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Vintage
1946 Two-Piece Peplum Suit #147 - Knit
This jacket with its
cutaway front & its back peplum with a box pleat is ideal as part of a suit
or as a short coat over spring prints.
Knitted in white it will make an attractive summer wrap.
SIZE: 12, [ 14, 16 ]
MATERIALS:
JACKET:
7
[ 8, 8 ] 4 oz skeins Knitting Worsted:
1
Pair #5 Knitting Needles
#1
Crochet Hook
2
Stitch Holders
3
Buttons
Shoulder
Pads
Elastic
[ for waist ]
Ribbon
[ for casing & shoulder seams ]
MEASURMENTS FOR JACKET:
Bust -- 32” [ 34“, 36” ]
Width of back at underarm -- 16” [ 17“, 18” ]
Side seam -- 16” [ 16 ¾”, 17 ½” ]
Sleeve seam with cuff turned up -- 17” [ 18“, 18” ]
Width of sleeve at underarm -- 15” [ 16“, 16” ]
GAUGE:
6 sts = 1”;
9 rows = 1”
MATERIALS:
SKIRT:
4
- 4 oz skeins Knitting Worsted
Circular
Needle #3
Elastic
[ for waist ]
GAUGE:
7
sts = 1”
JACKET: PATTERN [ Weave
patt ]:
1st row: K 1,
hold yarn in front as for purling & sl 1, rep from * across row.
2nd
row: P across row.
These
2 rows constitute patt, but work k 1 sts over sl sts & vice versa to make
the weave.
BACK:
Cast
on 140 [ 146, 152 ] sts.
Work
in patt for 3” even, then dec 2 sts every on both sides for next 5” [ 5 ½”, 6”
], back measures 8” [ 8 ½”, 9” ] -- 120 [ 126, 128 ] sts.
With
right side facing you, work in patt 38 [
40, 40 ] sts, put 12 [ 13, 14 ] sts on holder, push holder to wrong side of
work leaving sts on it [ until finishing box pleat ], work 20 sts in patt, put 12 [ 13, 14 ] sts on other holder &
push holder to wrong side of work [ for other half of box pleat ], finish row
in patt 38 [ 40. 40 ] sts.
Work
P row with 96 [ 100, 100 ] sts.
Work
next row in patt, but k 2 tog at each st holder to make work even & firm -
94 [ 98, 98 ] sts.
Work
4” even.
Inc
1 st both sides for the next 4” [ 4 ¼“, 4 ½” ] -- 102 [ 106, 106 ] sts.
Entire
back to armhole measures 16” [ 16 ¾”, 17 ½” ].
ARMHOLE:
Cast
off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
1 st at beg of the next 12 rows -- 82 [ 86, 86 ] sts.
Work
even until armhole measures 9 ¾” [ 10“, 10 ¼” ].
SHOULDER:
Cast
off 10 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Cast
off 5 sts at beg of next 6 rows. Cast
off remaining sts.
LEFT
FRONT:
Cast
on 17 [ 20, 23 ] sts.
Work
1 row, of k1, sl 1, * cast on 3 sts at end of same row [ for front edge ],
turn.
P
next row, continue to work in patt, rep from * 8 times [ 2” ] -- 44 [ 47, 50 ]
sts.
Keeping
side seam straight, inc 1 st at front edge 4 times in every in for next 5” --
64 [ 67, 70 ] sts. Inc 4 [ 6, 8 ] sts
more in the following 1” [ 1 ½”, 2” ] at front edge; at the same time dec at
side seam same number of sts in the same number of ins.
Front
measures at side seam to waistline 8” [ 8 ½”, 9” ] -- 64 [ 67, 70 ]sts.
Mark
side seam at this point [ this will make it easier to measure ins for inc &
dec ].
Inc
4 more sts at front edge in next in.
Work
4” [ 4 ½”, 4 ½” ] even both sides.
Inc
2 sts every in at side seam until it measures 16” [16 ¾”, 17 ½”]-- 74 [ 77, 81]
sts.
ARMHOLE:
Cast
off 10 sts at armhole side.
Dec
1 st at beg of next 6 rows at armhole edge -- 58 [ 61, 65 ] sts.
At
next row mark front edge.
Inc
2 sts every in for 4” [ from front edge marker]; at same time work armhole even
66 [ 69, 73 ] sts.
Inc
within the next 2” at front edge 12 [ 14, 14 ] sts -- 78 [ 83, 87 ] sts.
Work
for 2 ¾” [ 3“, 3 ¼” ] even both sides.
Armhole
measures 9 ¾” [ 10“, 10 ¼” ].
SHOULDERS:
Cast
off 5 sts at armhole side every row & cast off 10 sts at front side every
row until no sts remain.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Cast
on same number of sts as for Left Front.
Work
P row first & inc for front edge at end of P rows to reverse shaping.
Work
same as Left Front.
LEFT
FACING:
Cast
on 2 [ 4, 8 ] sts.
Work
P row first, turn, work in patt.
Inc
1 st at end of each P row for 6”.
Inc
2 sts at end of each P row for the next 2 ½”.
Work
even both sides for 2 ¾” [ 3“, 3 ¼”].
Cast
off 10 sts at inc side at beg of row until no sts remain.
RIGHT
FACING:
Work
same as Left Facing, but to reverse shaping work incs at end of k 1, sl 1 rows.
SLEEVES:
Cast
on 96 [ 102, 102 ] sts.
Work
2 ½“ even in patt for cuffs.
Work
2 P rows in succession for turn back [ this is to reverse the patt ].
Continue
to work in patt even for 13”.
Then
inc 2 sts every in for 4” [ 5“, 5” ] -- 104 [ 112, 112 ] sts.
Sleeve
with cuff turned up measures 17” [ 18“, 18” ].
CAP
OF SLEEVE:
Cast
off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec
6 sts every 1” for the next 4” -- 70 [ 78, 78 ] sts.
Dec
3 sts at beg of every row until there are no sts remaining
FINISHING:
For
box pleat -- pull yarn through sts on first holder, keeping it on wrong side of
work.
Do
same with sts on other holder.
Fold
each side over about 1” so folds meet at center back.
Overcast
each st & sew it down.
Baste
pleat closed for blocking.
Note: Each piece should be blocked separately.
Sew
seams.
Sew
in sleeves keeping fullness of cap evenly distributed over shoulder.
Pin
facings in place.
Sc
around edges through both thicknesses, join facings with body.
Turn
& work 2nd row of sc.
Work
2 rows of sc around edge of cuffs.
Sew
elastic to back waistline [ pulling it in to your measurements ].
Sew
ribbon over elastic for casing.
Sew
ribbon over shoulder seams.
Sew
shoulder pads in place.
The
buttonholes should be machine-made ones.
First
buttonhole should be at waistline; & 2 more [ 3” apart ] should be
above.
Steam
seams & edges lightly.
SKIRT:
With
circular needle, cast on 360 sts, join [being careful not to twist sts].
Knit
plain for 7”.
On
the next row, knit every 35th and 36th sts together.
Knit
3” even.
Decrease
10 sts in this manner every 3” [having 1 less st between decreases] until skirt
measures 25”.
On
the next row knit every 29th and 30th sts together.
Knit
I” even.
Continue
decreasing 10 sts in one round every 1” until 230 sts remain.
Knit
1” or desired length. Bind off.
Single
crochet around bottom 3 rows and 6 times around top.
On
the inside of the crocheted band at top make a beading for elastic by chaining
8 sts, catching at the top edge, chain 6, catch at the bottom edge & repeat
around skirt.
ENJOY!
