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Vintage
1935 Lacy Stripes Blouse #518
A
clever woman quickly & very easily crochets this charming overblouse with a
delightful knit detail on the sleeves & waistband…all in a cool &
comfortable stripe pattern…a season-spanning, wardrobe favorite!
SIZES:
Directions
are for size 32.
MATERIALS:
Nun’s
Nomotta Permanently Mothproof Reseda Wool, 3 balls Ivory, 4 balls Blue
#8
Crochet Hook
#2
Knitting Needles
Work
Loosely.
1ST
ROW: With blue, ch 92 for edge of
sleeve. Sk 1 ch & work 90 sc on ch,
ch 3, turn.
2ND
ROW: Work star st as follows: sk 1 ch, draw up loop in other 2 ch, draw up
loop in each of first 3 sc [both top threads of sts]. Now there are 6 loops on hook. Yo hook, & draw thru 6 loops. Ch 1 to finish star. * Draw up loop in ch 1 at top of star, pick
up single thread only. Draw up loop in
side of star, pick up back thread only.
Draw up loop in last sc used for prev star. Draw up loop in each of next 2 sc [6 loops on
hook], yo, & draw thru 6 loops. Ch 1
to finish. Rep from * to end of row [45
stars], work loosely.
These
first 2 rows should meas 3/8” to ½” wide.
Break off blue, join ivory, & turn to work back.
3RD
ROW: 1 Sc in st at top of each star
& in st bet stars, make 90 sts in row.
Ch 1, turn.
4TH
ROW: Work knot st as follows: 1 sc in first 2 sc. * Draw out loop on hook about ½”, yo, &
draw thru ½” loop, hold loop flat with thumb.
Work 1 sc thru back thread of loop.
This is half st & sc forms knot in center of st. Rep from * once for whole knot st. Sk 2 sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc. Rep from * across row, make 22 whole knot
sts, & end with 2 sc in last sts as at beg.
Ch 3, turn.
5TH
ROW: Work half knot st, 1 sc in round
loop before knot of 1st st on prev row. 1 Sc in loop of st after knot. * Make another whole knot st as before, &
work 1 sc in loop before & after knot of next st on prev row. Rep from *, work 21 whole knot sts in row,
& end with half knot st as at beg, 1 dc in last sc of prev row. Ch 3, turn.
6TH
ROW: 1 Sc in loop of half st, * ch 2, 1
sc before & after knot of next st.
Rep from *, end with 1 sc in half st.
Break off ivory, join blue, ch 1, turn.
7TH
ROW: Work 1 sc in each sc, take up both
top threads of sts, & work 2 sc over ch 2 bet sts.
Rep
patt from 2nd row until there are 3 blue & 3 ivory stripes. Break yarn.
After
3rd ivory stripe join blue at beg of last ivory sc row. Ch 68 for lower part of front & break
off.
Fasten
blue at end of last ivory row, & ch 69 for back. Turn.
Sk
1 ch work 68 sc on ch, 90 sc in ivory sts, & 68 sc on other ch. [226 sc in row].
Cont
patt stripes as before until there are 7 blue & 7 ivory stripes from beg of
sleeve. Join blue.
NEXT
ROW: Work 104 sc for back, which will
take in 26 knot sts.
Work
stripes on these 104 sts until back has 5 ivory & 6 blue stripes. Break off, & go back to work front.
After
last long ivory stripe, sk 44 sts [11 knot sts] from back, join blue, &
work sc in rem 78 sts [19 knot sts] for front.
Cont
work stripes on 78 sts until there are 5 ivory & 6 blue stripes as on
back.
At
end of last blue row at neck, ch 44 for shoulder.
Join
in top of last blue row on back. Fasten
& break off.
Join
ivory at lower edge of back & work stripes for rest of blouse & other
sleeve to match first side. Break
off.
FINISHING:
With
blue work 3 rows sc around neck, work first with wrong side of neck toward you;
sk 1 st at each corner on all rows to make neck square; turn to work back at
end of each row; & take up both top threads of sts.
Break
off, join ivory, & work 2 rows sc.
Break
off, join blue, & finish with 3 rows sc.
On
lower edge of front & back work 1 row sc as follows: Use blue, & with right side of blouse
toward you, work 3 sc in end of each blue stripe & 6 sc in end of each
ivory stripe [120 sts in row].
RIBBING:
With
right side of blouse toward you, pick up 88 sts on edge of sleeve, omit first
& last st of row.
Use
double thread yarn & k 2 sts, p 2 sts, for 15 rows blue, 10 rows ivory, 15
rows blue [3 ¾” ribbing]. Bind off.
With
right side of blouse toward you pick up
120 sts on lower edge of front.
Use
double thread yarn, & make ribbing same as on sleeves.
Do
same on back.
PUTTING
TOGETHER:
Use
blue & crochet seams tog carefully with sc sts, match sts of front edge
with those on back edge.
ENJOY!
