laurel leaf

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 70, 25 October 1940, Page 42

laurel leaf

ATERIALS.-5oz. of "Super" or "Beehive" Scotch Fingering, 2-ply; 1 pair each of No. 10 and No. 11 knitting needles; 2 sets of four No. 10 short knitting needles with points at both ends, and 10 small buttons. Measurements.-Length from shoulder at armhole edge, 18in.; width all round under the arms, 34in.; length of sleeve seam, 5 Y2in. Tension.-7 sts. to lin in width and 10 rows to lin. in depth. Abbreviations.-K. = knit; p. = purl; sts. = stitches; tog. = together; w.fd. = wool forward; sl. = slip; p.s.s.o. = pass slipped stitch over; rep. = repeat; inc. = increase or increasing; dec. = decrease or decreasing; beg. — beginning; patt. = pattern; ins. = inches. Work into the back of all cast on sts. to produce firm edges. BACK Begin at the lower edge. Cast on 110 sts. using No. 11 needles and work 3ins. in k. 1, p. 1 rib, but inc. 1 st. at end of last row (111). Change to No. 10 needles and begin the patt. as follows; Ist Row-kK, 4, * k. tog., w.fd., k. 1, w.fd., sl. 1, k. 1, p.s.s.o., k. 9, rep. from * 7 times more, finishing k. 4 instead of k. 9. 2nd and every alternate row.-P. 3rd row.-K. 3, * k. 2 tog, wid, k. 3; w.fd., sl. 1, kk. 1, p.s.s.o., k. 7;-rep. from * 7 times more, finishing k. 3 instead of k. 7. 5th row.-K. 2, * k. 2 tog., w.fd., k. 5, w.fd., sl. 1, k. 1, p.s.s.o., k.5; rep. from * 7 times more, finishing k. 2 instead of k. 5. 7th row-kK. 1, * k. 2 tog., w.fd., k. 7, w.fd., sl. 1, k. 1, p.s.s.o.,

k. 3; rep. from * 7 times more finishing k. 1 instead of k. 3. 8th row.-P. These 8 rows form the patt. and are repeated throughout. Rep. them once more, then inc. 1 st. at both ends of the next row, then at both ends of every 8th row following -until there are 121 sts., keeping the sts. plain at each end and not in patt. Continue without inc. until 12 patts. have been worked from the beg. Armhole Shaping Keeping the patt. correct, cast off 4 sts. at the beg. of the next 2 rows, then 3 sts. at beg. of next 2 rows, 2 sts. at beg. of next 2 rows, then dec. 1 st. at beg. of next 2 rows,- leaving 101 sts. Continue without shaping until 15 patts. have been worked from the beg., now divide the sts. for the top as follows: Ist row of 16th patt.-Patt. 49, k. 2 tog., turn. Sl. next 50 sts. on to a spare needle for the present. Continue on the first 50 sts. as follows: 2nd row.-Cast off 10, p. to end. Now cast off 3 sts. at beg. of next 5 p. rows, then 2 sts. at beg. of every p. row until 3 sts. remain. Cast off. Join wool to the other 50 sts. when work is right side towards you, cast off 10, patt. to end. Now work up this side to match the first, but casting off the sts. at beg. of patt. rows. FRONT Work exactly like the back until 10 patts. have been worked from beg. Divide the sts. for front inset. Sl. first 58 sts. on to a spare needle, and leave for left side. Join wool to remaining 63 sts. 1st row of 11th patt.-K, 1, p. 1, cast off 1, k. 1 and p. 1 for 15 sts. more, patt. to end. 2nd row.-P. 44, rib 16, cast on 1, rib. 2. Continue in this way, keeping 19 sts. at front edge in the ribbing and the rest of the sts. in patt., making a buttonhole on every 8th row following from last one, but when there are 12 patts. and the 1st row of the 13th patt. from beg., finishing at the armhole edge, shape this as follows: Armhole Shaping Cast off 4 sts. at beg. of next p. row, then 3 sts. at beg. of next row, then 2 sts. at beg. of next p. row, then 1 st. at’ beg. of next p. row, leaving 53 sts. Continue without shaping, still working a buttonhole until 15 patts. have been worked from the beg. Cut wool. Ist row of 16th patt.-Sl. first 19 sts. on to a safety pin, join on wool to next st., cast off 3, patt. to end. 2nd row.-P?! ‘| Now cast off 3 sts. at beg. of next row, then next alternate row, then 2° sts. at same edge on every alternate row until 3 sts. remain, Cast off,

