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Vintage Surplice Knit Shrug Jacket #505
The
clever woman knits & fashions this gracefully elegant, bedjacket. Feminine, cross-over design, lovely &
smart, lace patterned, so certainly becoming to almost any woman…a season-spanning,
wardrobe favorite!
SIZE:
38-40,
& 42-44.
Directions
are for size 38-40, with changes for size 42-44 written in brackets.
[Size
may be increased by changing to a larger sized hook.]
MATERIALS:
Beehive
Fingering 3-ply Patonised, 1 oz, 9 [10] balls
Pair
#10 Knitting Needles
1
yd Ribbon 1 ½” wide
GAUGE:
Stockinette
Stitch [st st]:
8
sts & 10 rows = 1”
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust
38”-40”:
Length
at centre back 19”;
Sleeve
seam 15”.
Bust
42”-44”:
Length
at centre back 20”;
Sleeve
seam 15”.
ABBREVIATIONS:
BEG = Begin
CONT = Continue
CONT = Continue
DEC =
Decrease
INC = Increase
INC = Increase
K = Knit
MEAS = Measure
MEAS = Measure
P = Purl
PATT = Pattern
PATT = Pattern
PSSO =
Pass Slip Stitch Over
REM = Remain
REM = Remain
REP = Repeat
SC = Single Crochet
SC = Single Crochet
SL = Slip
ST = Stitch
ST = Stitch
TOG = Together
WL FWD = Wool Forward
WL FWD = Wool Forward
LACE
PATTERN: [25 sts]:
1ST
ROW: K 2 tog [knit 2 together], * wl fwd
[wool forward], k 1, wl fwd, sl 1, k 2 tog, psso [pass slip stitch over]. Rep from * 4 times more. Wl fwd, k 1, wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso.
2ND
ROW: P.
3RD
ROW: K 2 tog, * wl fwd, k 5, wl fwd, sl
1, k 2 tog, psso. Rep from * once. Wl fwd, k 5, wl fwd, sl 1, psso.
4TH
ROW: P.
5TH
& 6TH ROWS: Same as 3rd
& 4th rows.
7TH
ROW: K 2, * wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso, k
1, k 2 tog, wl fwd, k 3. Rep from *
once. Wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 1, k 2
tog, wl fwd, k 2.
8TH
ROW: P.
These
8 rows complete one pattern [patt].
BACK:
Cast
on 135 [151] sts.
1ST
ROW: K 1, * p 1, k 1. Rep from * to end of row.
Rep
this row for Moss st for 14 rows total, inc 1 st at end of last row.
Cont
in st st, inc 1 st each end of needle on 9th & every following 8th
row to 156 [172] sts on needle.
Cont
even until work meas 9 ½” from beg, ending with p row.
NOTE:
When
knitted to correct tension, work should stretch very easily in width to 20” [22”]
& be 9 ½” in length.
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLES:
Cast
off 4 sts beg next 2 rows.
Dec
1 st each end of needle on next & every alternate row to 76 [92] sts on needle,
ending with p row.
Dec
1 st each end of needle on next 3 rows.
P
1 row.
Rep
last 4 rows to 40 [44] sts on needle, ending with p row. Cast off.
LEFT
FRONT:
Cast
on 103 [111] sts.
Work
8 rows Moss st.
Dec
1 st at BEG of next row, then work 5 rows even.
14 rows in all.
Proceed: 1ST ROW: K to last 34 sts.
Work
1st row of Lace Patt on next 25 sts.
Moss 9 [front edge].
2ND
ROW: Moss 9. P to end of row [side edge].
Work
Lace patt with Moss st border on 34 sts at front edge & keep rem sts in st
st, dec 1 st at side edge on next & every following 4th row to
81 [89] sts on needle & end with 4th patt row at side edge.
When working Right Front, end with 5th patt
row at side edge.
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLE:
Keep
continuity of patt, cast off 4 sts beg next row for armhole.
Work
1 row even.
Dec
1 st at armhole edge EVERY row to 41 sts on needle, end at armhole edge.
NEXT
ROW: [3RD ROW OF LACE
PATT]: K 2 tog, k 13, k 2 tog, wl fwd, k
5, wl fwd, sl 1, k 2 tog, psso, wl fwd, k 5, wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso, Moss
9. Keep 17 sts in Lace Patt, cont dec 1
st at armhole edge EVERY row to 33 sts on needle, end at armhole edge.
NEXT
ROW: [3RD ROW OF LACE
PATT]: K 2 tog, k 13, k 2 tog, wl fwd, k
5, wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso, Moss 9.
Keep
9 sts in Lace patt, cont dec 1 st at armhole edge EVERY row to 25 sts on
needle.
Keep
Moss st border at front edge, cont in st st, dec 1 st at armhole edge EVERY row
to 9 sts on needle.
Work
3” [3 ½”] Moss st on rem 9 sts to be sewn across one half of back of neck. Cast off.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Cast
on 103 [111] sts.
Work
8 rows Moss st.
Dec
1 st at END of next row, then work 5 rows even.
14 rows in all.
Proceed: 1ST ROW: Moss 9.
Work 1st row of Lace patt on next 25 sts. K to end of row [side edge].
2ND
ROW: P to last 9 sts. Moss 9 [front edge]. Cont to correspond to Left Front, be careful
to have all shapings for opposite side.
SLEEVES:
Cast
on 57 [61] sts.
Work
28 rows Moss st.
NEXT
ROW: P 1. * Inc 1 st in next st purlways, p 1. Rep from * to end of row. 85 [91] sts on needle. Proceed:
1ST
ROW: K 30 [33]. Work 1st row of Lace patt on next
25 sts. K to end of row.
Working
Lace patt in centre of sleeve & keeping rem sts in st st, inc 1 st each end
of needle every 8th row to 115 [123] sts on needle.
Cont
even until sleeve meas approx 15” from beg, or desired length, end with 8th
patt row.
TO
SHAPE CAP:
Keeping
continuity of patt, cast off 4 sts, beg next 2 rows.
Dec
1 st each end of needle on next & every other row to 35 sts on needle, end
with p row.
NEXT
ROW: [3RD ROW OF LACE
PATT]: K 2 tog, k 11, k 2 tog, wl fwd, k
5, wl fwd, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 11, sl 1, k 1, psso.
Keeping
9 sts in Lace patt, cont dec 1 st each end of needle every other row to 27 sts
on needle, end with p row.
Cont
in st st, dec 1 st each end of needle on next 3 rows.
P
1 row.
Rep
last 4 rows to 3 sts on needle, end with p row.
Cast off.
FINISHING:
Sew
side seams, easing in extra length allowed for fronts, 2” below armholes.
Sew
sleeve seams.
Sew
in sleeves.
Sew
cast-off sts of neckband tog & placing this seam at centre back of neck,
sew in position.
With
double wool, crochet 2 chains, each about 12” long.
Sew
one to lower front corner of left front & other inside right side seam
about 2” above lower edge.
Cut
ribbon in half & sew one piece to lower corner of right front & other
to left outside side seam about 2” from lower edge.
ENJOY!
