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A KNITTED JACKET TO FIT THE FIGURE
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NITTED clothes have never been more fashionable than they are to-day, nor hate they ever been. so shapely. This jacket. made to fit the figure. will be ideal for winter wear.. Made in a plain ribbed pattern- it fits snugly to the figure.
Materials: 126z of 4-ply woody a small quantity of Anzora, wool Not S and No. 12 needles; a crochet- bouk (medium); 14 buttons.
Measurements: Bust, 34 inches: length to underarm seâm, 14 in- chest sleeve at the underarm seam. 20 inches.
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Back: Berin at the lower edze with No. 9 needles and cast on 116 stitches. Knit into the back threads of the newly cast-on stitches..
Rib 2 plain, 2 purl until the work measures 14 inches
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Shape the armholes. Cast off · s stitches at the beginning of the next-2-rows and decrcase 1 stitch at each end of the needle in every other row 5 times. Kait until the armholes measure 8 inches..
Shape the shoulders by casting off stitches at the beginning of every row until there are 36 stitcher left in the centre at the back of the neck. Cast off
The left front: Begin at the lower edge with No. 9 needles and cast on stitches. Knit into the back threads of the newly-cast-on
stitches 3 in pattern Keep 9 stréhes at the front edge worked in arb of I plain, 1'purl to make a border to go up the front When the work measures 14 inches shape the armholes Cast off 9 stitches at the armhule edge and de- crease 1 stitch at the same edge in every ather row 3 times. Knit un-' til the armhole measures 6 in- che
.
Shape the neck, Cast off 16 stit- ches at the weck edge. Cast of t stitches at the neck edge in every (other row 3 times, Cust off stit- ches at the same edge in every other
When row twice.
the armhole Taveasures 8 inches shape the shoul- der by casting off 9 stitches at the ambole edze in every other row until all itches are cast of.
The Right Front: Make the Same. as the left front. Add butotzholes » to this front.
To make a buttonhole 2 stitches from the front edge. cast off 2 stitches, kait" to end of the row in pattern. In the next row cast on 3 stitches over the cast-off 2 in the previous row.
In the following.row knit into the back threads of the newly cast, on stitches.
Make the first buttonhole 1 inch from the beginning, and subse- quent buttonholes make 1 inches apart all the way up to the neck.
The sleeves (both alike): Begin at the end with No. 12 needles, and cast on 66 stitches. Knit into the back threads of the newly cast-on stitches. Rib 1 plain, 1 purl for 4 inches. Change to No. 9 needles and knit
1 pattern, increasing stitch at each end of the needle în every seventh row anti-there are 90 stitches. Knit until the sleeve measures 20 inches at the under- arm seam. Shape the top of the sleeve by casting of stitches at the beginning of every row until there are 30 stitches left in the cen- tre at the top of the sleeve. Cast off.
To Make up: Pres all the picces carefully with a moderate iron and
damp cloth
Do not press in the region of the waistline on either of the fronts or the back; this will give the garment a shaped effect.
Sew up the side seams, shoulder. seams, and sleeve seams. Put the sleeves into the jumper seams to seam. Stitch buttons down the front.
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Crochet two rows of double crochet all round the lower edges of the jacket.
The Collar: Pick up all the stit-"
neck with Na 9 ches round the needles Increase in every fourth stitch in the first round. Rib in pat- tern until the collar measures.
inches Cast off loosely. Press it out round the lower edge. Crochet 2 rows of double crochet all round the collar.
-The Tie: With No. 11 needles cast on 15 stitches: Kait into the back threads. Work 6 rows of plain knitting. Change to stocking- stitch and keep a border of 3 stit ches on either side to be knitted in sarter-stitch to make the work flat. Work 8 rows of stocking-stitch in the ordinary wool.
6 rows of Aozora.
À rows of red.
6 rows of Angora.
S rows of red.
6 rows of Angora,
S rows of red,
6 rows of Angora,
Knit until the tie is long enough
to go round the neck and tie a bow.
Finish off the second end in the same manner as the first end wILS made. Cast off and press lightly.
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