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1941 Girl’s Fitted Coat &
Hat #C107
Quick & easy to
crochet this charming coat with it‘s matching hat. Season-spanning &
perfect for many occasions!
SIZE:
Directions
are for size 8 - 10 yrs.
Larger
sizes may be achieved by increasing size of hook & weight of yarn.
MATERIALS:
Knitting
Worsted: Coat 5 - 4 oz skeins; Hat 2 oz
#4
or #5 Afghan Crochet Hook - 14”
6
Buttons
Grosgrain
Ribbon
Gauge:
5
sts = 1”;
4
rows = 1”
COAT: BACK:
Ch
102 [to meas 23”] for bottom of coat, [108 for size 10].
1ST
ROW: Sk 1 ch, * draw up lp in next ch;
rep from * across foundation ch [102 lps on hook]. Wrap, draw thru 1 lp, * wrap, draw thru 2
lps; rep from * across row.
2ND
ROW: * Bring yarn to front of work, insert
hook under vertical lp, hold yarn with left thumb on right side of work, draw
up lp; rep from * across row [102 lps].
Always
wrap & take off lps same as first row to complete row.
Rep
2nd row for border until meas 1”.
Rem
of back is worked in plain afghan st.
1ST
ROW: Insert needle in 2nd
vertical lp, draw up all vertical lps across row.
2ND
ROW: Wrap, draw thru 1 lp, * wrap, draw
thru 2 lps; rep from * across row.
Rep
these 2 rows for 2”.
1ST
DEC ROW: Draw 1 lp thru first 2 vertical
lps [a dec]. Draw up 30 lps, make
another dec in same manner, draw up 33 lps, make dec, draw up 30 lps, dec last
2 lps. [98 lps].
* Work 1” even.
Dec 4 more lps in same manner with decs directly above those on prev decs. Rep from * 8 more times [62 sts, 12”].
Work
4” even [5” size 10].
Now
inc 1 st at beg & end of next row as follows: * yo hook [inc] work across row to within
last lp, yo hook [inc] pick up last st.
Work
1” even, rep from * 2 more times.
Work
1” even [20”, 68 sts], or desired length to underarm.
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
Sl
st over 4 lps for underarm. Work across
row to within 4 lps.
Now
dec 1 st at beg & end of each row, 3 times [54 sts].
Work
even until armhole meas 6” [meas straight up from 4 sl sts.]
*
Sl st over 4 sts, work across row to within 4 lps, rep from * 3 more
times. Sl st rem 22 sts for back of
neck.
FRONT:
Ch
50 to meas 11” [ch 53, size 10].
Work
1” of border same as Back.
Work
in plain afghan st for 2”.
1ST
DEC ROW: Make dec, draw up 24 lps, make
another dec, draw up 21 lps.
Work
1” even.
Dec
2 sts every inch 9 more times [30 sts, 12”].
Work
4” even.
1ST
INC ROW: Now inc 1 st at seam end every
inch, 3 times.
Work
2” even, or desired length to underarm.
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
Sl
st over 4 lps, work across row, work back.
Dec
same as for Back until you have 9 sts off altogether.
Work
4” even from armhole.
Pick
up 10 lps make dec [pick up 2 lps tog], pick up 12 lps, work back.
Work
3 rows even, pick up 9 lps, make dec, pick up 9 lps, sk last lp for neck edge.
Cont
to sk last st at neck edge every row, until 19 lps rem.
Sl
over 4 sts at beg of next 4 rows for shoulder, & cont to sl last st at neck
edge, sl st over last 4 sts.
Work
other side to correspond.
SLEEVES:
Ch
42 to meas 6 ½” [ch 38, size 10].
Work
border for 1”.
Work
in plain afghan st for 2”.
Inc
1 st at each end every inch until Sleeve meas 11”, 52 sts.
Work
1” even or desired length to underarm.
Sl
st over 3 lps, work across row to within 3 lps, work back.
Sl
st over 2 lps, work across row to within 2 lps, work back.
* Work 1 row even.
Sl
st over 1 lp, work row to within 1 lp, work back, rep from * until 22 lps rem,
bind off.
FRONT
BANDS: LEFT FRONT:
Start
at neck edge [work border same as border on bottom], * pick up 10 sts [1 st in
each row] now inc 1 st by picking up 1 st bet next row, rep from * for [112
sts] or complete length of coat, for 5 rows.
FRONT
BANDS: Right
Front:
Start
at bottom, work 2 rows even, make buttonholes on next row as follows: pick up 56 lps, * sl st over 2 lps, pick up 8
lps, rep from * to end of row.
Work
back ch 2 over those bound off.
Work
2 more rows.
Sl
sts off on 5th row.
COLLAR:
Ch
49, work in afghan st always work first
& last 3 sts in border st same as bottom of coat.
On
next row, pick up 3 lps * inc, pick up 7 lps, rep from * 5 more times, inc,
pick up last 3 lps.
Cont
to inc inside of borders every row & above prev incs every other row,
thru-out Collar, until you have 10 rows.
Work
3 rows even in border st, bind off on 3rd row.
Sc
up front of Collar.
FINISHING:
Sew
up seams at underarm & Sleeve seams.
Sew
shoulder seams & insert Sleeves into armholes, making 2 small pleats on top
of Sleeve.
Sew
on Collar, starting after border & ending before border.
Sew
on buttons.
HAT: BACK PIECE:
Ch
26.
1ST
ROW: Sk 1 ch, * draw up lp in next ch;
rep from * across foundation ch [26 lps on hook]. Wrap, draw thru 1 lp, * wrap, draw thru 2
lps; rep from * across row. This
completes 1st row.
Work
2 more rows in same manner.
4TH
ROW: Make dec as follows: draw 1 lp thru first 2 vertical lps [a dec],
draw up each lp across row, dec last 2 lps.
Rep
these 4 rows 5 more times [14 lps on needle].
Work
4 more rows, dec 1 st at beg & end of every row.
*
Pick up 1 lp, sl st, rep from * until all lps are off. Break thread, ch 10, draw up lp in each ch
[10 lps on hook]. Complete row.
Work
2 more rows.
Inc
1 st at beg of next row as follows : yo
hook [an inc], pick up each lp across row to within last lp, wrap [inc], pick
up last lp.
Rep
these 4 rows, until you have 26 lps.
Work
even on 26 lps until piece meas 12”.
Now
dec 1 lp on each end.
Cont
to dec 1 lp on each end every 4th row, until you have 10 lps.
Work
3 rows even.
FINISHING:
Sew
these ends tog.
Fold
Back Piece in half, mark center of wide end.
Fold
long piece in half, mark center.
Have
markers meet & sew tog.
Tack
grosgrain ribbon around to fit head size & make small tailored bow with 2”
streamers.
Enjoy!
ABBREVIATIONS:
BET = Between
CH = Chain
DC = Double Crochet
DEC = Decrease
INC = Increase
LP = Loop
MEAS = Measure
PATT = Pattern
REM = Remain
REP = Repeat
SC = Single Crochet
SK = Skip
SL ST = Slip Stitch
TOG = Together
YO = Yarn Over
