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Vintage
1946 Double Breasted Two-Piece Suit #146 - Knit
SIZES: 14, 16 18
Directions
are for size 14.
Sizes
16 and 18 are in brackets.
MATERIALS:
Fleisher’s
Nubbee 25 [ 26, 28 ] skeins
#2
Circular knitting needle - 27 ins
#2
Pair straight needles
#3
crochet hook
Buttons,
shoulder pads, ribbon and elastic for waist.
MEASUREMENTS:
JACKET --
At bustline when buttoned 33 [ 35, 37 ] ins.
Width of each front at underarm, including overlap 10 [ 10 ½,
11 ] ins.
Sleeves -- width at underarm 12 [ 12 ½, 13 ] ins.
SKIRT:
Width at lower edge 60 [ 62 ½, 65 ¾ ] ins. Hipline, including allowance for pleated
patt 36 ½ [ 38, 39 ½] ins. Waist line 26 [ 28, 30 ] ins. Length --desired length.
GAUGE:
15 sts = 2 ins;
11 rows [ or rnds ] = 1 in.
BACK:
Cast on 112 [ 120, 128 ] sts.
K 1 row, p 1 row for 8 rows.
9th row: P.
10th row: K.
Repeat these 10 rows for patt, dec 1 st each side every
1 in - 6 times.
Work even until 7 ins from beg on 100 [ 108, 116 ] sts.
Inc 1 st each side of next row; repeat inc every ¾ in - 6 times;
every ½ in - 3 times.
Work even until 14 ins from beg [ end with 4th row of k
stripe ] 120 [ 128, 136 ] sts.
Armholes:
Bind off at beg of next 2 rows 6 [ 7, 8 ] sts.
Dec 1 st each side every 2nd row 7 [ 8, 9 ] times.
Work even on 94 [ 98, 102 ] sts until length of
armhole above underarm is 3 ¾ [ 4, 4 ] ins.
Inc 1 st each side of next row.
Repeat inc every 1 in twice.
Work even on 100 [ 104, 108 ] sts until length of
armhole above underarm is 6 ¾ [ 7, 7 ¼ ] ins.
Shoulders:
At beg of next 2 rows, bind off 6 [ 7, 8 ] sts.
Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 8 rows. Bind off 32 [ 34, 36 ] sts.
LEFT FRONT:
Cast on 71 [ 74, 78 ] sts.
Work same as back, keeping front edge even, shaping underarm edge
and armhole as for back at beg of rows worked from right side until 6 ins above
underarm, end at front edge with 9th patt row-- 65 [ 66, 68 ] sts.
NECK:
Bind off 22 sts; finish row.
Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 9 [ 9, 10 ] times, shaping
shoulder as for back when armhole is same length as back.
RIGHT FRONT:
Work to correspond to left front for 13 rows.
Buttonholes:
Work to within 19 sts of front edge, bind off 2 sts for
buttonhole, work until 12 sts from buttonhole, bind off 2 sts for 2nd
buttonhole, finish row.
Cast on 2 sts over each buttonhole on next row.
Finish to correspond to Left Front, repeating buttonholes every 19th
and 20th row 10 times.
SLEEVES:
Cast on 50 [ 52, 54 ] sts.
Work patt as for back, inc 1 st each side every 1 in 6 [ 3 ,
0 ] times, every ¾ in 14 [ 18, 22 ]
times.
Work even until about 17 ½ ins from beg on 90 [ 94, 98 ] sts, end
with same patt row as back at underarm.
At beg of next 2 rows, bind off 6 [ 7, 8 ] sts.
Dec 1 st each side every 2nd row 9 times; every 4th
row 7 [ 7, 8 ] times; every 2nd row 3 [ 4, 3 ] times.
Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off 28 [ 28, 30 ] sts.
COLLAR: Left Half --
Cast
on 24 sts for back edge.
1st
row: Right side -- P.
2nd
row: K
*
3rd row: Inserting
needle in back loop of sts, k first 2 sts tog, k to within 2 sts of end, inc 1
st in next st, k 1.
4th
row: P.
Repeat
last 2 rows 3 times.
Next
row: Dec as before, p to within 2 sts of end,
inc 1 st in next st, p 1, k 1 row.
Repeat
from * 4 times, binding off on the last K row.
Work
right Half to correspond [ inc in first st, k the last 2 sts tog ].
FINISHING:
Sew
seams.
Sew
in sleeves with seam at center underarm, matching stripes.
Working
from right side, work row of sc around neck edge, lower edge of jacket and
lower edge of sleeves.
Sew
collar pieces to their respective sides, sewing to within 18 sts of each front
edge, as illustrated and lapping ends of collar about ½ in at center back.
On
each front edge, work 1 row consisting of 1 sc, ch 1, keeping work flat, same
way on long edges of collar.
Finish
buttonholes.
For
better fit, sew ribbon around waistline to hold it firm.
SKIRT:
On
circular needle cast on 450 [ 468, 486 ] sts and join with care not to twist
sts on needle. Mark ends of rnds.
1st
rnd: * K 14, p 4, repeat from * to end.
Work
even for 2 ½ ins on 25 [ 26, 27 ] patt stripes.
1st
dec rnd: * K 6, k 2 tog, k 6, p
4; repeat from * to end.
Work
even for 2 ½ ins on 425 [ 442, 469 ] sts.
When measuring, always include last dec rnd.
2nd
dec rnd: Dec 1 st in center of
every k stripe.
Continue
to dec 1 st in center of every k stripe every 2 ½ ins 4 times more.
Work
even until 18 ins from lower edge, or to within 8 ½ ins of desired blocked
length, 300n [ 312, 324 ] sts.
7th
dec rnd: Hipline --Dec as
before. Work even for 2 ½ ins on 275 [
286, 297 ] sts.
8th
dec rnd:
For
sizes 14 and 16, work dec rnd as before.
For
size 18, * work dec on 2 k stripes, omit dec on next k stripe, repeat from * to
end.
Work
even for 2 ½ ins on 250 [ 260, 279 ] sts.
Last
dec rnd: K all k sts, p 2 tog
twice in each p stripe 200 [ 208, 225 ] sts.
Work
even until 25 ins from lower edge or until desired length. Bind off.
FINISHING:
Work
row sc around lower edge, keeping edge even.
Work
casing for elastic.
Block
to desired length.
ENJOY!
