Free Pattern - 1950s Scoop-Neck Blouse #662

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Vintage 1950s Scoop-Neck Blouse #662

A skillful needlewoman will swiftly crochet this charming sweater with it‘s slimming, wide, scoop-necked design, accented with front-buttoned closure…A delightful, addition to the well-dressed woman‘s wardrobe!

SIZES:  12, 14, 16, & 18.  

Directions are given for size 12, with changes for sizes 14, 16, & 18 in brackets.

Materials: 

J & P Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen Metallic, Art 64, 11 [11, 12, 12 ] balls of rose

#2 Steel Crochet Hook

OR Chadwicks Red Heart Fashion-Glo, 3-ply, 1 oz  - 8 [8, 9, 9] skeins of pink

#1 Plastic Crochet Hook

2 ½ yds of Ribbon, 1” wide

6 small Buttons

GAUGE:   

3½ group sts = 1”;   3 ½ rows = 1”

MEASUREMENTS:  

Bust 32” [34”, 36”, 38“];  

Width across back at underarm 16” [17”, 18”, 19];  

Length from shoulder to lower edge 18 ½” [19”, 19”, 20“]

CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS:                                  

BET  =       Between                       

CH    =       Chain

DC    =       Double Crochet                     

DEC =       Decrease

HDC =       Half Double Crochet             

HK    =       Hook

INC   =       Increase                       

LP     =       Loop

M      =       Mesh                                      

MEAS =     Measure

PATT =       Pattern                                    

REM =       Remain

REP  =       Repeat                                   

SC    =       Single Crochet

SK    =       Skip/Skipped                         

SL ST =     Slip Stitch

SP    =       Space                                     

ST     =       Stitch

TOG =       Together                       

TR TRC=   Triple Tripe Crochet

TRC=        Triple Crochet                       

YO    =       Yarn Over

BACK:  

Starting at lower edge, make ch 30” long.

1^ST ROW:  Insert hk in 3^rd ch from hk & draw lp thru,  * sk 1 ch, insert hk in next lp & draw lp thru, [yo & draw thru 2 lps on hk] twice [group st made]; ch 1, insert hk where last lp was drawn thru & draw lp thru.  Rep from * across until there are on row 52 [55, 59. 62] group sts.  Cut off rem ch.  Ch 3, turn.

Hereafter, pick up back lps only.

2^ND & 3^RD ROWS:  Insert hk in 3^rd ch from hk, draw lp thru, * sk next group st, insert hk in next ch & draw lp thru, [yo & draw thru 2 lps on hk] twice; ch 1, insert hk where last lp was drawn thru & draw lp thru.  Rep from * across, ending with last lp of last group st in top of turning ch.  Ch 3, turn.

4^TH & 5^TH ROWS:  Sk 1^st group st, [insert hk in next ch & draw lp thru] twice; ch 1 & complete row in patt as before [1 group st dec at beg of each row].  Ch 3, turn.

Work 4 more rows in patt without dec. 

Rep 4^th & 5^th rows once more.  There are on row 48 [51, 55, 58] group sts.

Work without dec until piece meas 6 ½” [7”, 7”, 7 ½”]. 

Now inc 1 group st at both ends of next row & every 4^th row thereafter until there are on row 56 [59, 63, 66] group sts - to inc 1 group st, draw up lp in same ch as 1^st group st & in back lp of same group st, [yo & draw thru 2 lps] twice; then draw up lp in same group st & in next ch, [yo & draw thru 2 lps] twice. 

Work without inc until piece meas in all 11 ½” [12”, 12”, 12 ½”].

SHAPE ARMHOLES:  

1^ST ROW:  [Sl st in next group st & next ch] twice; ch 3 & work in patt across to within last 2 group sts.  Ch 3, turn, 52 [55, 59, 62] group sts on row.

2^ND ROW:  Work in patt across.

3^RD & 4^TH ROW:  Dec 1 group st at beg of each row & work in patt across.  Ch 3, turn, 50 [53, 57, 60] group sts on row. 

