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Vintage 1934 Waistcoat Crochet Jacket #535
Quick & easy to
crochet this modern jacket…smart & stylish lines…season-spanning, wardrobe
favorite…perfect for many occasions!
SIZE: 34 - 36
MATERIALS:
J
& P Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 7 balls
#1
or #2 Steel Crochet Hook
15”
Zipper
2
Buttons
GAUGE: 3 meshes = 1”; 3 rows = 1”
Work should be done very loosely throughout.
BACK:
Ch
99, turn.
1ST
ROW: 1 Sc in 3rd ch from
hook, * sk 1 ch, 3 sc in next ch, sk 1
ch, 1 sc in next ch, & rep from * keeping work very loose. Ch 2, turn.
2ND
ROW: * Into single sc of prev row put 3 sc, & 1 sc
into 2nd st of group of 3 sc.
Rep from * across, end row with 1 sc in ch-2 at end of row below. Ch 2, turn.
Rep
2nd row, inc 1 mesh at each end on 6th & 12th
rows.
When
work is 8 ½” deep [length of underarm], dec 1 whole mesh [1 sc, 3 sc] at each
end for underarm.
Then
dec ½ mesh at each end on every row for 6 rows.
Work
straight for 34 rows, bringing work to shoulder.
Dec
1 mesh at each end every row for 18 rows.
Then finish off.
FRONT:
Ch
31, turn.
1ST
THRU 13TH ROWS: Same as for
back, keep front edge even.
14TH
ROW: In single sc put 3 sc, ch 5 [to
allow for buttonhole], sk 1 sc & 3 sc, 3 sc in next sc, work 3 more meshes,
then ch 19 [to allow for pocket], sk 5 complete meshes, then work across
row. Ch 2, turn.
ON
NEXT ROW: Work in ch-5, & ch-19, as
in 1st row of back.
Cont
until work meas 9 ½”.
Dec
1 mesh for underarm. Be sure that it is
not on same edge as buttonhole.
Dec
½ mesh at arm for 6 rows, then work straight for 34 rows.
Dec
1 mesh at each end every row until all meshes are worked off. Break thread.
Make
other side to correspond.
POCKET:
In
front loops of sts at lower edge of pocket opening, make row of sc.
At
end of row, ch 1, turn, & put 1 sc in each st of row below.
Rep
for 3rd row.
Tack
2 ends to body of work so that band will stay flat.
Attach
thread to wrong side of work, then put 1 sc in back loops of sts on lower edge
of pocket, & in ch on upper edge.
Work
round & round until 12 rows have been made.
Then break thread & sew across bottom.
SLEEVE:
Ch
51, turn.
Rep
directions for back, but inc ½ mesh at each end every 10th row until
sleeve is desired length.
Then
dec ½ mesh at each end every row until all meshes have been worked off.
Attach
thread to bottom of sleeve, ch 1, 1 sc in each st of foundation ch. Cont with 2 more rows of sc.
FINISHING:
Sew
back & fronts tog at shoulder seams & underarm.
Then
attach thread at neck & work row of sc around to other side of front. Ch 1, turn.
Put
1 sc in 1st st, ch 5 [to allow for buttonhole], sk 5 sc.
Then
cont around, making similar buttonhole, 1 sc from other end. Ch 1, turn.
1
Sc in each st of prev row, & work until 11 rows have been made.
Then
work as in 2nd row of back in mesh patt & make 12 rows.
Then
work 3 rows of sc around entire jacket & finish off.
Sew
sleeves in at armhole.
Sew
in zipper & sew on buttons.
ENJOY!
