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Mod 1960s Chicago Color-Block Dress #1159

Directions are for Size 8.
Changes for Sizes 10, 12, 14 and 16 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS:
1 Pair Boye Knitting Needles #6
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk Dimension 1 oz skein

COLOR SHOWN	AMOUNT NEEDED
COLOR SHOWN	8	10	12	14	16
Color A- #5754	5	5	6	6	7
Color B-#5731	4	4	5	5	6
Color C-#5753	5	5	5	6	6
#Color D-5724	4	4	4	5	5

GAUGE/MEASUREMENTS:
9 sts = 2”
13 rows = 2”

Width across back 16¾” (17¼”-18”-19”-20”)

Width across shoulders 13” (13¼”-13¾”-14¼”-14½”).

Width across sleeve 11½” (12”-12½”-13”-13¼”)

Width across hipline 17¾” (18¼”-19”-20”-21”)

NOTE:
When changing color, always bring new color from UNDER dropped color to prevent hole in your fabric.

Use separate skein for each color change.

Directions are for 35½” (35¾”-36”-36¼”-36½”) dress measured from hemline to back of neck.

To lengthen, make adjustment before 1st dec.

BACK:
With Color B - cast on 90 (92-96-100-104).

K 1 row & P 1 row for 6 rows, inc 1 st each side on last row.

Join sep skein for each color change, work on 92 (94-98-102-106) sts:

K 12 (13-15-17-19) A, place marker on needle, K 34 B, place marker, K 34 A, place marker, K 12 (13-15-17-19) B.

Sl markers every row.

With matching colors, K next P row for turn.

Start with K row, work in St St with matching colors for 14 rows.

** Dec 1 each side on next row then every 12th row 5 times more.

AT SAME TIME break off & join colors as needed, work in block patt as follows:

1^ST ROW: With C - work to marker, with D - work to next marker, with C - work to next marker, with D - work to end.

2^ND – 14^TH ROWS: With matching colors, work in St St.

15^TH ROW: With B - work to marker, with A - work to next marker, with B - work to next marker, with A - work to end.

16^TH – 20^TH ROWS: With matching colors, work in St St.

21^ST ROW: With C - work to marker, with A - work to next marker, with C - work to next marker, with A - work to end.

22^ND – 26^TH ROWS: With matching colors, work in St St.

27^TH – 38^TH ROWS: Rep 15th thru 26th Rows.

39^TH – 44^TH ROWS: Rep 15th thru 20th Rows.

45^TH ROW: With D - work to marker, with C - work to next marker, with D - work to next marker, with C - work to end.

46^TH – 58^TH ROWS: With matching colors, work in St St.

59^TH ROW: With A - work to marker, with B - work to next marker, with A - work to next marker, with B - work to end.

60^TH – 72^ND ROWS: With matching colors, work in St St.

There are 80 (82-86-90-94) sts & dress is about 13” above turn.

Width across hipline is 17¾” (18¼”-19”-20”-21”).

Rep these 72 rows for patt, dec 1 each side on next row, then every 10^th (10th-8th-8th-6th) row 3(3-4-4-5) times more.

Work on 72 (74-76-80-82) sts to 21” above turn.

Inc 1 each side on next row, then every 12^th (12th-6th-6th-4th) row 1 (1-2-2-3) times more.

Work on 76 (78-82-86-90) sts to 28” or desired length to underarm, end on wrong side.

Width across back is 16¾” (17¼”-18”-19”-20”). **

ARMHOLES:
Bind off 4 at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec 1 each side every other row 5 (5-6-7-8) times.

Work on 8 (60-62-64-66) sts to 3½” (3¾”-4”-4¼”-4½”) inches above underarm, end on right side.

Width across shoulders is 13” (13¼”-13¾”-14¼”-14½”).

OPENING:
Work 29 (30-31-32-33) & sl them to holder, work to end.

Work 1 more row, cast on 2 at opening for facing.

Work on 31 (32-33-34-35) sts to 6½”( 6¾”-7”-7¼”-7½”) above underarm, end on wrong side.

SHOULDER:
Bind off 5 at armhole edge 2 (3-3-4-4) times.

Then on SIZES 8 (10-12) ONLY bind off 4 at same edge 2(1-1) times. Sl rem sts to holder for neck.

Start at opening, cast on 2 sts & work other side to corres.

FRONT:
With Color B - cast on 90 (92-96-100-104).

P 1 row & K 1 row for 6 rows, inc 1 st each side on last row.

Start block patt on 92 (94-98-102-106) sts: P 12 (13-15-17-19) A, place marker, P 34 B, place marker, P 34 A, place marker, P 12 (13-15-17-19) B.

With matching colors P next K row for turn.

Start with P row, with matching colors, work in St St for 14 rows.

Work from ** to ** of back, break & join colors as needed on P rows to reverse block patt.

ARMHOLES:
Bind off 4 at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec 1 each side every other row 5(5-6-7-8) times.

Work on the 58 (60-62-64-66) sts to 5½” above underarm, end on wrong side.

NECK:
Work 18 (19-19-20-20) and sl them to a holder, work center 22 (22-24-24-26) & sl them to 2nd holder for neck, work to end.

Work on 18 (19-19-20-20) sts to match back armhole.

SHOULDER:
Bind off 5 at armhole edge 2 (3-3-4-4) times.

THEN ON SIZES 8 (10-12) ONLY bind off 4 at same edge 2(1-1) times.

Start at neck, work other side.

SLEEVES:
With Color D - cast on 50 (52-54-56-58).

K 1 row & P 1 row for 6 rows, inc 1 each side on last row.

Start block patt on 52 (54-56-58-60) sts:

K 26 (27-28-29-30) D, place marker, K 26 (27-28-29-30) C.

With matching colors, K next P row for turn.

Start with K row, with matching colors work in St St for 14 rows.

15^TH ROW: K 26 (27-28-29-30) A, 26(27-28-29-30) B.

NEXT ROWS: With matching colors, work 5 more rows.

Cont in patt as on back to about 13” or desired length above turn, end with same stripe row as on back at underarm.

Width across sleeve is 11½” (12”-12½”-13”-13¼”).

SLEEVE CAP:
Bind off 4 at beg of next 2 rows.

Dec 1 each side every other row until 20 sts rem.

Bind off 2 at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off.

NOTE:
Make 2nd sleeve exactly same. Sew shoulder seams.

NECK FACING:
With B - on right side, start at opening, K 13 (13-14-14-15) sts of left back, place marker, pick up & K 44 (46-48-50-52) on front incl holder, place marker, K 13 (13-14-14-15) sts of right back.

P 70 (72-76-78-82) sts. Inc 1 each side of each marker on every K row, work in St St for 6 rows. Bind off loosely.

FINISHING:
Turn in 2-st facings on back & sew.

Matching stripes, sew sleeve & side seams, then sew sleeves in armholes.

Sew up hems.

Make buttonloop at top of back opening.

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

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