He and She Knitted Vests
Reading edition
Embroider them, if you please
SIZES: Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD DAWN “SAYELLE”[1] or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED
3—4 oz. skeins main color for all Ladies’ and Men’s sizes
1—4 oz. skein contrasting color for Ladies’
Plastic Crochet Hook Size H
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
5 Bone rings for Ladies’
5 Buttons for Men’s
GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for Ladies’ small size. Changes for medium and large sizes are given in parentheses. Men’s small, medium and large sizes are given in Bold Face Type.
Width across back at underarm:
16½ (17½, 18½); 19½, 20½, 21½ inches
Width across each front at underarm:
8 (9, 10); 11, 12, 13 inches.
BACK: Cast on 67 (71, 75); 79, 83, 87 sts. Beg with P row, work in stockinette st (P 1 row, K 1 row) until back measures 15 inches for ladies’ and 13 inches for men’s, or length desired to underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every K row 6 times (all sizes)—41 (45, 49); 53, 57, 61 sts. Work until armholes measure 7½ (8, 8½); 9, 9½, 10 inches from bound-off sts. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 5 (6, 7); 7, 8, 8 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 21 (21, 21); 25, 25, 29 sts for back of neck.
LEFT FRONT: (Note: Work Men’s right front first omitting buttonholes, but placing markers for buttons.) Cast on 3 sts. 1st ROW: P across, cast on 3 sts at end of row. 2nd ROW: K across, cast on 1 st at end of row. Repeat last 2 rows until there are 27 (31, 35); 39, 43, 47 sts on needle, ending at front edge; cast on 7 sts for front border—34 (38, 42); 46, 50, 54 sts. NEXT ROW: K 1, P 1 ribbing for 7 sts (border), P across. Continue in stockinette st keeping front border in ribbing until same length as back to underarm, ending at armhole edge. SHAPE ARMHOLE AND NECK: Bind off 7 (7, 7); 9, 9, 9 sts, work across to within last 9 sts, K 2 tog (neck dec), work 7 border sts. Dec 1 st at armhole edge every K row 6 times, AT THE SAME TIME, repeat neck dec every 6th row for all ladies’ sizes until 17 (19, 21) sts remain; dec every 4th row for men’s small and medium sizes; for men’s large sizes only work neck dec every other row 5 times, then continue to dec every 4th row (all men’s sizes) until 21, 23, 23 sts remain. Work even (all sizes) until armhole measures same as back armhole, ending at armhole edge. SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 5 (6, 7); 7, 8, 8 sts at armhole edge twice. Continue on 7 border sts until border reaches center back of neck, bind off. Mark front border for 5 evenly spaced buttons having 1st marker ½ inch above lower edge, and last marker at beg of neck shaping.
continuation from page 17
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front reversing shaping (cast on 1 st at end of P row, and cast on 3 sts at end of K row), and starting border st ribbing with P 1. Work 5 buttonholes opposite markers as follows: starting at front edge, work 2 sts, bind off next 3 sts, complete row; on next row cast on 3 sts over bound-off sts. Work neck shaping as follows: work 7 border sts, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o. (neck dec), and complete row.
FINISHING: Steam each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. With right side facing, attach yarn on left front border, pick up and K across front, back and other front. NEXT ROW: Bind off in P. ARMHOLE BANDS: Make 2. Cast on 5 sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 17 (18, 19); 20, 21, 22 inches, bind off. Sew band in position around armhole easing to fit. Work 1 row of sl sts around edge and around armholes. Sew buttons in place on Men’s vest. Work s c over bone rings for Ladies’ buttons, draw s c to center of bone ring and sew in position. Embroider Ladies’ left front with contrasting color following chart on page 22. Work diagonals over 2 rows in duplicate st (see page 7). Start right front 1 st below last st at left front edge. Finish with fringe. Cut contrasting color into 8 inch lengths, take 3 strands, insert hook in 1st st on lower edge, fold fringe in half, pick up fringe and draw through st, then pull ends through loop. Work a fringe in every other st around lower edge.
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SLEEVELESS KNITTED VEST
as seen in color on our front cover
SIZES:
Ladies’ Small, Medium, Large
Men’s Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD DAWN “SAYELLE”[1] or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED
3 (4, 4); 4, 4, 5—4 oz. skeins Fisherman
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 9 sts = 2 inches (pattern st, blocked). Directions are given for ladies’ small size. Changes for medium and large are given in parentheses. Men’s small, medium and large sizes are given in Bold Face Type.
Width across back at underarm: 15 (17, 19); 19, 21, 23 inches. Width across each front at underarm without front band: 7 (9, 9); 11, 11, 13 inches.
