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Vintage
Tailored Elegance Sweater Jacket #154
SIZES:
Small,
Medium and Large
MEASUREMENTS
-- Bust:
Small: 32 - 34.
Medium: 36 - 38. Large:
40 - 42.
Directions
for medium and large sizes are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Mohair
1 oz balls 9 [ 10 - 11 ]
1
Pair each straight knitting needles # 6 and # 11
GAUGE:
3
sts = 1 inch;
p 4 ½ rows = 1 inch.
BACK:
With
#6 needles cast
on 52 [ 58 - 64 ] sts.
Rib in k 1 and p 1 for 1 ½.
Change
to #11 needles and
stockinette st [ k 1 row p 1 row ].
Work
even until piece measures 10 ½ [ 11 - 11 ½ ] ins or desired length to
armhole. End p row.
Raglan
armholes:
Bind
off 2 [ 3 - 4 ] sts at beg of next 2 rows [ once each side].
Next
row: K 1, slip 1, k 1, psso, k to within last
3 sts, k 2 tog, k 1. P back.
Repeat
these 2 rows until 14 sts remain. Bind
off.
LEFT
FRONT:
With
#6 needles cast
on 27 [ 31 - 35 ] sts.
Rib
in k 1 and p 1 for 1 ½ ins.
Change
to #11 needles and
stockinette st.
At
front edge [ end of k row ] dec 1 st every 8th row 8 [ 9 - 10 ]
times.
At
same time when
piece measures 10n ½ [ 11 - 11 ½ ] ins.
Shape
armhole at
seam edge to correspond with Back--all sts will be eliminated.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Work
to correspond to Left Front, reversing shaping.
SLEEVE:
With
#6 needles cast
on 26 [ 30 - 34 ] sts.
Rib
in k 1 and p 1 for 1 ¼ ins.
Change
to # 11 needles and
stockinette st.
Inc
1 st at beg and end of needle every inch until there are 40 [ 46 - 52 ]
sts.
Work
even until piece measures 12 ins. End
with a p row.
Shape
raglan same as back.
Bind
off 2 remaining sts.
COLLAR: Right Half:
With
#11 needles cast
on loosely [ outside edge ] 73 [ 79 - 85 ] sts.
Rib
in k 1 and p 1 throughout.
Work
1 row.
At
beg of next row dec 1 st.
Mark
this end as shaped or waistedge of collar -- The opposite smooth edge is center
back of neck.
At
marked edge dec 1 st every row 3 times.
At
same edge bind off 3 sts every other row 8 times.
Work
1 row even. Bind off loosely.
Work
Left Half in same manner, reversing shaping.
FINISHING:
Sew
side and sleeve seams.
Set
in raglan.
Sew
decreased edges of collar to front edges of sweater with even edge at center
back of neck.
Seam
back edges.
Block. Do not press.
Sew
buckle at waist ribbing.
ENJOY!
