Free Pattern - Mod 1960s Brentwood Two-Piece Dress #1160

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Mod 1960s Brentwood Two-Piece Dress #1160

 SIZE:

Directions are for Size 10. Changes for Sizes 12, 14, 16 & 18 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS:
1 Pair Boye Knitting Needles #8
1 Crochet Hook #00
30 (28-29-27-28) ½” Plastic Rings
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4-Ply Knitting Yarn, 2 or 4 Oz Skein

COLOR IN PHOTO	AMOUNT NEEDED
	10	12	14	16	18
Color A - #5219	20	20	22	22	24	oz
Color B - #5207	2	2	2	2	2	oz

GAUGE:
9 sts = 2”
6 rows = 1”

MEASUREMENTS:
Width across back - 16¾” (17¾”-18½”-19½”-20½”)
Width across shoulders - 14” (14¾”-15¼”-15½” -16¼”)
Width across hipline - 18¼” (19”-20”-21”-22”)

MOTIF:
With Color A - cast on 9 (10-10-11-11) sts.

K 4 rows. Break off A. Join B.

5^TH ROW - RIGHT SIDE: * Insert right-hand needle into st as if to K, wrap yarn 5 times around needle K st will have 5 lps on right-hand needle for 1 st, rep from * across. Break off B & weave end away.

Drop extra lps, sl 9 (10-10-11-11) long sts to free needle.

Remove long sts from needle & sl plastic ring over them, see diagram below.

Sl motif to spare needle or stitch holder.

Make 17 (16-17-16-17) motifs for lower edge & 13 (12-12-11-11) for collar.

SHELL:
With 1 #8 needle in left hand & with right side of motifs facing, sl long sts of 17 (16-17-16-17) motifs to needle.

With Color A - on right side K 153(160-170-176-187) sts.

K 5 more rows, dec 3 (2-1) sts on last row ON SIZES 10 (14-18) ONLY.

Divide 150 (160-168-176-186) sts:

BACK:
K 75 (80-84-88-93) & sl them to holder for front, K rem 75 (80-84-88-93) sts for back.

Start with P row, work in St St to 13” above garter st border, end with P row.

Width across back is 16¾” (17¾”-18½”-19½”-20½”).

ARMHOLES:
Bind off 3 (4-5-5-6) at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec 1 each side every other row 3 (3-3-4-4) times.

Work on 63(66-68-70-73) sts to 6”(6¼”-6½”-6¾”-7”) above underarm, end on wrong side.

Width across shoulders is 14” (14¾”-15¼”-15½” -16¼”).

SHOULDERS:
Bind off 14 (14-15-15-16) at beg of next 2 rows.

Bind off 35 (38-38-40-41) for neck.

FRONT:
On wrong side, P across sts on holder.

Start with K row, work in St St same as on back to 4½” (4¾”-5”-5¼”-5½”) above underarm, end with K row.

NECK:
P 23 (23-24-24-25) & sl them to holder, bind off center 17 (20-20-22-23) sts for neck, work to end.

Bind off 3 at neck edge 3 times.

Work on 14 (14-15-15-16) sts to match back armhole, end at shoulder edge. Bind off all sts.

Start at neck work other side.

COLLAR:
Sl 117 (120-120-121-121) sts of 13 (12-12-11-11) motifs to needle in same way as on body.

With Color A - K 6 rows.

Start on right side with K row, work in St St to 2½” above garter border, dec 1 st on last row 

ON SIZES 12 (14) ONLY.

1^ST ROW: K 1, * P 1, K 1, rep from * across.

2^ND ROW: P 1, * K 1, P 1, rep from * across.

Rep these 2 rows for 2”.

Bind off in ribbing.

Sew shoulder & side seams.

Seam back edges of collar then sew to neck.

Crochet 1 row of sc around armholes.

SKIRT: 
BACK:
With Color A - cast on 80(84-88-93-97) sts.

K 1 row & P 1 row for 5 rows.

Inc 1 each side, K next P row for turn.

Work in St St on 82 (86-90-95-99) sts to 16” or 7” less than desired length above turn, end on wrong side.

Width across hipline is 18¼” (19”-20”-21”-22”).

Dec 1 each side on next row, then every 1” twice more.

Work on 76 (80-84-89-93) sts to 19” above turn, or 4” less than desired length to waistline, end on right side.

NEXT ROW:  P 24 (26-27-28-30), place marker on needle, P 28 (28-30-33-33), place marker, P to end.

DEC ROW: * K to 2 sts before marker, K 2 tog, sl marker, K 2 tog, rep from * once more, K to end - 4 decs.

Sl markers every row, rep dec row every 4th row 3 (3-3-4-4) times more.

Work on 60 (64-68-69-73); to 23” or desired length above turn, end on right side, & removing markers on last row.

Dec 1 each side, K next P row for turn.

K 1 row & P 1 row for 6 rows. Bind off.

FRONT:
Work same as back.

Seam sides.

Turn in hems, leave opening at waistline to insert elastic cut to fit.

ENJOY!

HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:

*                                   repeat instructions following  single asterisk as directed

* *                                repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or                                      repeat from a given set of instructions

”                                   inch[es]

Alt                              alternate

Approx                      approximately

Beg                             begin/beginning

Bet                             between

Bl                                back loop[s]

Bo                               bobble

Bp                               back post

Bpdc                          back post double crochet

Bpsc                           back post single crochet

Bptr                           back post treble/triple crochet

Ca                               color A

Cb                               color B

Cc                               contrasting color

Ch                               chain stitch

Ch                               refers to chain or space previously

made: e.g                  ch-1 space

ch-sp                          chain space

Cl                               cluster

Cm                              centimeter[s]

Compl                        complete

Cont                           continue

Dc                               double crochet

Dc2tog                      double crochet 2 stitches together

Dec                             decrease/decreases/decreasing

Dtr/Dtrc                   double treble/triple crochet

fl                                front loop[s]

Foll                            follow/follows/following

Fp                               front post

Fpdc                           front post double crochet

Fpsc                           front post single crochet

Fptr                           front post treble/triple crochet

G                                 gram

Hdc                            half double crochet

Hk                               hook

Inc                               increase/increases/increasing

Incl                             inclusive

K                                 knit

lp[s]                            loop[s]

M                                 meter[s]

M                                 mesh

Mc                               main color

Meas                          measure

Mm                              millimeter[s]

O                                 over [yarn over]

Oz                               ounce[s]

P                                 picot or purl

Pat[s] or patt          pattern[s]

Pc st or Pc              popcorn stitch

Pm                               place marker

Prev                           previous

PSSO                         pass slip stitch over

Rem                            remain/remaining

Rep                             repeat[s]

Rnd[s]                        round[s]

Rs                               right side

Sc                               single crochet

Sc2tog                      single crochet 2 stitches together

Sdc                             short double crochet [half double crochet]

Sk                               skip

Sl st                           slip stitch

Sp[s]                           space[s]

St[s]                           stitch[es]

Tch or t-ch               turning chain

Tbl                              through back loop

Tog                             together

Tr or Trc                  treble/triple crochet

Trtrc or T Trc         triple treble/triple crochet

Ws                              wrong side

YB                               yarn back

Yd[s]                           yard[s]

YF                               yarn forward

Yo                               yarn over

Yoh                             yarn over