IT LOOKS LIKE TWEED

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 66, 27 September 1940, Page 37

IT LOOKS LIKE TWEED

A Jerkin Designed for You with Alternative Necklines

HIS warm, sleeveless jerkin slips over the head and buttons at either side of the waist. The following instructions show how to make it with a collar, as in photograph. For an alternative V neck, see end of article. MATERIALS: 7 ozs, of Tweedex Wool; 1 pair of No. 9 knitting needles; 6 large buttons; and a zip fastener 444 inches long. ‘TENSION: 6 sts. to 1 inch in width, and approximately 8 rows to 1 inch in depth, ever the stocking-stitch sections, MEASUREMENTS: Width across widest part of front or back, 14 inches, Length from lower edge to back neck, 18144 inches. ABBREVIATIONS: K., knit; p., purl; st., stitch; sts., stitches; dec., decrease; tog., together; st.-st., stocking-stitch; g.-st., garter-stitch; rep., repeat. The Back Cast on 84 sts. and work 2% inches in g.-st. (every row plain k.). Now change to st.-st., with g.-st. borders, Ist row (right side): K. all sts,

2nd row: K. 8, p. to last 8 sts., k. 8. Rep. these 2 rows until work measures 5144 inches, ending with a wrong-side row. Then continue to rep. them, but dec. 1 st. inside each of the borders in the next row and every 20th row after (by taking tog. the 9th and 10th sts. from each end) until sts. are reduced to 76. Then dec. in same way in every 6th row (instead of every 20th row) until sts. number 66, Work a few rows without shaping until back is 1734 inches long. Shape shoulders by casting off 7 sts. at beginning of the next 6 rows. Cast off. The Front Work same as the back until the 3rd dec. row has been completed and sts. are reduced to 78. Work 9 more rows without dec., ending with a wrong-side row. Next row: K. 39; turn. Leave remaining 39 sts. on a holder for time being and work only over first group of 39 sts. as follows: Ist row: K. 6, p. to 8 from end, k. 8. 2nd row: K. all sts. ** Rep, these 2 rows until you have done 8 more rows, but in last of these rows dec. 1 st. inside the outer border of 8; then continue to rep. the 2 rows, but

dec. 1st inside the outer border in every 6th row until sts. are reduced to 33, ** *** To shape neck, cast off 6 sts. at the start of the next row, then continuing in st.-st. with g.-st. border at outer end only, take 2 tog. at neck end of every row until you have only 21 sts. left. Work a row or two straight until front measures 18% inches long from start. Cast off ‘7 sts. at the start of the next two rows that begin at outer end, then work one more row over remaining sts. and cast off. *** Join wool to inner end of the 39 sts. for other side and k. to outer end of row, then work as follows. "Ist row: K. 8, p. to last 6 sts., k. 6. 2nd row: K. all sts. Now work as from ** to ** above, after which work 1 more row, then work as from *** to *** above. The Collar Cast on 64 sts. and work in g.-st. for 3 inches. Cast off. To Make Up Join shoulder seams. Sew zip fastener into front opening, and sew cast-on edge of collar to neck edge. Make 3 buttonhole loops on both side edges of front at lower part; sew buttons to back edges. For An Alternative Neckline If you prefer a V neck without a collar, and outlined with a g.-st. border, allow one ounce less of wool and work thus: THE BACK: Proceed exactly as for the original back until sts. are reduced to 66.

Next row: Work across 14 sts., cast off the next 38 sts.; work to end of row. * Continue on the last set of 14 sts. only, until back measures 1734 inches from start, then cast off 7 sts, at beginning of next 2 rows that start at side edge. * Join wool to inner end of the other set of sts. and work as from * to * just given. THE FRONT: Work. exactly as for original front until sts. are reduced to 78. Work another 9 rows without shaping. Next row: K. 39; turn. Leave remaining sts. on a holder and work only on the first 39 sts., thus: Next row: Take 2 tog., then work as usual to end. ** Now continue, taking 2 tog. at beginning of every row that starts at neck end, and, still decreasing 1 st. inside outer border in every 8th row from last dec. on that edge, until sts. are reduced to 14. Continue without further dec. until side edge measures 1 inch longer than side edge of. back, then cast off 7 sts. at beginning of next 2 rows that start from side edge. ** Join wool to inner end of the other set of 39 sts., and work from ** to ** just given. The G.-st. Border: Cast on 7 sts. and work in g.-st. for 9 inches, then take 2 tog. at beginning of next row, and dec. 1 st. on same edge in every row until all are worked off. Make another piece the same. To MAKE Up: Join shoulder seams, Join mitred ends of neck border and then the straight ends, and sew border to neck. Fasten side edges as in original.