Ladies’ Utopia Cape Sweater With Vest and Belt, No. 822
Reading edition
See Illustrations, Page 73
Model No. 822
MATERIALS
15 skeins Rose Bengal 3606 (Pink) Utopia Germantown. 2 skeins Old Blue 3705 (Blue) Utopia Germantown. 1 pair of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 6. 4 pairs of Ivory Knitting Needles, No. 4. 1 Crochet Hook, No. 2.
DIRECTIONS
Center Back—With pink and knitting needle No. 6 cast on 140 sts. (27 inches), k. 13 ridges, at neck increase 1 st. every 6th row until you have added 6 sts., then increase 1 st. every other row, k. 25 ridges at bottom of cape, decrease 1 st. every 10th row, k. 54 ridges (14½ inches), having 183 73sts. on needle. On separate needle, starting from the front, k. 49 sts., and on the other 134 sts. k. 19 ridges, decreasing 1 st. every 4th row, k. 59 ridges, decreasing 1 st. every other row, k. 6 ridges, decreasing 1 st. every row, having 163 ridges from the start; on other 49 sts. add 6 sts. towards the under-arm, k. 85 ridges, making buttonhole every 10th ridge from the top on the right side, 8 buttonholes altogether. With blue and knitting needle No. 4 k. a strip 1½ inches wide and 27 inches long). Baste strip on wrong side of cape in the back, showing ½ inch of blue on the right side. Sew on with a blue ch. st. With pink and crochet hook make 5 rows of half sts. around the neck and 1 row down each front. With pink and 4 extra needles, No. 4, pick up sts. on the bottom of cape (in each rib and between ribs), having 640 sts. on needles. K. 3 ridges pink, 1 blue, 3 pink, 1 blue, 3 pink, bind off loosely. With blue and crochet hook make 1 row of half sts. on inner edge of vest and cape, under-lap the 6 sts. on vest, and finish with a blue button.
Collar—With pink and knitting needle No. 4 cast on 90 sts., k. 24 ridges, increasing 1 st. every other row at each end. With 4 spare needles take up the sts. on each side of collar and each half of back, having 24 sts. on each side needle and 45 sts. on each back needle, increase last st. on each needle and first st. on next needle on each row; k. 4 pink rows, 1 blue, 3 pink, 1 blue, 3 pink, bind off loosely. Make a tassel of blue, sew on point in back of collar.
Belt—With pink and knitting needle No. 4 cast on 200 sts., k. 3 ridges pink, 1 blue, 3 pink, 1 blue, 3 pink, make buttonhole in 2d ridge of center pink, bind off loosely. Make 11 blue buttons.