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1950s Knitted Box
Jacket #102
Thick wool for a box
coat, smart for town or country with its brass buttons
& small stand-up collar.
INSTRUCTIONS
are for a 32 inch bust.
Changes
for 34, 36, 38, 40 & 42 are given in brackets.
MATERIALS:
17
[18, 19, 19, 20, 20] hanks of Marshgrove Huski Knit for three-quarter sleeved
jacket OR
18
[19, 20, 20, 21, 21] for long sleeves.
1 Pair Needles #8
3 ½ yds 3” Grosgrain Ribbon
½ yd of 1 ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon
6 Buttons
1 Pair Needles #8
3 ½ yds 3” Grosgrain Ribbon
½ yd of 1 ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon
6 Buttons
MEASUREMENTS:
To
fit a 32 [ 34, 36, 38, 40, 42] inch bust.
Length
22 [22 ¾, 23, 23 ¾, 24, 24] inches.
Three-quarter
sleeve seam 15”,
Long
sleeves 18”.
TENSION:
6
sts & 8 rows = 1”.
STITCH:
Entire
jacket is worked as follows:
1st
row [right side] - [K 1, p 1] to last st, k 1.
2nd
row - P.
3rd
row - [P 1, k 1] to last st, p 1.
4th
row - P.
Rep
these 4 rows.
BACK:
Cast
on 107 [113, 119, 125, 131, 137].
Work
13 ½ [14, 14, 14 ½, 14 ½, 14 ½] ins or desired length to armholes, end with 4th
patt row.
SHAPE
ARMHOLES:
Cast
off 5 [6, 7, 8. 9. 10] at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 each end of every alternate row until 83 [85, 87, 89, 91, 93] sts rem.
Work
until armholes are 8 ½ [8 ¾, 9, 9 ¼, 9 ½, 9 ½] ins meas on the straight.
SHAPE
SHOULDERS:
Cast
off at beg of next & following rows 7 sts 6 times & 7 [7, 8, 8, 9, 9]
sts twice.
Cast
off rem 27 [29, 29, 31, 31, 33] sts for neck.
LEFT
FRONT:
Work
pocket lining. Cast on 37.
Work
5”, end with 4th patt row. Leave sts on
holder.
Now
cast on 71 [75, 79, 81, 85, 87] sts.
Work 5 ins, end with 4th patt row.
WORK
POCKET OPENING:
Next
row - Work 6, sl next 37 sts on to holder for pocket flap, work 37 pocket
lining sts, work to end.
Cont
until front meas same as back to armholes, end with 4th patt row.
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
Cast
off 6 [7, 8, 9, 10, 11} at beg of next row.
Dec
1 at same edge every alternate row until 59 [61, 62, 63, 64, 65] sts rem.
Work
until armhole is 7 ½ [7 ¾, 8, 8 ¼, 8 ½, 8 ½] ins, meas on straight, end at
center-front edge.
SHAPE
NECK:
Cast
off at this edge 19 [21, 21, 22, 22, 23] sts once & 3 sts 4 times.
SHAPE
SHOULDER:
Cast
off at armhole edge 7 sts 3 times & 7 [7, 8, 8, 9, 9] once.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Follow
instructions for left front, read 3rd patt row for 4th patt row & reverse
shapings.
Work
first buttonhole in same row as pocket opening as follows: work 8, cast off 4,
Work
16 [20, 24, 26, 30, 32], sl next 37 sts on to holder, work 37 pocket lining
sts, work 6.
In
next row cast on 4 above cast-off sts.
Work
2 ½ [ 2 ½, 2 ½, 2 ¾, 2 ¾, 2 ¾] ins.
Work
2nd buttonhole.
*
Work 3 ¾ [4, 4, 4, 4, 4] ins.
Work
two more buttonholes 2 ½ [2 ½, 2 ½, 2 ¾, 2 ¾, 2 ¾] ins apart. Rep from * once more.
SLEEVES:
Cast
on 75 [77, 79, 81, 83, 85].
Work
4”, end with p row.
P
next row to reverse patt.
Work
2”.
Inc
1 each end of next & every 8th row until there are 91 [95, 99, 103, 107,
109] sts.
Work
until sleeve meas 15” from turning line for three-quarter sleeve or 18” for
full-length sleeve.
SHAPE
TOP:
Cast
off 6 [7, 8, 9, 10, 11] at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 each end of next 5 rows, then every alternate row until 43 sts rem.
Dec
1 each end of every row until 33 rem.
Cast
off 3 at beg of next 6 rows. Cast off.
COLLAR:
Cast
on 81 [83, 85, 87, 89, 91].
Work
12 rows. Cast off.
POCKET
FLAPS:
With
right side of work towards you sl 37 sts from holder to needle.
P
first row to reverse patt.
Work
14 more rows. Cast off.
TO
MAKE UP:
Sew
shoulder seams.
Set
in sleeves.
Sew
side & sleeve seams.
Sew
down pocket linings.
Face
cuffs, lower edge & center-front edges with 3 inch ribbon.
Cut
buttonholes in facing & buttonhole st ribbon & knitting tog.
Sew
cast-on edge of collar to neck to within 10 sts of center-front edges.
Face
collar with 1 ½” ribbon.
Turn
cuffs back.
Press.
ENJOY!
