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Vintage
1950s Square-Neck Beaded Evening Top #663
A
skillful needlewoman will swiftly crochet this charming sweater with it‘s
slimming, wide, scoop-necked design, accented with sequins & beads…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, 8 [9, 10, 12 ] balls of white
#2
Steel Crochet Hook
OR
Chadwicks
Red Heart Baby Wool, 3-ply, 1 oz - 5 [6,
7, 8] skeins of white
#2
Plastic Crochet Hook
7”
Zipper, Neck Opening
3
pkgs Gold Sequins, Gold Seed Beads & Gold Bugle Beads
GAUGE:
7
sts = 1”;
2
sc rows & 2 openwork rows = 1”
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust
32” [34”, 36”, 38“];
Width
across back at underarm 16” [17”, 18”, 19];
Length
from shoulder to lower edge 18” [18”, 18 ½”, 19“]
BACK:
Start
at lower edge, make ch 24” long [7 ch sts = 1”].
1ST
ROW: Sc in 2nd ch from hk
& in each ch across until there are on row 87 [91, 95,99] sc; row meas 12
½” [13”, 13 ½”, 14 ½”]. Cut off rem
ch. Ch 1, turn.
2ND
ROW: Sc in front lp of each sc
across. Ch 3, turn.
3RD
ROW: Insert hk in back lp of 1st
sc & draw lp thru, insert hk in back lp of next sc & 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, sk next sc, insert hk in back lp of
next sc & draw lp thru. Rep from *
across to last sc & complete group st to correspond with beg: 44 [46, 48, 50] group sts. Ch 3, turn.
4TH
ROW: [Insert hk in front lp of next st
& draw lp thru] twice & complete group st as before, * ch 1, insert hk
where last lp was drawn thru & draw lp thru, sk next st, draw lp thru front
lp of next st & complete group st as before. Rep from * across to last st & complete
group st to correspond with beg: 44 [46,
48, 50] group sts. Ch 1, turn.
5TH
ROW: Sc in back lp of each st
across: 87 [91, 95, 99] sc. Ch 1, turn.
Work
in patt [2nd thru 5th rows make up patt], inc 1 st at
both ends of each sc row until there are 115 [123, 129. 137] sc on row.
Work
in patt without inc until piece meas 11 ½” [11 ½”, 11 ½”, 12 ½”], ending with 5th
row of patt.
SLEEVES:
Attach
thread to beg of row & ch 11 [11, 13, 15].
Break off. Pick up working thread
& ch 12 [12, 14, 16]. Turn.
NEXT
ROW: Sc in 2nd ch from hk
& in each ch across, sc in front lp of each sc across, sc in each of last
11 [11, 13, 15] ch: 137 [145, 155, 167]
sc. Ch 3, turn.
NEXT
ROW: Work in patt across first 45 [47,
51, 57] sts. Ch 3, turn.
Cont
in patt across these 45 [47, 51, 57] sts, inc 1 st at sleeve edge on each sc
row until 12 sts have been inc: 57 [59,
63, 69] sc on row.
Work
in patt without inc until piece meas 6 ½” [6 ½”, 7”, 7”] from beg of sleeve,
ending at sleeve edge. Turn.
SHAPE
SHOULDER & TOP OF SLEEVE:
1ST
ROW: Sl st across 13 [15, 15, 14] sts
& work in patt across. Turn.
2ND
ROW: Work in patt across to last 11 [11,
12, 11] sts. Turn.
Cont
in this manner, dec 11 [11, 12, 11] sts at shoulder edge until all sts have
been worked off.
Sk
47 [51, 53, 53] sts, attach thread to next st & work opposite side to
correspond, reversing shaping.
FRONT:
Work
exactly as for Back.
Sew
up shoulder & side seams, leave 7” opening at lower left side for zipper.
NECKBAND:
1ST
RND: Attach thread & work sc closely
around.
2ND
RND: Sc in each sc around, work off 3 sc
as 1 sc at each corner.
Rep
2nd rnd until Neckband meas 1”, sl st in next sc. Break off.
SLEEVE
BAND:
1ST
RND: Attach thread & sc closely
around.
2ND
THRU 4TH RNDS: Sc in each sc
around. Sl st in next sc. Break off.
Trim
neck & sleeve bands with sequins & beads.
Enjoy!
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
