SIZES: Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED or DAWN “SAYELLE”[1]
4 (5, 5)—4 oz. skeins White for Bolero
1—4 oz. skein White for Hat
1—4 oz. skein Scarlet for Bolero and Hat
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN
STITCH GAUGE BELOW
10—⅝ inch bone rings
Crochet Hook Size F
GAUGE 5 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for small size. Changes for medium and large sizes
are given in parentheses.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width across back at underarm:
17 (18, 19) inches
Width across each front at underarm:
8 (9, 10) inches
BACK: With White cast on 74 (78, 82) sts. 1st ROW: K 2, * P 2, K 2,
repeat from * across row. Repeat 1st row for pattern. Inc 1 st each side
every 1½ (1¾, 1) inches 5 (6, 7) times—84 (90, 96) sts. Work even in
pattern until back measures 9 inches from beg, or desired length to
underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st
each end every other row 3 times (all sizes)—68 (74, 80) sts. Work even
until armholes measure 6½ (7, 7½) inches from beg of armhole shaping.
SHAPE NECK AND SHOULDERS: Work 22 (24, 26) sts, bind off next 24 (26,
28) sts for back of neck, work to end of row. Working on one shoulder,
dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times. Work 2 rows even. Bind off 9
(10, 11) sts at armhole edge twice. Complete other shoulder to
correspond.
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RIGHT FRONT: Cast on 30 (34, 38) sts. 1st ROW (wrong side): Work in
pattern across. 2nd ROW (inc row): Inc 1 st at beg of row (front edge),
work across. Repeat last 2 rows 5 times. At the same time, inc at side
edge same as back—41 (46, 51) sts. Work even until same length as back
to underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLE: Work same as back. Work until 1 inch above
beg of armhole shaping, ending at front edge. SHAPE NECK: Bind off 10
(12, 14) sts, complete row in pattern. Dec 1 st at neck edge every other
row 5 (6, 7) times—18 (20, 22) sts. Work even until armhole measures
same as back armhole. SHAPE SHOULDER: Work same as back.
LEFT FRONT: Work same as right front, reversing all shaping.
SLEEVES: Cast on 50 (54, 58) sts. Work in pattern same as back, inc 1 st
each side every 2 (1½, 1½) inches 5 (6, 7) times—60 (66, 72) sts. Work
even until sleeve measures 11 inches from beg, or desired length to
underarm. SHAPE CAP: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Then dec 1 st
at beg of each row until 22 sts remain (all sizes). Bind off 2 sts at
beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining 14 sts.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. Sew sleeve
seams. Sew sleeves in position. With right side facing, work 2 rows of s
c around entire Bolero and sleeve edges. EYELETS: With Scarlet, work 10
s c over a bone ring, join. NEXT ROUND: * Ch 1, sl st in next st, repeat
from * all around, join, cut yarn. Work remaining rings in same manner.
Sew 5 eyelets along each front edge spacing evenly as illustrated. CORD:
Work a ch about 1½ yds. Work a sl st in 2nd st from hook and in loop on
wrong side of each remaining st of ch, cut yarn. Lace through eyelets as
illustrated. POMPONS: Make 2. Wind Scarlet 150 times over a 3 inch
cardboard, sl off cardboard and tie in center. Cut both ends and trim
into shape. Attach to each end of cord.