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1950s Vogue
Lace Cocktail Dress #157
Knitted cotton-lace
makes a charming, young dress for summer afternoons & evenings. The construction of the dress is very
simple--the sleeves are knitted in one with the dress, & the back &
front are identical. Easy, flaring
skirt.
SIZES: 12, 14, 16.
Directions
are for size 12.
Changes
for sizes 14 & 16 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
DMC
Knitting Cotton Brilliant, 8 [9-10] pull skeins
#4
Knitting needles
#4
Steel crochet hook
Dress
zipper 10“
GAUGE
:
7
sts = 1”;
7
rows = 1”
PATTERN:
1st
row: K 2 tog, k 2, * yo, k 2, sl 1, k 2
tog, psso, k 2; rep from *, end yo, k 2, k 2 tog.
2nd
row: P 3, * yo, p 6; rep from *, end yo
p 4.
Rep
these 2 rows for patt.
SKIRT
[Make 2]:
Cast
on 239 [253-267] sts.
Work
even in patt for 28” or desired length to waist, ending with row 2 [this allows
for 2” stretch].
Dec
row: K 3 tog 12 [16-20] times, * k 2
tog, k 3 tog; rep from * 33 [31-29] times, & end k 2 tog; then k 3 tog 12
[16-20] times; 91 [95-99] sts. Bind off all sts.
FINISHING:
Sew
seams, leaving upper left side free for 5”.
Work
2 rows of sc around lower edge; 3 rows around upper edge & 1 row around
side opening. Block.
Make
a casing for elastic inside waistline.
BLOUSE
BACK:
Cast
on 106 [113-120] sts.
Work
in patt. Inc 1 st each end every ¾” 8
times; 122 [129-136] sts.
Work
even until 8” [8“- 8 ½”] from beg. Place
a marker in center of work.
SHAPE
SLEEVES:
Inc
1 st each end; then every 1 in 6 times more; 136 [143-150] sts.
Work
even until sleeves are 6” [6 ½”-6 ½”] from the marker.
SHAPE
NECK:
Work
across 38 [40-42] sts & sl these sts on holder; bind off center 60 [63-66]
sts; work last 38 [40-42] sts.
Working
on one side only, at center edge, bind off 2 sts every other row 5 times; 28
[30-32] sts; at the same time, when sleeve is 7 ¼” [7 ½”-7 ¾”] from marker.
SHAPE
SHOULDER:
At
arm edge, bind off 7 [10-8] sts every other row 4 [3-4] times.
Attach
yarn at center edge & work other side to correspond, reversing shaping.
FRONT:
Work
exactly as for back.
FINISHING:
Sew
underarm & shoulder seams, leaving lower left side free for 5”.
Work
2 rows of sc around neck & sleeve edges & 1 row around side
opening. Block.
Sew
blouse to skirt.
Run
elastic through casing.
Sew
in zipper.
ENJOY!
HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:
BEG = Begin
CONT = Continue
DC = Double Crochet
DEC = Decrease
INC = Increase
K = Knit
MEAS = Measure
P = Purl
PATT = Pattern
PSSO = Pass Slip Stitch Over
REM = Remain
REP = Repeat
SC = Single Crochet
SL = Slip
ST = Stitch
TOG = Together
