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Vintage 1935 Cotton Sports Dress #187 -
This
simple but smart sports dress is knitted with double cotton in two colors which
give a tweed effect. It has a medium low
suntan back & the six gores give the necessary fullness.
SIZE: 16
MATERIALS:
Lily Mercerized Crochet Cotton, 8 balls mint.
Lily Mercerized Crochet Cotton, 8 balls mint.
Lily
Tru-tone Knitting & Crochet Cotton, 8 balls peach.
1
Pair #3 ½ mm knitting needles
1
Circular #3 ½ mm knitting needle
1
Large fancy button or buckle for belt
7/8
yd White elastic ½ in width
NOTE:
The
model pictured was made with two types of yarn.
It
works out equally well using a double strand of one type.
GAUGE:
12
sts = 2”;
17
rows = 2”.
SKIRT:
With
1 strand each of both yarns, cast on 348 sts for lower edge. K 18, * p 21, k 37; rep from * 4 times, p 21,
k 19.
Rep
this rnd 12 times.
On
next rnd k 18, * p 2 tog, p 17, p 2 tog, k 37; rep from * 4 times, p 2 tog, p
17, p 2 tog, k 19.
Work
13 rnds.
Rep
the decs each side of 6 purled divisions, having 2 sts less between decs in
each division.
Cont
to dec every 13th rnd or 1 ½”, until 1 p st remains in each section
[228 sts].
K
plain all sts for 8” or until 23” from beg.
K
every 21st & 22nd sts tog making 10 decs on rnd.
K
1 ½”. K 12, k 2 tog, k 19, rep from *,
until 10 decs, k to end of rnd.
K
1 ½”; cont to dec 10 times every 1 ½“ equal distances apart & bet decs of
last shaped rnd. Work thus until 178
sts.
Work
1” or desired length, bind off.
WAIST:
Cast
on 88 sts for lower edge of back with double strand yarn, k 1 row, p 1 row for
2”.
Inc
1 st each side; rep incs every 2”- 3 times & 8” from beg.
K
40 sts, sl on holder, bind off 16 sts for center back.
K
40 sts.
On
beg p row bind off 6 sts for underarm, p 34.
Dec
1 st at end of next 6 k rows for armhole, & dec 1 st at inside or neck edge
every 8th row 4 times.
Work
even until 7” from underarm, bind off 24 sts.
Take
up 40 sts from holder, p 1 row.
Bind
off 6 sts on beg of k rows 6 times & on end of every 8th k rows
4 times.
Finish
as for first side.
FRONT:
Cast
on 102 sts.
Inc
each side every 2”- 4 times.
Bind
off 6 sts each side for underarm.
Dec
1 st each side every k row 7 times.
Work
even until 5 ½” from underarm.
Work
24 sts, bind off 36 sts; work 24 sts even for 2”, bind off.
Sew
side & shoulder seams.
Mark
center of 2 purled divisions for center front & back of skirt.
Sew
to waist with center fronts & backs matching, & divide evenly extra
fullness of waist to fit top of skirt.
CROCHET
EDGE:
Attach
green at one side of back of neck, with right side of work toward you, sc 2
rows around neck edge, make 4 sc on end of every 6 rows & dec 1 st at each
of 4 corners. Rep around armholes.
SHOULDER
BOWS:
With
green ch 16 sts, 1 sc in 2nd st from hook & in each st on chain,
ch 1, turn.
Sc
15 sts for 1 ½”.
* Next row work to within 4 sts of end of row,
1 sl st in next st, turn, sl st 3, sc to end, rep from * until 3 sts rem,
fasten off.
Sc
15 sts on opposite side of foundation ch & work to correspond.
LOOP:
Ch
1 ¾”, sc 1 row on each side of foundation ch, fasten off.
Holding
in center of bow, wrap loop over it to simulate a bow.
Make
a second bow.
BELT:
With
green ch desired waist meas, 1 sc in 2nd st from hook & in each
st on ch, ch 1, turn.
Work
until 1” wide.
Then
sc around all sides, making 3 sc in corners.
Ch
width of belt, fasten in lower edge, turn, sc over chain to make loop
fastening.
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