wow errs -_ needle. ist row of 11th patt--Patt. 44, then work in k. 1, p. 1 rib over next 14 sts. 2nd row.-Cast on 5, rib 19, p. 44. Work up this side to match the first, but omit button-holes, and shape the top at beg. of p. rows. SLEEVES Begin at the lower edge. Cast on 72 sts. using No. 11 needles, and work 1%ins. in k. 1, p. 1 rib. Net row.-P. twice into first st., * p. 3, p. twice into net st.; rep. from * to end until 3 sts. remain, p. 2, p. twice into last st. (91). Change to No. 10. needles and the patt. as on the back, thus: Jst row.-K. 8, * k-2 tog, wid. kk. 1p widsce),: & 1, p.s.s.o. k. 9; rep. from * 5 times, finishing k. 8 instead of k. 9. Continue in patt. until 5 patts. have been worked from the beg., then shape the top. Cast off 4 sts. at beg. of next 2 rows, 3 sts. at beg. of next 2 rows; 2 sts. at beg. of next 2 rows, Ist. at beg. of next 2 rows. Continue on remaining 71 sts. until 12 patts. have been worked from the beg. Cast off. YOKE Using the 8 No. 10 needles, and holding right side towards you, pick up the sts. as follows: Ist row (1st needle).-Rib 2, cast off 1, (6th buttonhole) rib 15, pick up 26 sts. along the first part of the front. (2nd needle).-Pick up 26 sts. to end of front. (3rd needle).-Pick up 26sts. along first part of back. (4th needle).- Pick up 90 sts. along centre of back. (5th needle).Pick up 26 sts. to end of back. (6tha needle).-Pick up 26 sts. of left side of front. (7th needle).-Pick up last 26 sts. of left front. then rib across 19 sts. frorn spare needle, turn,

2nd row.-Rib all needles, casting cn 1 st. at end of right front. 3rd row. (1st needle)-Rib to end. p. last 2 sts. tog. (2nd needle).-K. 2 tog., rib to end, p. last 2 sts. tog. (3rd needle).-Like 2nd. (4th needle).-Like 2nd. (5th needle). — Like 2nd. (6th needle).-Like 2nd. (7th needle).-K. 2 tog., rib to end. 4th and every alternate row.-Rib to end. Continue to dec. 1 st. at both ends of every needle with the exception of the first and last needles, where the front edges are kept straight, still making a buttonhole on every 8th row, until all sts. have been dec. on 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th needles, then continue on the remaining 127 sts. (one needle for each front and one for the back), k. 3 sts. tog. at both ends of the 2nd needle, keeping the two front needles without dec., until the 10th buttonhole has been worked, finishing at the front edge, then rib two more rows without dec. and cast off. COLLAR Cast on 26 sts. using No. 11 needles and working in k. 1, p. 1 rib, inc. 1 st. at beg. of 2nd, then at this same edge on every alternate row until there are 30 sts. Continue without inc. until strip measures 13ins., then dec. on same edge as inc. were made,on every alternate row until 26 sts. remain. Cast off. MAKING-UP Press work on both sides with a warm iron and damp cloth. Sew in sleeves, gathering the fullness at top of shoulders. Press seams, then sew up side and sleeve seams and press them. Sew on collar. Sew left side under right at lower edge of opening, then sew on buttons.