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1939 Ginger Pop
Two-Piece Cable Dress Suit #105
An unusual collar on a
short slim-fitting jacket--cables on the skirt--more cables on the jacket cut
short to make a smooth plain yoke.
SIZE:
16
MATERIALS:
Royal
Society Chateau Crepe Fleck, 12 skeins [2 oz skeins].
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair #2 [2 ¾ mm].
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair #2 [2 ¾ mm].
29“
Circular Knitting Pin #2 [2 3.4 mm].
Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook #6.
5 Buttons.
Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook #6.
5 Buttons.
30”
Elastic.
¼
yd Crinoline.
2
Shoulder Pads.
MEASUREMENTS:
BLOUSE:
BLOUSE:
Bust--36”.
Length
from top of shoulder--18 ½”.
Length
of sleeve, underarm seam--4 ½”.
SKIRT:
Waist--28”.
Hips--38”.
Length--28
½”.
Width
at hem--64”.
GAUGE:
[Cable,
consisting of k 3, p 3, k 6, p 3] 15 sts = 1 ½”; 14 rows = 1”.
[Moss
st] 10 sts = 1”; 16 rows = 1”. The moss
st on each side of cable will contract.
Take all meas on cable patt, & block out moss st
as req.
[St
st--skirt] 9 sts = 1”; 12 rows = 1”.
BLOUSE:
BACK:
Start
at bottom, cast on 125 sts.
1st
Row: [K 1, p 1} 8 times [moss st]; * k
3, p 3, k 6, p 3. Rep from * 5 more
times, k 3, [p 1, k 1] 8 times [moss st].
2nd
Row: {K 1, p 1] 8 times [moss st]; * p
3, k 3, p 6, k 3. Rep from * 5 more
times, p 3, [p 1, k 1] 8 times [moss
st].
3rd
to 6th Rows incl: Rep 1st & 2nd rows
alternately.
7th
Row: [K 1, p 1] 8 times, * k 3, p 3,
make cable--to make cable, sl next 3 sts onto st holder & leave at back of
work; k next 3 sts, k 3 sts from st holder--p 3. Rep from * 5 more times, k 3, [p 1, k 1] 8
times.
8th
Row: Rep 2nd row. Rep these 8 rows until piece meas 3”. Then inc 1 st at both ends of next row &
1 row every 1 ½” thereafter until there are 135 sts on needle [sts added are
worked into moss st patt]; at same time, when cable patt meas 7” in all, work
in moss st across 15 sts of 1st cable patt [thus eliminate one cable], work in
patt across rem sts [thus eliminate another cable].
Cont
thus until cable patt meas 9” in all.
Then
work in moss st across rem sts [2 cable patts rem].
Cont
thus until cable patt meas 10” in all [135 sts on needle].
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLE:
Bind
off 5 sts at beg of each of next 2 rows.
Then
dec. 1 st at end of each row until 105 sts rem.
Work
straight until rem cables meas 13” in all.
Hereafter
work these 105 sts entirely in moss st until piece meas 6 ½” from 1st row of
armhole shaping.
To
shape shoulders, bind off 6 sts at beg of each row until 45 sts rem. Bind off.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Start
at bottom, cast on 88 sts.
1st
Row: Start at front edge, [p 1, k 1] 7
times, p 1, * k 3, p 3, k 6, p 3. Rep
from * 2 more times, k 3, [k 1, p 1] 12 times.
2nd
Row: [K 1, p1] 12 times, p 3, * k 3, p
6, k 3, p 3. Rep from * 2 more times, p
1, [k 1, p 1] 7 times.
3rd
to 6th Rows incl: Rep 1st & 2nd rows
alternately.
7th
Row: [P 1, k 1] 7 times, p 1, * k 3, p
3, make cable, p 3. Rep from * 2 more
times, k 3, [k 1, p 1] 12 times.
8th
Row: Rep 2nd row.
Rep
these 8 rows until piece meas 3”.
Then
inc 1 st at underarm edge on next row & 1 row every 1 ½” thereafter until
there are 93 sts on needle, at same time making buttonhole 5 sts in from front
edge after 2” & every 2 ¼” thereafter until 5 buttonholes in all are made --
to make buttonhole, on one row bind off 5 sts; on next row cast on 5 sts to
replace those bound off--but, when 1st cable at underarm edge meas 7”, change
15 sts of this cable into moss st [as for Back]; change center cable to moss st
when cable meas 9”.
Work
straight until piece meas 10 ½” [93 sts].
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLE:
Start
at underarm edge, bind off 10 sts once & 3 sts every other row 3
times.
Then
dec. 1 st at armhole edge each row until 69 sts rem.
When
rem cable meas 11 ½”, work all sts entirely in moss st until piece meas 6 ½”
from 1st row of armhole shaping.
Then,
start at armhole edge, bind off 6 sts for collar, for 3”.
Then
dec 1 st at shoulder edge each row until all sts are worked off.
LEFT
FRONT:
Work
as for Right Front, reverse shapings & omit buttonholes.
SLEEVES:
Start
at bottom, cast on 100 sts & work in moss st for 1”. Inc 1 st at both ends of next row & every
3rd row thereafter until there are 134 sts on needle.
Work
straight until piece meas 4 ¼”.
To
shape top of sleeve, bind off 8 sts at beg of each row until 90 sts rem.
Then
dec 1 st at both ends of every 3rd row until 30 sts rem. Bind off.
Sew
up underarm seams, ease in extra fullness of Fronts 1 ½” down from armhole
shaping.
Sew
up shoulder seams, sewing straight part of collar along back of neck to center
back.
Sew
dec edges of collar tog, form a point at center back.
Find
center top of sleeve & mark with pin.
Meas
off 2” on each side of pin & mark [3 pin marks].
Make
dart at each pin, take off ½” on each side of pin & graduating it to
nothing 1 ½” from top edge.
Sew
darts on wrong side.
Sew
up sleeve seams & sew in sleeves.
Sew
on Buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
Sew
in shoulder pads.
SKIRT:
Start
at bottom, with circular needle cast on 526 sts. Join, being careful not to twist sts.
1st
Rnd: K 366, * p 3, k 3, p 3, k 6, p 3, k
3, p 3, k 44. Rep from * once more, p 3,
k 3, p 3, k 6, p 3, k 3, p 3.
2nd
to 7th Rnd incl: Rep 1st rnd.
8th
Rnd: K 366, * p 3, k 3, p 3, make cable,
p 3, k 3, p 3, k 44. Rep from * once
more, p 3, k 3, p 3, make cable, p 3, k 3.
Rep
these 8 rows until piece meas 3”.
Next
Rnd: [This rnd establishes where decs
are to be made; mark decs with colored thread & make future decs in line
with markings; 1 st less bet decs on each dec-rnd.] K 2 tog, * k 11, k 2 tog. Rep from * 27 more times, **work in patt across
next 24 sts [cable panel], k 2 tog, [k 12, k 2 tog] 3 times. Rep from ** once more, work in patt across 2
sts of cable panel [37 sts dec** 7 more times [193 sts rem]; piece meas
27”].
Work
straight until piece meas 28” or length desired. Bind off loosely.
Work
row of sc around top of skirt.
Then
make casing as follows: P * Ch 5, sl st
in 8th rnd down from top on wrong side & 4 sts to left; ch 5, sl st in 8th
st from last st at top edge. Rep from *
around. Break off.
Run
elastic through casing.
Work
row of sc around lower edge of skirt.
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
