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Vintage 1946 Whisper Lace
Cropped Jacket #1333
Vintage 1946 Whisper Lace
Cropped Jacket #1333
Here it is!
Not only lovely to look at, but flattering to wear. Light as thistledown yet
warm as toast is this
sweetly designed jacket. The directions show this as worked in pink & white
yarn with stripes, but it’s more than
lovely in a solid color
SIZE:
36” – 38” Bust
MATERIALS:
Patons Beehive
Fingering 2 Ply, 3oz each of Pink & White
1 Pair Each #4
& #6 Knitting Needles
1½ yds Narrow
Ribbon
GAUGE/ TENSION:
6 sts & 13
rows = 1”(meas over st st)
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust = 36”-38”
Length from Shoulder=
21”
Sleeve Seam =
9½”
BACK &
FRONTS:
Knit in 1
piece up to armhole shaping.
Use #4 needles
& pink yarn, cast on 226 sts.
1ST
& 2ND ROWS: K (k into back of sts in 1st row).
3RD
ROW: K 3, * k 1, wl fwd 3 times, k 2 tog 6 times, wl fwd, k 1, wl fwd, k 1, wl
fwd twice, rep from * to
last 3 sts, k
3.
4TH
ROW: K.
5TH
ROW: * Put point of needle into st on left-hand needle & put yarn (purlwise)
3 times around right-
Hand needle &
draw thru st on left-hand needle in usual way; rep from * to end.
6TH
ROW: * K knit st of last row, & drop 2 lps off left-hand needle; rep from *
to end.
7TH
& 8TH ROWS: Rep 3rd & 4th rows.
9TH
ROW: K.
10TH
ROW: P.
These 10 rows
make patt.
Break off pink
yarn.
Use white yarn,
rep rows 1st -10th incl. Break off white yarn.
Rep last 20
rows once more.
Change to pink
yarn & rep rows 1st -10th incl.
RIGHT FRONT
YOKE:
Use pink yarn
throughout, yoke & #6 needles, & work on 1st 64 sts only. K 64,
turn.
ARMHOLE SHAPINGS:
Cast off 6
sts, k to end.
NEXT ROW: P
(this purl side is RS of work).
Cont, in st st
patt, throughout yoke & k 2 tog at armhole edge every other row 6 times,
making 12 dec &
leave 52 sts
on needle.
Now cont,
without further armhole shaping until yoke meas 5”, end on k row.
FRONT NECK
SHAPING:
Cast off 12 sts,
p to end.
Then at same
edge k 2 tog every row 10 times, but AT SAME TIME when armhole meas 6” on straight.
SHOULDER
SHAPING:
Cast off 6 sts
at armhole edge every other row 5 times.
BACK YOKE:
Return to next
98 sts on needle, k 98 sts, turn.
SHAPE
ARMHOLES:
Beg of next 2
rows cast off 5 sts.
Then every
other row k 2 tog each end 5 times (20 dec & 78 sts on needle).
Cont in st st
without further shaping until yoke is 6”.
SHAPE
SHOULDERS:
Cast off 6 sts
at beg of every row 10 times.
Cast off rem
sts at back of neck.
LEFT FRONT
YOKE
Return to iast
64 sts on needle.
1ST
ROW: Cast off 6 sts, k to end.
NEXT ROW: K.
NEXT ROW: K 2
tog, p to end.
Now cont these
reverse shaping for armhole, neck, & shoulders.
Finish to
match right front yoke.
COLLAR
Use pink yarn
& #4 needles, cast on 91 sts & rep patt, rows 1st – 10th
incl.
Change to
white yarn & rep patt, rows 1st -10th incl.
Change to #6
needles.
NEXT ROW: K.
NEXT ROW: * K
2, k 2 tog, wl fwd: rep from * to last 3 sts, k 3.
K 2 rows. Cast
off.
SLEEVES:
Use #4 needles
& pink wool, cast on 91 sts & work 10 patt rows alt in pink &
white.
SHAPE TOP:
Pink
throughout.
Change to #6
needles & to st st patt, keep P side as RS, as for yoke.
Cast off 6 sts
at beg of next 2 rows.
Now work 3”without
shaping, then k 2 tog at each end of every other row until 55 sts rem.
Cast off in
twos.
FINISHING:
Press pieces
lightly on WS.
Join shoulder &
sleeve seams.
Gather up top
of sleeve & set into armholes.
Sew collar to
neck, & thread ribbon thru.
ENJOY!
HANDY
ABBREVIATIONS:
* repeat
instructions following 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
