 [15, 15 1/2, 15 1/2] ins from hemline or desired length to
armholes.
Shape armholes:
Cast off 6 [7, 8, 9] at beg of next 2rows.
Dec
1 each end of every k row until 100 [104, 108, 112] sts rem.
Work
until armholes are 7 [7 1/4, 7 1/2, 7 3/4] ins, meas on the straight.
Shape shoulders:
Cast
off at beg of next & following rows 8 [8, 9. 9] sts 6 times & 8 [9, 7,
8] twice.
Cast
off rem 36 [38, 40, 42] sts for neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
With
#13 needles, cast on 58 [62, 66, 70].
Work
in st 1. Work 1”, end with k row.
Next row: Cast on 10 for front
edge, k to end to mark hemline.
Change
to #11 needles. Work 1”, end with p
row.
Dec
1 at beg of next & every 6th row until 58 [62, 66,70] sts remain.
Work
until front meas 7 ½” from hemline, end with p row.
Inc
1 at beg of next & every 4th row until there are 72 [76, 80, 84] sts.
Work
until front meas same as back to armholes; end with p row.
Shape armhole:
Cast
off 7 [8, 9. 10] at beg of next row.
Dec
1 at same edge every row 4 times, then every alternate row until 58 [60, 62,
64] sts rem.
Work
until armhole is 5 [5 1/2, 5 1/2, 5 3/4] ins, meas on straight, end at
center-front edge.
Shape neck:
Cast
off at beg of next & following p rows 10 sts once, 4 [5, 6, 7] once, 4 once
& 2 four times.
Work
until armhole meas same as those of back.
Shape shoulder:
Cast
off at armhole edge 8 [8, 9, 9] sts 3 times & 8 [9, 7, 8] once.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Follow
instructions for left front, reverse shapings & work first buttonhole when
center-front edge measures 5 1/4 [5 1/2, 5 1/4, 5 1/2] ins as follows; k 3,
cast off 4, k to end.
In
next row cast on 4 above cast-off sts of preceding row.
Work
4 more buttonholes 3 1/2 [3 1/2, 3 3/4, 3 3/4] ins apart, finish 5th buttonhole
¾” below neck edge.
SLEEVES:
With
#13 needles, cast on 68 [70, 72, 74].
Work
in st 1. Work 1” end with a k row.
K
next row to mark hemline.
Change
to #11 needles. Work 1”.
Inc
1 each end of next & every 8th row until there are 96 [100, 104, 108]
sts.
Work
until sleeve meas 18” from hemline or desired seam length.
Shape top:
Cast
off 6 [7. 8. 9] st at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 each end of next 3 rows, then every k row until 42 sts rem.
Cast
off 3 at beg of next 8 rows. Cast off.
TRIMMING:
With
size 13 needles, cast on 12.
Work
in st 2. Work ½”.
Next
row: Work 6, turn.
Work
6 rows on these 6 sts.
Break
wool, join to rem 6 sts, work 8 rows, then work across first 6 sts.
Cont
until band is long enough to face neck edge.
Work
4 strips for front in same way 6 [ 5, 4 1/2, 4] ins long.
Work
4 more strips same lengths, omit buttonholes.
TO
MAKE UP:
Sew
shoulder seams.
Set
in sleeves.
Sew
side & sleeve seams.
Sew
neck band round neck, ease it at neck edge & stretch other edge to fit round.
Turn
up & sl st hems.
Sew
bands to fronts as illustrated.
Face
center-front edges with ribbon.
Cut
buttonholes in facing & buttonhole st ribbon & knitting tog. Press well.
Sew
on buttons.
SKIRT:
With
circular needle cast on 380 [400, 420, 440].
Work
in st 1. Work to and fro for 1”, end
with k row.
K
next 2 rows to mark hemline.
Now
join, taking care not to twist sts, & k every round.
Work
until skirt meas 6” from hemline [always meas from hemline].
1st dec rnd: * K 36 [38, 40, 42], k
2 tog, rep from * to end.
Work
until skirt meas 8”.
2nd dec rnd: * K 35 [37, 39, 41], k
2 tog, rep from * to end.
Work
until skirt meas 10”.
Work 3rd dec rnd with 1 st less between decs.
Cont
to dec 10 sts every 2”, have 1 st less bet decs each time, until 290 [310, 330,
350] sts rem.
Dec
every inch until 260 [280, 300, 320] sts rem, then every 6th round until 200
[210, 220, 240] rem.
Work
until skirt is 29” or 1” less then desired length. Cast off.
TO
MAKE UP:
Turn
up & sl st hem.
Sew
elastic to waist in casing st.
Press
well on wrong side, allow skirt to stretch 1” in length.
ENJOY!
