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Vintage
1934 Pauquet Two-Piece Knit Dress #137
SIZE: 14
MATERIALS:
Jack
Frost Duveen 11 2 oz skeins
#3
circular needle - 24 inch
#3
standard needles - 14 inch
#3
crochet hook
GAUGE:
8
sts = 1 inch
SKIRT:
With
#3 circular needle cast on 360 sts.
Join.
K
2 in even.
On
the next row start 1st arrowhead patt as follows:
1st
row: K 72, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 31, p
1, k 83, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 11.
2nd
row: Repeat 1st row.
3rd
row: K 71, p 3, k 29, p 3, k 29, p 3, k 29, p
3, k 81, p 3, k 29, p 3, k 29, p 3, k 29, p 3, k 10.
4th
row: Repeat 3rd row.
Continue
add 1 p
st to each side of p group every other row, until there are 23 p sts [end of
arrowhead].
On
the next row, k
across arrowheads, keeping center sts of each arrowhead purled.
Continue
keeping the
center st of each arrowhead purled, knitting all other sts until skirt measures
6 in.
Then
decrease 5
sts at each side over the 83 k sts at even intervals on the next row [350 sts].
Work
2 in even, then start an arrowhead between the 1st and 2nd
p sts and the 3rd
and
4th p sts as follows: K over
the 78 side sts, * p 1, k 15, p 1, k 15, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 15, p 1, k 15, p 1,
k78. Repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat
for 1 row.
On
the next row, k
78, * p 1, k 14, p 3, k 14, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 14, p 3, k 14, p 1, k 78, repeat
from * to end of row.
Continue
adding 1
p st on each side of arrowheads every other row as given above to 23 p sts.
On
the next row discontinue
the p 1 before and after the k 78, and work as follows: k 110, * p 1, k 15, p 1, k 31, p 1, k 15, p
1, k 110, repeat from * across row.
At
the same time continue
decreasing 5 sts at each side of skirt, keeping decreases 1 above the other
every 2 inches 5 times, then every inch 3 times.
When
skirt measures 14
in, start last arrowhead on skirt as described above in the center of the k 31
as follows: k 90, * p 1, k 15, p 1, k
15, p 1, k 15, p 1, k 15, p 1, k 90, repeat from * to end of row.
When
arrowhead is completed
skirt will measure 16 in and there will be 300 sts on needle.
On
the next row work
as follows: k 85, * p 1, k 31, p 1, k
31, p 1, k 85, repeat from * across row.
Continue
keeping the lines of p1 to waistline.
When
skirt measures 19
in and there are 270 sts on needle, work 1 in even then decrease 5 sts at each
side as before and also 1 st in center of each of the k 31, which will make 14
decreases across row.
Continue
decreasing 14 sts,
1 above the other every in 2 more times [228 sts].
Work
even to desired length. Bind off.
BLOUSE: Back:
On
#3-14 in needles, cast 127 sts.
1st
row: K 35, p 1, k 27, p 1, k 27, p 1, k 35.
2nd
row: P 35, k 1, p 27, k 1, p 27, k 1, p 35.
Repeat
above 2 rows until
piece measures 6 in, then start 1st arrowhead by purling 11 sts at
each side of the 1st and last p 1, instead of knitting.
Continue
adding 1
k st to each side of p group every other row until 1 p st remains.
At
the same time, when back measures 7 in, bind off 5 sts at each side, then
decrease 1 st every other row 5 times for armhole.
Continue
working back
and forth, keeping center st p 4 in from end of arrowheads, start center
arrowhead as above.
When
armhole measures 7
in, bind off 9 sts at the beginning of the next 4 rows, then 8 sts at the
beginning of the next 4 rows.
Bind
off remaining sts
for back of neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
Cast
on 70 sts.
Starting
at front edge, on right side of garment:
1st
row: K 31, p 1, k 38.
2nd
row: P 38, k 1, p 31.
Repeat
above 2 rows.
When
work measures 1 in start 1st buttonhole as follows: K 3, yo, k 2 tog.
Buttonholes
are repeated every in until I buttonholes are made.
When
front measures 6
½ in start arrowhead as given on back of blouse.
When
front measures 7
½ in bind off 5 sts at armhole edge once, then 1 st every other row 5
times.
Work
even.
After
the 8th buttonhole has been made work 1 in even, then increase 1
st at neck edge every 3rd row until armhole measures same as back.
Then
bind off as
follows: 9 sts at armhole edge, 11 sts
at neck edge, 9 sts at armhole edge, 10 sts at neck edge, 8 sts at armhole
edge, 10 sts at neck edge, 8 sts at armhole edge, bind off remaining 10 sts.
Work
right side to correspond.
Sew
shoulder seams.
SLEEVES:
On
right side of garment pick up 35 sts across shoulder, keeping the center st p,
pick up 5 sts at each end until there are 105 sts from end to end of
armhole.
Work
2 in even.
Decrease
1 st at each end every 10th row until there are 85 sts remaining,
then decrease 1 st at each end and every 8th row until there are 59
sts remaining.
When
sleeve measures 16
in start arrowhead by p 11 sts on each side of p st as given on back of
blouse. When arrowhead is finished, reverse
stockinette st by knitting on p side.
Work
1 ½ in even. Bind off.
Work
1 row of sc at edge of cuff.
Sew
underarm seam.
Work
1 row of sc across front edges and around neck of blouse.
Work
beading around bottom of blouse and top of skirt.
Join
with elastic.
Work
2 rows of sc around bottom of skirt
skipping every 19th st on first row and working second row st for
st.
Allow
1 inch for blocking.
ENJOY!
