LADY'S JACKET—"ELIZABETH"—Illustrated on page [53]
MATERIALS: BEEHIVE LUSTRE CREPE. 10 ozs. Bitter Sweet (36—10 ozs.) (38—11 ozs.). One Button.
For Needles and Tension see page [5.]
| MEASUREMENTS: | Bust | 34 ins. | 36 ins. | 38 ins. |
| Length from top of shoulder | 19" | 19½" | 20" | |
| Length of sleeve underarm seam | 15" | 15 " | 15 " |
RIGHT FRONT: Cast on 61 sts. Knit 10 rows Garter st. 11th row: *K5. Inc. 1. st. in next st. K4. Repeat from * to last st. K1. 67 sts. on needle. Proceed:–
**1st row: K9. P2. (K8. P2. K5. P2.) 3 times. K5. 2nd row: K1. P4. K2. (P5. K2. P8. K2) 3 times. P5. K4. 3rd row: K4. Keeping wool at back of needle slip next st. purl ways. K4. Pass the slipped st. over the 4 knitted sts. (the working of these 5 sts. will be termed "Cross" throughout). P2. (K8. P2. Cross. P2) 3 times. K5. 4th row: K1. P4. K2. (P2. w.r.n. P2. K2. P8. K2) 3 times. P2. w.r.n. P2. K4. 5th row: K6. Wl. fwd. Slip the w.r.n. of previous row purl ways. K2. P2. (K8. P2. K2. Wl. fwd. Slip the w.r.n. of previous row purl ways. K2. P2) 3 times. K5. 6th row: K1. P4. K2. (P2. Purl the two Wl. fwd.'s tog. P2. K2. P8. K2) 3 times. P2. Purl the two Wl. fwd.'s tog. P2. K4.** Repeat from ** to ** 17 times, then 1st. row once.
To shape armhole: Keeping continuity of pattern, at armhole edge cast off 8 sts. once, then dec. 1. st. every alternate row to 50 sts. on needle. Continue even until 25 patterns have been worked from beginning. Work first 4 rows of next pattern ending at Front edge. Next row: (buttonhole). K2. Cast off 2 sts. Work in pattern to end of row. Next row: Work in pattern, casting on 2 sts. to replace the 2 cast-off sts.
To shape neck: Keeping continuity of pattern, at neck edge cast off 13 sts. K1. K2tog. (K3. P2. K5. P2. K5) twice. Dec. 1. st. every alternate row to 28 sts. on needle. Work 1 row even.