Ladies’ Utopia Filet Crochet Sweater No. 853

Size 38

See Illustration, Page 29

Model No. 853

MATERIALS

8 balls Utopia Llama Wool. 1 crochet hook No. 3.

DIRECTIONS

Back—Ch. 125 sts., skip 5 sts., 1 d. c. in 6th st., * ch. 2, skip 2 sts., 1 d. c. in next st., repeat from * to end of row, having 40 m., ch. 3, turn.

Second Row—3 d. c., * ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 1 t. c., ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 4 d. c. on next 4 sts., 2 m., 3 d. c., repeat from * to end of row, ch. 3, turn, having 4 d. c. between m. stripe.

Third Row—3 d. c., * ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 3 s. c. on next 3 sts., ch. 3, 4 d. c., on 4 d. c., 2 m., 3 d. c., repeat from * to end of row, ch. 3, turn.

Fourth Row—3 d. c., ch. 2, skip 2 sts., 5 s. c. on next 5 sts., ch. 2, 4 d. c., 2 m., 3 d. c., repeat from * to end of row, ch. 3, turn.

Fifth Row—3 d. c., * ch. 3, skip 3 sts., 3 s. c., ch. 3, 4 d. c., 2 m., 3 d. c., repeat from * to end of row, ch. 5, turn.

Sixth Row—Same as second row, having 14 d. c. stripes with 13 m. stripes between. Repeat this pattern from 2d to 5th row for 34 rows (10 inches); this is waistline.

Belt—Ch. 3, * 3 d. c., 2 m. with 1 ch. between, repeat from * to end of row, work 1 ch. between each m.; this narrows waistline; work 11 rows (4 inches).

Work 40 m. with 2 ch. between, work 20 rows (6 inches).

Chain 95 sts. for sleeve, work 31 m. on chain, work across back, with separate yarn, ch. 95 sts. for other sleeve, fasten with slip st. to row below, work 31 m. on this ch. work 13 rows across back and sleeves.

Fourteenth Row—Work 41 m., 3 d. c., * ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 1 t. c., ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 4 d. c., repeat from * 2 more times, having 7 d. c. in center, repeat same pattern 3 times for other half of back, work 41 m. to end of row.

Fifteenth Row—41 m., 3 d. c., * ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 3 s. c., ch. 3, skip 2 sts., 4 d. c., repeat from *, work 7 d. c. in center and other half the same pattern, 41 m. to end of row.

Sixteenth Row—41 m., 3 d. c., * 2 ch., 5 s. c., 2 ch., 4 d. c., repeat from * 5 times, with 7 d. c. in center, work 41 m. to end of row.

Seventeenth Row—Same as 15th row.

Eighteenth Row—Same as 14th row.

Nineteenth Row—Work 41 m., 4 d. c., ch. 3, 3 s. c., ch. 3, 4 d. c., continue with stripe pattern down front at neck, work 35 d. c. on back of neck, work other side same pattern, 41 m. to end of row, this is half of sleeve; then work over shoulder and sleeve down right side of front.

Twentieth Row—Work 41 m. before starting the 4 d. c. of stripe pattern, increase 1 m. every other row for 7 times, work down 13 rows, chain 45 for front, turn, skip 4 sts., 1 d. c. in every st., then work stripe pattern and 48 m. to end of row.

29Next Row—Work 48 m., continue with same pattern down front as on border, having 6 mesh stripes with 6 d. c. stripes between; when there are 36 rows altogether for sleeve, leave 31 m. for sleeve, work 17 m. with stripe pattern down front for 18 rows, work left side down front, start at neck 4 d. c., ch. 2, 5 s. c., ch. 2, 4 d. c., with stripe pattern for 35 rows, increase 1 m. every other row from shoulder for 7 times same as right side, then work down straight, join fronts together, work 8 more rows. Then work belt same as back with 1 ch. between each m., work 11 rows—start border with 2 m., work same stripes as on back, having 18 mesh stripes with 18 d. c. stripes between, work same length as back 34 rows (10 inches), last row finish with 56 m.

On sleeves, work same pattern, having 12 m. stripes with 12 d. c. stripes between, work 14 rows, finish last row with 1 d. c. in every stitch—sew neatly together.

Sew 6 buttons on left front, use mesh for buttonhole.

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