“Princeton” or “Tiger-Lily” Golf Vest, Burnt Orange Utopia Cymar Yarn and Black Shetland Floss, No. 584

Model No. 584

MATERIALS

4 balls Burnt Orange Cymar Yarn. 1½ skeins Black Shetland Floss. 1 pair No. 7 Amber Knitting Needles. 1 pair No. 4 Amber Knitting Needles. 1 dozen Jet Buttons.

Abbreviation—B. Or., Burnt Orange.

DIRECTIONS

With B. Or. on No. 7 ns. cast on 35 sts., k. back 1 r., then for patt. k. 1, p. 1 st., wk. 20 rs. for ½ peplum, br. off thread, cast on 35 sts. once more on same n., wk. 20 rs. patt., now 4 rs. on the 70 sts., attach blk., pl. k. 1 rd., 2 rs. Or. patt., 1 rd. blk., 4 rs. patt., 1 rd. blk., 2 rs. patt., 1 rd. blk. (all rds. of course mean pl. k.), wk. patt. to armhole with B. Or., inc. 1 st. e. 6th r. at e. end of n. 5 times, there should be about 9 ins. to armhole from belt or w. l., dcr. 1 st. e. other r. e. end of n. 5 times, wk. 20 rs. patt. with no inc. to shoulder, wk. 28 sts., bind off 14 sts., k. last 28 sts. forward and back, transfer 1st 28 to ex. n., attach blk. fl., wk. 1 rd. on the 28 sts., 2 rs. patt. with B. Or., 1 rd. blk., 2 rs. patt., 1 rd. blk., 2 rs. patt., 1 rd. blk., this gives yoke effect, 4 rds. blk., 3 str. Or., now wk. patt. with Or., 24 rs., inc. 1 st. e. other r. toward fr. edge for neck curve, no inc. on arm side until 25th r., then inc. 1 st. e. other r. 5 times, on 26th r. of fr. from neck curve pl. k. 6 sts. to form button and buttonhole band to lower edge of vest, dcr. 1 st. e. 6th r. on seam side to w. l., copy belt effect to match back, with blk. and Or., then 4 rs. patt. no inc., dcr. 1 st. e. other r. on fr. edge from here on, and inc. 1 st. e. 6th r. on seam, wk. 30 rs. from last r. blk. This gives a cutaway effect to vest. Bind off 8 sts. on e. end of last r., wk. 14 rs. on the 24 remaining sts. between them, turn up over vest fr. for pocket before working bor. of 1 rd. blk., 2 rs. patt., 1 rd. blk., two rs. patt., bind off, copy dir. perfectly for opposite fr. pick up sts. closely around armhole with blk. on No. 4 ns., wk. bor. like pocket, tip with blk. 2 ch. and sl. st. finish, trim opposite armhole exactly like it, pick up sts. around neck curve very closely with blk. on No. 4 ns. from wrong side of wk., pl. k. 1 rd., then wk. whole collar of blk., k. 1, p. 1 patt., dcr. 1 st. e. end of n. to any depth desired, then pick up all sts. on either side of last r., wk. 1 pl. k. rd. of the blk., trim with bor. like armholes, only have 3 rs. of B. Or. instead of 2 before blk. 2 ch. and sl. st. fin., inc. 1 st. e. r. at e. end of corners, tip all around vest with blk. 2 ch. and sl. st. edge, wk. 5 buttonholes on right fr., sew buttons to position, trim ends of collar and pockets with buttons, also at center back over peplum ends.

This makes a stunningly stylish vest if correctly carried out.