To Freshen a Last Season’s Jersey.
It is always the neck and wrist edges that show the first signs of wear on a knitted sports coat or jersey, and often a garment is discarded as done for just because these parts are shabby or out-of-date.
Have you ever thought of knitting an entirely fresh set of collar and cuffs to replace the soiled parts, or to be added to a collarless jersey or coat? The existing collar and cuffs can quite easily be cut away and the raw edges neatly buttonholed with wool before sewing on the new set.
You will probably not be successful in getting wool the exact colour of your jersey, so it will be best to use a striking contrast, such as purple on a pale blue jersey, or emerald green on a white one; or if you already have two colours in the jersey, or it is of a specially brightly-hued tint, black makes a pleasing contrast. And this year particularly contrasts of colour are very much in vogue, so that your re-modelled jersey will be quite fashionable.
Here is a practical little set that you will find quite easy to make.
The Collar.
This is of the ever-popular sailor shape that will be quite easily adapted to most garments.
“Sirdar” Sports Wool has been used for the making on No. 9 bone needles; or a 5-ply “Sirdar” Scotch Fingering would work up at a similar tension. Three ounces of wool will be sufficient for the set.
Abbreviations Used.
K = knit; P = purl; N = narrow (k two st together); st = stitch or stitches.
Commence from the back edge and cast on 78 st.
K 17 rows plain.
18th Row.—K 8, P to 8 st from the end of the row, K 8.
19th Row.—Knit plain.
Repeat the 18th and 19th rows twice.
24th Row.—K 8, P 4, * K 6, P 6, repeat from * 3 times, K 6, P 4, K 8.
25th Row—K 12, * P 6, K 6, repeat from * 3 times, P 6, K 12.
Repeat the 24th and 25th rows once.
28th Row.—K 8, P 10, * K 6, P 6, repeat from * twice, K 6, P 10, K 8.
29th Row.—K 18, * P 6, K 6, repeat from * twice, P 6, K 18.
Repeat the 28th and 29th rows once.
Repeat from the 24th row once, and then from the 24th to the 27th row once. This completes the pattern.
Other Ways of Renovating.
K 24 rows a plain and a purl row alternately, always working the 8 border st plain in every row.
Now to divide for the neck: K 34, and slip these st on to a safety-pin. Cast off 14 st for the centre of the neck, and on the remaining 34 st knit up the left front of the collar thus: Work 10 rows a plain and a purl row alternately, knitting the 2nd and 3rd st together of every row turned from the neck edge, and continuing the 8 plain border st.
Continue shaping in this way, decreasing also at the border side by purling the 10th and 11th st together of every 4th row turned from the border edge.
When you have worked off all but the 8 border st continue in plain knitting, decreasing from the neck edge only, until only 3 st remain.
Reverse the directions for the right side of collar.
Now pick up all the loops from the neck edge and K 6 plain rows.
The Cuffs.
Cast on 50 st.
K 13 rows plain.
14th Row.—K 6, P to 6 st from the end of the row, K 6.
15th Row.—Plain.
Repeat the 14th and 15th rows once.
18th Row.—K 6, P 4, K 6, P 6, K 6, P 6, K 6, P 4, K 6.
19th Row.—K 10, P 6, K 6, P 6, K 6, P 6, K 10.
Repeat the 18th and 19th rows once.
22nd Row.—K 6, P 10, K 6, P 6, K 6, P 10, K 6.
23rd Row.—K 16, P 6, K 6, P 6, K 16.
Repeat the 22nd and 23rd rows once.
Repeat from the 16th row to the 19th row once. This completes the pattern.
K 16 rows a plain and a purl row alternately, working the 6 border st plain in every row.
K 6 plain rows, cast off.
For a Collarless Coat.
Another simple way of freshening the neck of a collarless jersey coat is to work a strip of plain knitting 4 inches wide and 12 inches long, and stretch it along the neck edge. Cuffs can be worked to correspond.
A pretty striped effect for this style of finish can be arrived at by using two different shades of wool, and working first four rows of one and then four rows of the other.
The Modern Knitting Book
Edited by FLORA KLICKMANN
If you are interested in knitting, this is the book you should possess. It includes a number of directions for garments for men and women’s wear, and some delightful patterns for the little ones, to say nothing of the designs in fancy knitting for household use. The volume is uniform with this series, and issued by the same publishers.