BACK: Cast on 68 (77, 86); 86, 95, 104 sts. 1st ROW (right side): P 2, K 1, P 2, * K 4, P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 2nd ROW: K 2, P 1, K 2, * P 4, K 2, P 1, K 2, repeat from * across row. 3rd ROW: P 2, K 1, P 2, * skip 1 st, K in front of next st but do not drop from needle, K skipped st, drop both sts from needle, skip next st, K in back of next st but do not drop from needle, K skipped st, drop both sts from needle, P 2, K 1, P 2, repeat from * across row. 4th ROW: Repeat 2nd row. Repeat last 4 rows for pattern until back measures 19 inches, or length desired to underarm ending with 4th row of pattern. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every other row 3 (4, 5); 5, 6, 7 times—52 (59, 66); 66, 73, 80 sts. Continue in pattern until armholes measure 7 (7½, 8); 8½, 9, 9½ inches above beg of armhole shaping, ending on wrong side. SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 7 (7, 8); 8, 9, 10 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 24 (31, 34); 34, 37, 40 sts for back of neck.
LEFT FRONT: Cast on 32 (41, 41); 50, 50, 59 sts. Work in pattern same as back until same length as back to underarm, ending with same row as back. SHAPE ARMHOLE AND NECK: Work armhole same as back; AT SAME TIME dec 1 st at neck edge every row as follows: Ladies’ medium 4 times; Men’s small size 10 times; Men’s medium size twice, Men’s large size 12 times; then for all sizes dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 10 (14, 15); 14, 19, 15 times; 14 (14, 16); 16, 18, 20 sts remain. Work even until armhole measures same as back. SHAPE SHOULDER: Bind off 7 (7, 8); 8, 9, 10 sts at armhole edge twice.
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front, reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. BIAS BAND: Make 2. Cast on 1 st. Work in garter st (K each row), inc 1 st at beg of each row until 12 sts are on needle. NEXT ROW: Continuing in garter st, dec 1 st at beg of row. NEXT ROW: Inc 1 st at beg of row. Repeat these 2 rows for 48 (50, 52); 54, 56, 58 inches, or to measure from center back of lower edge to center back of neck. Dec 1 st at beg of each row until all sts are dec. ARMHOLE BANDS: Work same as sweater bands for 16 (17, 18); 19, 20, 21 inches. Join short ends of sweater bands tog. With seams at center back of neck and at center back of lower edge, sew band around edge. Fold to wrong side, and sew in place. Sew armhole bands in position in same manner.
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CHART FOR KNITTED VEST CHART FOR LEFT FRONT
illustrated on page 13
CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS
Chain ch
Stitch st
Slip Stitch sl st
Single Crochet s c
Short Double Crochet s d c
Double Crochet d c
Treble Crochet tr c
Double Treble Crochet d tr c
Treble Treble Crochet tr tr c
Yarn Over yo
Increase inc
Decrease dec
Asterisk ... * This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from * 3 times” means 4 patterns in all.
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HER ARAN BERET
NOTE: See back of sweater for pattern st explanation. With No. 6 needles, cast on 90 sts and work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 7 rows. Change to No. 8 needles and inc as follows: K 4, work 2 sts in next 83 sts, K 3 (173 sts). NEXT ROW: P across. START PATTERN: 1st ROW: K 1, * sl st twist over 4 sts, trinity st over next 12 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, bubble st over next 11 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, cable pattern over next 22 sts, repeat from * twice ending K 1. Continue in pattern until there are 5 cable twists ending with 5th pattern row (do not start new bubble patterns in this row), 161 sts. NEXT ROW: P 1, ** K 2 tog, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, K 2 tog, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, K 2 tog, P 4 tog, K 4 tog, K 3 tog, K 4 tog, P 4 tog, * K 4 tog, repeat from * twice, P 4 tog, then repeat from ** twice ending P 1, (50 sts). NEXT ROW: K 2 tog across row, cut yarn leaving a length. Thread yarn into blunt needle and draw sts tog.
FINISHING: Weave back seam. POMPON: Wind yarn 150 times over a 3 inch cardboard, slip off cardboard; tie in center, cut both ends and trim into shape. Attach to top of beret.
HIS ARAN BEANIE
NOTE: See back of sweater for pattern st explanation. With No. 6 needles cast on 90 sts and work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 3½ inches. Change to No. 8 needles and work as follows: K 2, trinity st over next 8 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, bubble st over next 11 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, cable pattern over next 32 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, bubble st over next 11 sts, sl st twist over next 4 sts, trinity st over next 8 sts, K 2. Continue in pattern as established until there are 5 cable twists ending with 5th pattern row. NEXT ROW: (Dec) P 2, * P 4 tog, repeat from * twice, * P 3 tog, repeat from last * 4 times, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, * P 3 tog, repeat from last * 3 times, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, * P 3 tog, repeat from last * 3 times, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, * P 3 tog, repeat from last * 4 times, P 4 tog, P 4 tog, P 2. NEXT ROW: K across. NEXT ROW: P 1, P 2 tog across to within last st, P 1, cut yarn leaving a length. Thread into needle and draw sts tog. Sew back seam, matching patterns. Finish with pompon. POMPON: Wind yarn 100 times over a 1½ inch cardboard, slip off cardboard, tie in center and cut both ends. Trim into shape. Attach to top of beanie.
KNITTING WORSTED
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