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1939 Sand Piper
Two-Piece Dress Suit #104
This is a jaunty
two-piece dress with a wide swinging skirt and tight-waisted jacket.
SIZE: 16
MATERIALS:
Royal
Society Beau-Marl, 14 skeins [2 oz skeins].
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair each #1 [2 ½ mm size] & #2
[2 ¾ mm size].
Circular Knitting Pin #2 [2 ¾ mm size].
Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair each #1 [2 ½ mm size] & #2
[2 ¾ mm size].
Circular Knitting Pin #2 [2 ¾ mm size].
Milward’s
Steel Crochet Hook #6.
6“ Zipper.
6“ Zipper.
30”
Belting.
16”
Silk Seam Tape.
6
Buttons.
MEASUREMENTS
AFTER BLOCKING:
JACKET:
JACKET:
Bust--36”.
Length
from top of shoulder--20”.
Length
of sleeve,
Underarm
sleeve--3”.
SKIRT:
Waist--28”.
Hips--37”.
Length
of skirt--29”.
Width
at hem--64”.
GAUGE:
8
sts = 1”;
10
rows = 1” [#2 Needles].
JACKET:BACK:
Start
at bottom, with #1 needles cast on 117 sts.
1st Row: * P 5, k3. Rep from * across, end with p 5.
2nd Row: * K 5, p 3. Rep from * across, end with k 5.
3rd & 4th Rows:
Rep
1st & 2nd rows.
5th Row: * P 5, O, k 3, pass O
over 3 sts just knitted. Rep from *
across, end with p 5.
6th Row: Rep 2nd row.
These
6 rows constitute patt.
Work
in patt, dec 1 st at both ends of next row & every 6th row thereafter until
109 sts rem.
Work
straight until piece meas 3”.
Change
to #2 needles & work in patt for 2”.
Then
inc. 1 st at both ends of next row & every 6th row thereafter until there
are 127 sts on needle.
Work
straight until piece meas 10 ½” in all.
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLES:
Bind
off 4 sts at beg of each of next 2 rows.
Then
dec. 1 st at end of each row until 103 sts rem.
Work
straight until piece meas 3” from 1st row of armhole shaping.
Now
work in st st [k 1 row, p 1 row], purled side being right side of work, until
piece meas 7” from 1st row of armhole shaping.
To
shape shoulders, bind off 5 sts at beg of each row until 43 sts rem. Bind off tightly.
RIGHT
FRONT:
Start
at bottom, with #1 needles cast on 68 sts.
1st Row: P 20, * k 3, p 5. Rep from * across.
2nd Row: * K 5, p 3. Rep from * 5 more times, k 20.
3rd & 4th Rows:
Rep
1st and 2nd rows.
5th Row: P 20, * O, k 3, pass O
over 3 sts just knitted, p 5. Rep from *
across.
6th Row: Rep 2nd row.
Hereafter
work in patt, keep 20 sts at center front in st st [purled side is right side]
until piece meas 3”.
Change
to #2 needles & make buttonhole 6 sts in from front edge on next row &
every 2 ½” thereafter until 6 buttonholes in all are made--to make a
buttonhole, on 1 row bind off 6 sts.
On
next row, cast on 6 sts to replace those bound off; at same time, when piece
meas 5”, inc. 1 st at underarm edge on next row & 1 row every inch
thereafter until there are 74 sts on needle.
Work
straight until piece meas 12” in all.
TO
SHAPE ARMHOLE:
Start
at underarm edge, bind off 8 sts.
Then
dec. 2 sts at armhole edge every other row until 56 sts rem.
Work
straight until piece meas 3” from 1st row of armhole shaping.
Hereafter
work in st st for ¾”.
Then,
start at front edge, bind off 6 sts.
Cont in st st until piece meas 5” from 1st row of armhole shaping.
Then,
start at front edge, bind off 6 sts [thus start neck shaping].
Then
dec 1 st at neck edge every row until 30 sts rem.
Work
straight until piece meas 7” from 1st row of armhole shaping.
Shape
shoulder by binding off 5 sts at armhole edge every other row 6 times. Break off.
LEFT
FRONT:
Work
as for Right Front, reverse shapings & omit buttonholes.
SLEEVES:
Starting
at bottom,.with No. 1 needles cast on 88 sts and work in stockinet st for 1
inch.
Change
to No. 2 needles and continue as before, increasing 1 st at both ends of next
row and every other row thereafter until there are 104 sts on needle.
To shape top of sleeve, bind off 6 sts at beg of each of next
2 rows & 2 sts at beg of each of following 4 rows.
Then
dec 1 st at end of each row until 44 sts rem.
Then
bind off 3 sts at beg of each row until 8 sts rem. Bind off.
Sew
up underarm seams, ease in extra fullness of Fronts 1 ½” down from armhole
shaping.
Sew
up shoulder seams.
Find
center of top of sleeve & mark with pin, taking off ½” on each side of pin
& graduating it to nothing 1” from top edge.
Sew
darts on wrong side [3 darts in all].
Sew
up sleeve seams & sew sleeves in.
Work
a row of sc all around edges of jacket.
Sew
seam tape along inside edge of Right Front, bet row of sc &
buttonholes.
Sew
on buttons to correspond with buttonholes.
SKIRT:
Start
at bottom, with circular needle cast on 448 sts. Join, being careful not to twist sts.
1st to 4th Rnds incl:
* P 25, k3. Rep from * around [16
panels in all].
5th Rnd: * P
25, O, k 3, pass O over 3 sts just knitted.
Rep from * around.
6th Rnd: * P
25, k 3. Rep from * around.
These
6 rounds constitute the patt.
Rep
patt until piece meas 3”.
Then
* dec. 1 p st in each panel on next rnd.
Work
straight for 3”.
Rep
from * 2 more times [12”].
Then
** dec. 1 p st in each panel on next rnd.
Work
straight for 2”.
Rep
from ** once more [16”].
Then
dec st in each panel every inch until piece meas 22”.
Hereafter
work is done in rows instead of rnds [thus making side opening], dec in each
panel every inch until 192 sts rem.
Work
straight until piece meas 28” or desired length. Bind off loosely.
Sew
belting to waistline.
Sew
zipper along side opening.
Work
2 rows 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
