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1958 Vogue
Double-Breasted Knit Jacket #163
A
stylish, double-breasted car-coat in the comfortable three-quarter length that
never gets in your way. Knit it of
bright red or navy and splurge on good brass buttons. You’ll be able to wear it with ease all
Spring and Fall. the fabric-type of
stitch holds its shape.
SIZES:
Directions
are for size 9.
Changes
for sizes 11 and 13 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Bear
Brand Knitting worsted, 16 [17-18] 2 oz skeins
1Pair
each of #5 and #7 knitting needles
GAUGE:
5
sts = 1 in;
7
rows = 1 in
BACK:
With
#5 needles, cast on 86 [90-96] sts for facing.
P
1 row, k 1 row for 10 rows.
K
1 row on wrong side, inserting needle in back of sts for turning ridge.
Change
to #7 needles and pattern.
1st
row [right side]: K 1, * k 1 and p 1 in front of next st, k 1*; repeat
between *s, end last repeat k 2.
2nd
row: P 2, * p 2 tog, p 1 *; repeat
between *s to end.
3rd
row: K 2, repeat between *s of 1st
row to end.
4th
row: P 1, repeat between *s of 2nd
row, end last repeat p 2.
Repeat
these 4 rows for pattern.
Work
even until 19 ins from turning ridge or desired length to underarm.
Place
a marker in center of last row.
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
Bind
off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 st each end every other row 5 [6-7] times, being careful to keep pattern; 68
[70-74] sts.
Work
even until armholes are 7 ¼ [7 ½-7 ¾] ins from marker.
SHAPE
SHOULDERS:
Bind
off 6 [7-8] sts at beg of next 2 rows; then 8 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off.
POCKET
LINING [Make 2]:
With
#7 needles, cast on 28 sts.
Work
in stockinette st [p 1 row, k 1 row] until 6 ins from beg end on wrong
side.
Place
on holder to be worked later.
LEFT
FRONT:
With
#5 needles, cast on 36 [38-42] sts for lower edge facing.
P
1 row, k 1 row for 10 rows; cast on 49 sts at end of last row for front edge
and facing; 85 [87-91] sts.
K
1 row on wrong side, inserting needle in back of sts for turning ridge.
1st
row [right side]: With #7 needles, work
as for pattern 1st row to within 25 sts of end, place a marker on
needle, with yarn at back, sl 1 as to p for turning st, k to end for front
facing.
2nd
row: P to marker, work in pattern to
end.
Next
row: Work pattern to marker, sl 1 as
before, k to end.
Repeat
last 2 rows until 7 ½ ins from turning ridge, end on wrong side.
POCKET
OPENING:
Work
4 [4-6] sts, place next 28 sts on holder for pocket facing.
Take
up and work 28 sts of pocket lining to same needle, work to end.
Continue
to work as before until same length as back to underarm.
Place
a marker in center of last row.
SHAPE
ARMHOLE:
At
arm edge, bind off 4 sts.
Dec
1 st at arm edge every other row 5 [6-7] times; 76 [77-80] sts.
Work
even until 5 ¾ [6-6 ½] ins from marker, ending on wrong side.
SHAPE
NECK:
Work
to within 49 sts of end, bind off last 49 sts as to k. Break off yarn.
Attach
yarn at neck edge. Continue to work in
pattern, dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 5 [5-7] times and at the same
time, shaping shoulder as for back when same length as back to shoulder.
Mark
position of 3 sets of buttonholes evenly spaced on front edge, having first set
8 ½ ins from turning ridge, 3rd set 8 ins below neck edge and 2nd
set at center of sp between first and third sets.
Mark
a fourth set ½ in below neck edge.
RIGHT
FRONT:
With
#5 needles, cast on 36 [38-42] sts for lower edge facing.
P
1 row, k 1 row for 10 rows.
K
1 row on wrong side for turning ridge as before; cast on 49 sts at end of row
for front edge and facing; 85 [87-91] sts.
1st
row [right side}: With #7 needles, k 24
sts for front facing, sl 1 as before, place marker on needle, work as for row 1
of pattern to end.
Work
to correspond to left front until 7 ½ ins from turning ridge, end on wrong
side.
POCKET
OPENING:
Work
to within 32 [32-34] sts of end, sl next 28 sts to holder for pocket facing,
take up and work 28 sts of pocket lining to same needle, work to end.
Work
even until 8 ½ ins from turning ridge, end at front edge.
BUTTONHOLE:
Work
4 sts, bind off 2 sts, work until 12 sts from bind-off, bind off 2 sts, work
until 9 sts from last bind-off, bind off 2 sts, work until 12 sts from last
bind-off, bind off 2 sts, work across row.
Next
row: Cast on 2 sts over each bound-off
st. finish to correspond to left front,
reversing shaping and working buttonholes to correspond to position of buttons,
and binding off sts for neck shaping at beg of row worked from right side.
SLEEVES:
With
#5 needles, cast on 46 [50-54] sts.
P
1 row, k 1 row for 10 rows.
K
1 row on wrong side inserting needle in back of sts for turning ridge.
Change
to #7 needles.
Work
in pattern.
Work
even until 3 ins from turning ridge.
Inc
1 st each end; then every 2 ins 5 times more, keeping increased sts in pattern;
58 [62-66] sts.
Work
even until 16 ins from turning ridge or desired length to underarm.
SHAPE
CAP:
Bind
off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 st each end every other row 15 [16-17] times; then every row 4 times. Bind off all sts.
COLLAR:
With
#7 needles, cast on 76 [76-82] sts for neck edge. P 1 row.
Inc
row: K increasing 30 sts evenly spaced
across row; 106 [106-112] sts.
P
1 row, casting on 8 sts at end of row for turning st and facing.
Next
row: K 7 for facing, sl 1 as to p for
turning st, work in pattern to end casting on 8 sts at end of row for turning
st and facing on other side; 122 [122-128] sts.
Continue
to work in pattern, working turning st and facing each side until 4 ins from
cast-on sts of facing and ending on right side.
Dec
1 st each end of next 8 rows; 106 [106-112] sts. K 1 row from wrong side, inserting needle in
back of sts for turning ridge.
Change
to stockinette st, decreasing 1 st each end of next 7 rows; 92 [92-98]
sts.
P
1 row. Bind off.
POCKET
FACING:
With
#5 needles, take up and k 28 sts for pocket facing. K 1 row from wrong side inserting needle in
back of sts.
K
1 row, p 1 row for 10 rows. Bind off.
FINISHING:
Sew
seams.
Turn
under all facings and sew to wrong side.
Sew
in sleeves.
Weave
facings and fronts tog at top and lower edge.
Buttonhole
st around buttonholes, working through both thicknesses.
With
right side facing, beg at inner edge of front facing, work 1 row of sc around
neck edge to inner edge of front facing, holding in to desired size.
Sew
on collar with ends 2 ins from front edges.
Sew
pocket linings in place.
Sew
on buttons.
ENJOY!
