Evening Coat

Size 36

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Shetland Floss

9 skeins white

4 skeins colored

Fairy Floss—8 skeins, white

1 pair Wooden Knitting Needles, No. 9

1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 4

7¾ yards Ribbon, 1½ inches wide

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white and pink.)

This jacket, knitted in two kinds of white floss, has a knitted pink lining, which shows through the outer fancy stitch and adds to the garment a richness that could not be effected any other way.

Work with the yarn double, 1 thread of white Shetland Floss and 1 thread of white Fairy Floss.

Start at bottom of back and cast on 56 stitches (must always be even numbers).

1st row: Knit plain.

2nd row: Purl the stitches.

3rd row: Slip 1, knit 1, * knit 2 together and repeat from *. At end of row knit each one of the last 2 stitches separate.

4th row: Slip 1, knit 2, knit thread (knit with the right hand needle the thread in front between the 2 purled stitches on preceding row). * Knit 1, knit thread and repeat from *. At end of row knit thread, knit each one of the last 2 stitches separate. These 4 rows make 1 design.

5th row: Same as 1st row.

6th row: Same as 2nd row.

7th row: Slip 1, * knit 2 together and repeat from *. At end of row knit last stitch.

8th row: Slip 1, * knit 1, knit thread and repeat from *. At end of row knit thread, knit last stitch. Repeat these 8 rows for the work.

Be careful to start and end 3rd and 6th rows according to direction.

Knit 5 designs. Decrease 2 stitches at each end of needle (52 on needle). Knit 17 designs (22 from start). Add 56 stitches on each side of work for the sleeves. Make 3 designs. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle every 8th row, 3 times. Knit until you have 11 designs on the sleeves (158 stitches across).

Leave 68 stitches, for sleeve, on separate needle. Bind off 22 stitches for neck and continue knitting on the remaining 68 stitches for the other sleeve.

Make 3 designs for shoulder. Add 14 stitches in front. Make 2 designs. Increase 1 stitch at end of sleeve every 8th row, 3 times. At the same time increase 1 stitch in front every 4th row.

113Repeat knitting until you have 9 designs from neck.

Leave 40 stitches at end of sleeve on the needle and knit 1 design with the remaining stitches. Knit 1 row across, then bind off 56 stitches for the sleeve.

Repeat the increasing in front until you have 42 stitches on needle. Continue knitting until you have 15 designs from sleeve.

Increase 2 stitches in the side of front part. Knit 7 designs (22 from sleeve) and bind off. Make the other side of garment to correspond.

Lining: Use 1 thread of the pink floss and cast on 50 stitches. Knit plain forward and back. 2 rows make 1 rib. Knit loosely and make 10 ribs. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle. Knit until you have the length of back, about 37 ribs. Add 50 stitches on each side of work for the sleeves. Knit 5 ribs. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle every 5th rib 3 times. Make 18 ribs from start of sleeves. Leave 60 stitches for sleeve on separate needle.

Bind off 22 stitches for neck and continue knitting on the remaining 60 stitches for the other sleeve. Knit 5 ribs for shoulder. Add 14 stitches in front. Knit 2 ribs. Increase 1 stitch at end of sleeve every 5th rib, 3 times. At the same time increase 1 stitch in front, every 2nd rib. Repeat knitting until you have 16 ribs from neck. Bind off 50 stitches for sleeve. Repeat the increasing in front until you have 40 stitches on needle. Knit 27 ribs from sleeve, increase 1 stitch on the side, then knit 10 ribs and bind off. Make the other side to correspond.

Sew up the garment and also the lining. Place the lining in the jacket and put the edges together with 1 row in the single crochet.

Make border in white all around.

1st row: Use Shetland Floss (1 thread) and make a loop on the hook. Put yarn over hook twice, take up 1 loop on the edge, yarn over, pull through 2 loops; yarn over hook, take up another loop in 3rd stitch from preceding loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops at a time and make a chain of 2 stitches. Make a double crochet in the 2 loops in center of stitch.

Make the next cross in the next stitch and repeat all around. Make 21 crosses around neck.

2nd row: Make a single crochet in a cross, * make a chain of 3 stitches and 6 double crochet in same space; make 2 single crochet in the next cross, then 1 chain and 1 single crochet in 2nd cross and repeat from * all around.

3rd row: With the Fairy Floss: * Start with a single crochet in the chain at top of shell, make a chain of 2 stitches and 1 single crochet in every stitch on the shell and repeat from * to end of row.

Make border around sleeves, the same. Make another row of shells around neck.

1st row: Make a chain of 3 stitches and a slip stitch in every 3rd stitch of the row in the single crochet.

Pull ribbon through loosely around garment; tie a bow on the sleeve and draw ribbon through at neck to tie.

Fasten the ribbon in a few places.

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