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1939 Jiffy Knit
Two-Piece Dress #103
This is the kind of
dress that fairly flies from your knitting needles.
The openwork mesh
textures & shoulder zippers are very smart.
SIZE: 16
MATERIALS:
Royal
Society Beau-Marl, 10 skeins [2 oz skeins]
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair each #1 [2 ½ mm] & #3 [3 mm].
29” Circular Knitting Pin #3 [3 mm].
Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook #6 or #7.
Two 8” Zippers.
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair each #1 [2 ½ mm] & #3 [3 mm].
29” Circular Knitting Pin #3 [3 mm].
Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook #6 or #7.
Two 8” Zippers.
1
yd Elastic.
MEASUREMENTS
AFTER BLOCKING:
BLOUSE:
BLOUSE:
Bust
- 36”.
Length
from top of shoulder - 17 ½“.
Length
of sleeve, underarm seam - 5”.
SKIRT:
Waist
- 30”.
Hips
- 38”.
Length
- 28”.
Width
at hem - 66”.
GAUGE:
[Before
blocking] 4 V sts = 1”; 6 rows = 1”.
BLOUSE: BACK:
Start
at bottom, with #1 needles cast on 100 sts & work in ribbing of k2, p 2,
for 3”.
Change
to #3 needles & k across, inc 40 sts at equal distances apart [140
sts].
Work
in patt as follows:
1st
Row: * P 2 tog, O. Rep from * across,
end with p 2 tog.
2nd
Row: K the 1st st, * drop the O, k the
next st. Rep from * across [there will
be ½ as many sts as on 1st row].
3rd
Row: *Pick up the st of prev row & k
it, p next st on needle. Rep from *
across [same number of sts as on 1st row].
1st
to 3rd rows incl constitute patt.
Work
in patt for 8”.
Then
cast on 40 sts at end of each of next 2 rows, for sleeves [220 sts].
Cont
in patt for 6 ½”, end with 3rd row. Bind
off loosely.
FRONT:
Work
exactly as for Back.
Sew
up underarm & sleeve seams.
Find
center of Front neck edge; meas off 4” on both sides, & mark with colored
thread [these 8” are for neck opening].
Sew
a zipper across next 8” [shoulders] at both sides of marked-off 8”.
Sew
zippers in corresponding positions on Back shoulders.
SKIRT:
Start
at bottom, with circular knitting pin cast on 528 sts.
Join,
be careful not to twist sts, & p 1 rnd, k 1 rnd, p 1 rnd.
Now
work in patt as follows:
1st
Rnd: * P 2 tog, O. Rep from * around.
2nd
Rnd: P 1st st, * drop O, p next st. Rep from * around [there will be ½ as many
sts on 1st rnd].
3rd
Rnd: * Pick up st of prev rnd & k
it, p next st on needle. Rep from *
around [same number of sts as on 1st rnd].
1st
to 3rd rnds incl constitute patt.
Work
in patt for 2 ½“.
**
On next rnd, dec 12 sts, 2 at a time, at equal distances--to dec. 2 sts on 1st
rnd of patt make [O, p 3 tog], twice; to dec 2 sts on 2nd rnd of patt, sl 1 st
as if to p, drop O, sl slipped st back onto left-hand needle & p 2 tog.,
cont in patt; [omit picking up st of prev rnd, p next st] twice; cont in
patt.
Work
4 rnds straight.
Rep
from ** until 312 sts rem on 1st or 3rd rnd of patt.
Work
straight until piece meas 20”.
Cont
dec 12 sts as before on every 5th rnd until 240 sts rem on 1st or 3rd rnd of
patt.
Work
straight until piece meas 26”, end with 3rd rnd of patt. Bind off, but do not break off.
CASING:
With
crochet hook, pick up rem st & work rnd of sc all around waistline. At end of rnd, * ch 6, sl st in 5th rnd on
wrong side & 4 sts to left; ch 6, sl st in 6th st from last st at top
edge. Rep from * around. Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Run
elastic through casing, & sew short ends tog.
Work
rnd of sc around bottom of skirt.
ENJOY!
HANDY ABBREVIATIONS:
* repeat
the instructions following the 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 yarn forward
Yo yarn over
Yoh yarn
over hook