Now work without dec until piece meas 3” from 1^st row of armhole shaping. 

Now inc 1 group st at both ends of next row. 

Cont to work in patt without inc for 5 more rows.  There are 52 [55,59,62] group sts on row.

SHAPE NECK:  

1^ST ROW:  Inc 1 group st & work in patt across next 25 [27, 29, 30] group sts, ch 1, sc in next group st & in next ch.  Ch 1, turn.  

Now work over this set of sts only as follows;

2^ND, 4^TH, 6^TH & 8^TH ROWS:  Sk 1^st sc, sl st in next sc, [sc in next ch & in next group st] 4 times; ch 1, work in patt across.  Ch 3, turn.

3^RD & 5^TH ROWS:  Inc 1 group st & work across to within last group st, ch 1, sc in next group st & in next ch.  Ch 1, turn.

7^TH & 9^TH ROWS:  Work as for 3^rd row without inc, shaping neck edge as before.

10^TH ROW:  Sk 1^st sc, sl st in next sc, [sc in next ch & next group st] once [2, 4, 4] times.

FOR SIZES 16 & 18 ONLY:  

Work 2 rows more without dec.  Break off.

Attach thread to opposite side of neck edge & work other side to correspond, reversing shapings.

LEFT FRONT:  

Starting at lower edge, make ch 20” long.

1^ST ROW:  Work in group st patt across until there are on row 30 [32, 34, 36] group st.  Cut off rem ch.  Ch 3, turn.

2^ND & 3^RD ROWS:  Work in patt across.  

At end of 3^rd row work is at side edge.

4^TH ROW:  Dec 1 group st at beg of row & work in patt across. 

Now cont to work in patt, shaping at side edge same as for Back, until piece meas 3” from 1^st row of armhole shaping, ending at side edge.  There are on row 29 [31, 33, 35] group sts.

SHAPE NECK:  

1^ST ROW:  Inc 1 group st at beg of row & work in patt across to within last group st, ch 1, sc in next group st & in next ch.  Ch 1, turn.

2^ND ROW:  Work as for 2^nd row of Back.

3^RD ROW:  Work as for 1^st row, but do not inc.

4^TH ROW:  Sk 1^st sc, sl st in next sc, [sc in next ch & next group st] twice; ch 1 & work in patt across.  Ch 3, turn.

Work 3^rd & 4^th rows alternately until Front meas same as Back, shaping side edge as for Back.  Break off.

RIGHT FRONT:  

Work as for Left Front, reversing shapings.

Sew side & shoulder seams.

NECK & FRONT BANDS:  

1^ST ROW:  With wrong side facing, starting at lower left side, sc closely across both front edges & neck edge, making 3 sc in same sp at each corner of front edges.  Ch 1, turn.

2^ND ROW:  Sc in each sc across.  Ch 1, turn.

3^RD ROW:  Sc in each sc across, making 3 sc in center sc at corners.  Ch 1, turn. 

With pins mark position of 6 buttons on Left Front Band, having 1^st pin mark ½” up from lower edge & last pin mark ½” down from neck edge.’

4^TH ROW:  Sc in each sc across, making buttonhole on Right Front Band opposite each pin mark & working 2 sc off as 1 sc at shoulder seams [to make buttonhole, ch 2, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc.]

5^TH ROW:  Sc in each sc & in each ch across, working 2 sc off as 1 sc at shoulder seams.

6^TH ROW:  Sc in each sc around entire garment, incl lower edges.  Break off.

Make 1 row of sc around armholes.  Ch 1, turn. 

Sl st in each sc around.  Break off.

FINISHING:  

Sew ribbon to outside of Front & Neck Bands, cutting buttonholes in ribbon to match buttonholes in garment. 

Work buttonhole st around buttonholes. 

Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonholes. 

Cut two 9” pieces of ribbon. 

Fold each piece in half to from band & sew in place for pockets.

Enjoy!