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FINISHING:
Sew side & shoulder seams.
Sew sleeve seams & sew sleeves in.
Work row of sc along front & neck edges.
Cut off 2 yds of lace.
Shirr lace to meas same as neck edge & sew in place.
Cut rem of lace in half.
Shirr each piece to meas same as sleeve edges.
Sew tog narrow edges of lace & sew shirred lace in place at bottom of sleeves.
Cut ribbon in 6 equal parts.
Sew one piece on each side of neck edge, one piece at center edge of each Front & one piece at top of Bands.
Tie into bow.
ENJOY!
Vintage 1945 Shell Stitch Jacket #419
Quick & easy to create in a feminine shell stitch, this
becoming bed jacket will become a favorite!
SIZE:
Medium
MATERIALS:
Chadwick’s Red Heart Baby Wool, 10 balls [¾
oz balls]
#1 & #9 Steel Crochet Hooks
4 yds Lace, 3” wide
1 2/3 yds Ribbon
GAUGE:
1 shell = 1 ¼” across
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust -- 37”;
Width across back at underarm -- 18”;
Width across each front at underarm -- 10”;
Width across back bet armholes -- 14”;
Length of side seam -- 10”;
Length from shoulder to lower edge -- 17 ½”;
Width of sleeve at upper arm -- 13”;
Length of sleeve [incl lace] -- 12 ½”.
BACK:
BAND:
Start at narrow end with #1
hook, ch 15.
1ST ROW: Sc in 2nd ch from hook & in
each ch across. C h 1, turn.
2ND ROW: Sc in back loop of each sc across. Ch 1, turn.
Rep 2nd row until piece meas 12 ½”. Do not break off, but work 85 sc evenly
across long edge of Band. Turn.
Change to #9 hook & work in shell patt
as follows:
1ST ROW: Ch 4; in 1st sc make dc, ch 1
& dc [half shell], * sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, sk 2 sc, in next sc make [dc,
ch 1] 4 times & dc [shell]. Rep from
* across, end with [dc, ch 1] twice & dc [half shell]. Ch 1, turn.
2ND ROW: Sc in 1st dc, * shell in next sc,
sc in center dc of next shell. Rep from
* across, end with shell, sc in last st of half shell. Ch 4, turn.
3RD ROW: Make half shell in 1st sc, * sc in
center dc of next shell, shell in next sc.
Rep from * across, end with half shell in last sc. Ch 1, turn.
Rep 2nd & 3rd rows alternately until piece
meas 10” incl Band, end with 2nd row. Turn.
TO SHAPE ARMHOLES:
1ST & 2ND
ROWS: Sl st to center dc of next shell
[1 half shell dec], sc in same dc, shell in next sc, sc in center dc of next
shell & cont in patt across, end with sc in center dc of last shell
[another half shell dec]. Turn.
At end of 2nd row, ch 4 to turn.
3RD ROW: Same as 3rd row of Back.
Work in patt until piece meas 6 ½” from 1st
row of armhole shaping, end with 2nd row of patt.
TO SHAPE SHOULDERS:
Sl st to center dc of 2nd shell,
sc in center dc, shell in next sc & cont in patt across, end with sc in 2nd
shell from end of row. Turn.
Rep this row once more. Break off.
RIGHT FRONT:
With #1 hook make Band as for Back 7”
long.
Do not break off, but work 49 sc
evenly across long edge of Band.
Turn.
Change to #9 hook, work in
patt as for Back until piece meas 10”, incl Band, end with 2nd
row. Turn.
TO SHAPE ARMHOLE:
Dec 1 half shell on one edge only for 2 rows
[armhole edge], keep opposite edge straight [this is front edge].
Now work straight in patt until piece meas 5”
from 1st row of armhole shaping, end with 2nd row.
TO SHAPE NECK:
Keep armhole edge straight, dec 1 half shell
on each row at front edge 4 times in all.
Keep neck edge straight, shape shoulder as for Back.
LEFT FRONT:
Work as for Right Front, reverse shapings.
SLEEVES:
Start at bottom with #1 hook, make ch 15” long [9 ch = 2”].
1ST ROW: Sc in 2nd ch from hook & in
each ch across until 61 sc are made. Cut
off rem ch. Turn.
Change to #9 hook & work in shell patt
as for Back until piece meas 10”, end with 2nd row. Ch 4, turn.
TO SHAPE TOP:
Dec half shell both ends of next 2 rows.
Work straight in patt until piece meas 13”,
end with 2nd row.
Now dec
half shell at both ends of each row, until 1 complete shell & 2 half shells
rem. Break off.
Sew side & shoulder seams.
Sew sleeve seams & sew sleeves in.
Work row of sc along front & neck edges.
Cut off 2 yds of lace.
Shirr lace to meas same as neck edge & sew in place.
Cut rem of lace in half.
Shirr each piece to meas same as sleeve edges.
Sew tog narrow edges of lace & sew shirred lace in place at bottom of sleeves.
Cut ribbon in 6 equal parts.
Sew one piece on each side of neck edge, one piece at center edge of each Front & one piece at top of Bands.
Tie into bow.
ENJOY!
