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1950s Beaded Evening
Dress #202
Elegant
winter evening or cocktail dress in a beautifully detailed beaded knit
pattern. The bodice is short-sleeved,
with a delightful, low scooped neckline.
The matching accordion pleated skirt completes an exquisite combination
in ankle or cocktail length. A
successful addition to your wardrobe.
SIZES: Directions are for size 12.
Changes
for sizes 14, 16 & 18 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Nomotta
Mothproof Festive:
Blouse
- 18 [20-21-23] 1-oz skeins;
Skirt
- 16 [17-18-19] 1-oz skeins.
Nomotta
Chromspun ribbon 4 [4-5-5] 100 yd spools
#1
& #2 Straight needles
#2
Circular needle - 24” length
#6
Steel crochet hook
Two
60” strands of #6 pearls
GAUGE:
Blouse: 7 sts = 1”;
11 rows = 1”:
Skirt: 8 sts = 1”;
12 rnds = 1”
BLOUSE: PATTERN STITCH: Multiple of 12 sts plus 9 [3-9-3].
NOTE: To transfer pearls to yarn, tie yarn to end
of pearl strand & slip pearls onto yarn.
When starting a new skein, transfer pearls in same way.
1st
row: With ribbon, k 8 [11-2-5], * with ribbon
in front sl next 5 sts as if to p--be sure to carry ribbon loosely across sl
sts, k 7; rep from * across, end k 8 [11-2-5] instead of k 7.
2nd
row: With ribbon, p.
3rd
row: With yarn, k.
4th
row: With yarn, p.
5th
& 6th rows: Rep rows 1 & 2.
7th
row: With yarn k 10 [13-4-7], * sl a pearl
close to needle, insert needle under 2 ribbon loops & k next st bringing
pearl over loops to top at center of patt, k 11; rep from * end k 10 [13-4-7]
instead of k 11.
8th
row: With yarn, p.
9th
row: With ribbon k 2 [5-8-11], rep from * of
row 1, end k 2 [5-8-11] instead of k 7.
10th,
11th & 12th rows:
Rep rows 2 thru 4 once.
13th
row: Rep row 9.
14th
row: Rep row 2.
15th
row: With yarn k 4 [7-10-13], rep from * of
row 7, end k 4 [7-10-13] instead of k 11.
16th
row: With yarn, p.
Rep
these 16 rows for patt.
BACK: With #2 needles & yarn, cast on 117
[123-129-135] sts.
Work
straight in st st for 1”, end with k row.
K
the next row for hemline.
Work
rows 1 thru 8 of patt, dec 1 st each side on last row.
Start
row 9 with k 1 [4-7-10] instead of k 2 [5-8-11] & row 15 with k 3 [6-9-12]
instead of k 4 [7-10-13], work rows 9 thru 16 of patt, dec 1 st each side on
last row.
Work
in new patt as established after each dec row, cont to dec 1 st each side every
8th row twice more.
Work
straight on 109 [115-121-127] sts for 6 rows.
Mark last row for waistline.
WAISTLINE: Dec 1 st in center of each of 8 [8-10-10]
groups of k sts bet sl sts.
Change
to #1 needles. Work straight for 11 rows
sl 4 sts instead of 5 when working patt.
On
next row, inc 1 st over dec at start of waistline: 8 [8-10-10] sts inc.
Change
to #2 needles & work in patt, inc 1 st each side every 8th row 6
times.
Work
straight on 121 [127-133-139] sts until
back measures 8 ½ [8 ½-9-9] ins above marker. Mark this row for start of sleeves.
SLEEVES: Cast on 6 [6-7-7] sts at beg of next 2
rows.
Inc
1 st each side every 12th row twice.
Work
straight on 137 [143-151-157] sts until sleeve measure 3 [3-3 ½-3 ½] ins above
sleeve marker.
NECK: Work first 38 [41-44-47] sts & sl them on
holder; tightly bind off center 61 [61-63-63] sts, work last 38 [41-44-47]
sts.
Cont
to inc 1 st at sleeve edge every 12th row twice more.
Work
straight on 40 [43-46-49] sts until sleeve measures 6 [6-6 ½-6 ½] ins above
sleeve marker.
SHOULDER: Bind off 5 sts at sleeve edge 5 times & 5
[6-7-8] sts at 3 times.
Work
other side to correspond, reverse the shaping.
FRONT: Work to correspond to Back to start of sleeve
shaping.
Work
straight on 121 [127-133-139] sts for 1 more in--extra length allow for bust
fullness.
Complete
Front to correspond to Back.
FINISHING: Press each piece lightly.
Sew
all seams using running back-stitch.
Hem
lower edge.
With
yarn work 1 row of sc on neck & sleeve edges.
ACCORDION
PLEATED SKIRT:
NOTE: Skirt is worked in Cocktail length - 29”. Finished length is 30”, allowing 1” for
blocking. To change length, work more or
less rnds before first dec rnd.
With
#2 circular needle, cast on 675 [700-725-750] sts. Join, being careful not to twist sts. Mark beg of rnds.
1st
rnd: * K 11, sl marker on
needle; with yarn in back, sl 1 as if to p, k 11, p 2’ rep from * around; 27
[28-29-30] pleats.
2nd
rnd: * K 23, p 2; rep from * around.
Rep
1st & 2nd rnds until skirt measures 12”. For long skirt, add desired additional
inches.
Dec
rnd: Work to 3 sts before first marker; * k 2 tog,
k 1, slip 1, k 1, k 2 tog, work to 3 sts before marker; rep from * around -- 54
[56-58-60] sts dec.
Work
in new patt as established after each dec rnd, rep this dec rnd every 2” 3
times more, every 1” twice.
Work
straight on 351 [364-377-390] sts for 1”.
On
next rnd, dec 2 sts as before in 15 [14-14-11] evenly spaced pleats.
Work
straight on 321 [336-349-368] sts for 2”.
On
next rnd, dec 2 sts in the 12 [14-15-19] pleats not dec on previous dec
rnd.
K
in stockinette st on 297 [308-319-330] sts for 2”.
On
next rnd, dec 27 [28-29-30] sts evenly spaced on rnd.
Rep
this dec every 2” once more.
Work
straight on 243 [252-261-270] sts for 1”.
Dec
23 [20-17-10] sts evenly spaced on next rnd.
Work
straight on 220 [232-244-260] sts until skirt measures 29” bind off.
ENJOY!
ABBREVIATIONS:
BEG = Begin
CONT = Continue
DEC = Decrease
INC = Increase
INS = Inches
K = Knit
MEAS = Measure
P = Purl
PATT = Pattern
REM = Remain
REP = Repeat
RND = Round
SC = Single Crochet
SL = Slip
ST = Stitch
TOG = Together
YO = Yarn Over
