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Vintage 1965 Mod Dolly Shift
Dress #1368
Dolly shift in garter-st. Knobbly black and white tweed dress is
the easiest thing ever made - from top to hem it's all plain knitting. Note the new
funnel collar and striped hip belt.
MATERIALS:
38 (39, 40) Balls Emu Tweedle Scotch 4-Ply:
1 Ball each White [W], Black [B], & Red [R] for Belt
1 Pair each #10 & #12 Knitting Needles
1 ½” Wide Belting
1 Buckle
Eyelets
1 Crochet Hook
MEASUREMENTS:
Bust: 34” (36”,38”), actual meas will be 2” larger for comfortable
fit
Length from top of shoulder: 38 ½” (39”, 39 ½”)
Length of sleeve seam: 16” (16 ½”, 17”)
GAUGE/TENSION:
6½ sts & 12 rows = 1”
BACK:
Use #10 needles, cast on 120 (126, 132) sts & work in garter-st
until work meas30 ½” (30 ¾”, 31”), or needed length.
SHAPE ARMHOLES:
Dec 1 st at each end of next & every foll 3rd row
until dec to 84 (86, 92) sts.
BACK OPENING:
1ST & 3RD SIZES ONLY: Dec 1 st, k 40
(44) sts, leave rem sts on spare needle.
2ND SIZE ONLY: K 43 sts, leave rem sts on spare needle.
ALL SIZES: Cont in garter-st on these 41 (43, 45) sts, dec at armhole
edge in same way until dec to 36 (38, 40) sts, work 2 rows garter-st.
Cast off at same tension as knitting.
Join yarn at centre back & work to corres with other side.
FRONT:
Work as for back, omit back opening, until dec to 80 (82, 88) sts.
SHAPE NECK:
1ST & 3RD SIZES ONLY: Dec 1 st, k 28
(30) sts, leave rem sts on spare needle.
2ND SIZE ONLY: K 30 sts, leave rem sts on spare needle.
ALL SIZES: Cont in garter-st on these 29 (30, 31) sts, dec at armhole
edge as before & dec 1 st at neck edge of next 8 (8, 8) rows.
When dec to 18 (19, 20) sts, work 2 rows garter-st.
Cast off at same tension as knitting.
Join yarn at neck edge, cast off 20 (22, 24) sts, work to corres
with other side.
RIGHT SLEEVE:
Use #10 needles, cast on 56 (56, 58) sts.
Work in st-st for 6 rows.
Change to #12 needles & work in garter-st for 2”.
Change to #10 needles & cont in garter-st, inc 1 st each end
of next & every foll 10th row until inc to 86 (88, 92) sts.
When sleeve seam meas 16” (16 ½”, 17”) above st-st facing or needed
length, shape armhole by dec 1 st at each end of next & every foll 3rd
row until dec to 56 (56, 62) sts, then dec every 2nd row until dec to 28 (28, 28) sts.
Cont in garter-st on these 28 (28, 28) sts until long enough to
fit across front 18 (19, 20) cast-off sts.
Cast off 14 (14, 14) sts at beg of next row (RS). K to end of row.
Cont in garter-st on these 14 (14, 14) sts, dec 1 st at neck edge
on next & every alt row until dec to 10 (10, 10) sts.
Cont on these sts until long enough to fit across back of neck to centre
back. Cast off.
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 OR Y FWD yarn
forward
Yo or Yoh yarn over/yarn over hook
