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Vintage Sophisticate
Stripes Bolero #514
A clever woman quickly
& very easily knits this charming bolero in a delightful striped [or
solid!] pattern a season-spanning,
wardrobe favorite!
SIZES:
Directions
are for size 12.
Changes
for sizes 14, 16 & 18 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Nomotta
Mothproof Pirouette 1 oz skeins:
4
[5, 5, 6] Black [A]
3
[3, 3, 4] Blue [B]
3
[3, 3, 4] Green [C]
Pair
#1 & #2 Knitting Needles
10
Buttons
1yd
Grosgrain Ribbon 1” wide
GAUGE:
8
sts = 1”;
12
rows = 1”
COLOR
PATTERN:
1ST
ROW: With A, k. 4TH ROW: With A, p.
2ND
ROW: With B, p. 5TH ROW: With B, k.
3RD
ROW: With C, k. 6TH ROW: With C, p.
Repeat
these 6 rows for pattern.
BACK:
With
#1 needles & A, cast on 120 [128, 136, 144] sts. K 1, p 1 in ribbing for 12 rows.
Change
to #2 needles & work in color pattern, inc 1 st each side every 3rd
row 10 times.
incs are always worked on same color row.
Work
straight on 140 [148, 156, 164] sts until back meas 3” [3”, 3 ½”, 3 ½”] above
ribbing.
SLEEVES:
Inc
1 st each side every other row 8 times.
Cast
on 5 sts at beg of next 18 rows & 11 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Work
straight on 268 [276, 284, 292] sts until sleeve edges meas about 5” [5”, 5 ½”, 5 ½”] above last cast-on
sts, end with p row.
SHOULDERS:
Bind
off 9 [9, 8, 8] sts at beg of next 24 rows & 8 [6, 9, 10] sts at beg of
next 2 [4, 6, 6] rows.
Slip
rem 36 [36, 38, 40] sts on holder for neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
With
#1 needles & A, cast on 66 [70, 74, 78] sts. K 1, p 1 in ribbing for 11 rows.
On
next row, work 9 sts & slip them on holder for front border--to be worked
later, inc 5 sts evenly spaced to end of row; 62 [66, 70, 74] sts.
Change
to #2 needles & work in color pattern, inc 1 st at side edge every 3rd
row 10 times.
Work
straight on 72 [76, 80, 84] sts until front meas 3” [3”, 3 ½”, 3 ½”] above
ribbing, end with same color row as on back.
SLEEVE:
Inc
1 st at side edge every other row 8 times.
Cast
on 5 sts at same edge 9 times & 11 sts once.
Work
straight on 136 [140, 144, 148] sts until sleeve edge meas 5” [5”, 5 ½”, 5 ½”]
above last cast-on sts.
NECK
& SHOULDER:
Start
at front edge, work 12 [12, 13, 14] sts & slip them on holder, work to end
of row.
Bind
off 9 [9, 8, 8] sts at sleeve edge 12 times & 8 [6, 9, 10] sts 1 [2, 3, 3]
times.
at same time dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 8 times.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Work
to correspond to Left Front, reverse shaping.
FINISHING: FRONT BORDERS:
With
#1 needles & A, work in ribbing on 9 sts of front border until border meas ½”
less than front edge. Slip sts on
holder.
Overcast
border to front edge, stretching border slightly.
Sew
shoulder seam using running backstitch.
NECKBAND:
With
right side toward you, use #1 needles & A, pick up 113 [117, 121, 123] sts
around neck including sts on holders, k
1, p 1 in ribbing for 1”.
Bind
off in ribbing.
SLEEVEBANDS:
With
right side toward you, use #1 needles & A, pick up 68 [68, 74, 74] sts on
sleeve edge. K 1, p 1 in ribbing for 1”.
Bind
off in ribbing.
Sew
side seams, use overcast-stitch on ribbing.
Face
fronts with grosgrain ribbon.
Sew
5 buttons to each front & make crocheted loops for frogs, or if buttons are
used on left front only, make small flat loops with buttonhole twist on right
front.
ENJOY!
