SIZES: Small, Medium, Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD DAWN “SAYELLE”[1] or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED
3—4 oz. skeins main color for all Ladies’ and Men’s sizes
1—4 oz. skein contrasting color for Ladies’
Plastic Crochet Hook Size H
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN
STITCH GAUGE BELOW
5 Bone rings for Ladies’
5 Buttons for Men’s
GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for Ladies’ small size. Changes for medium and
large sizes are given in parentheses. Men’s small, medium and large
sizes are given in Bold Face Type.
Width across back at underarm:
16½ (17½, 18½); 19½, 20½, 21½ inches
Width across each front at underarm:
8 (9, 10); 11, 12, 13 inches.
BACK: Cast on 67 (71, 75); 79, 83, 87 sts. Beg with P row, work in
stockinette st (P 1 row, K 1 row) until back measures 15 inches for
ladies’ and 13 inches for men’s, or length desired to underarm. SHAPE
ARMHOLES: Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each side every
K row 6 times (all sizes)—41 (45, 49); 53, 57, 61 sts. Work until
armholes measure 7½ (8, 8½); 9, 9½, 10 inches from bound-off sts. SHAPE
SHOULDERS: Bind off 5 (6, 7); 7, 8, 8 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind
off remaining 21 (21, 21); 25, 25, 29 sts for back of neck.
LEFT FRONT: (Note: Work Men’s right front first omitting buttonholes,
but placing markers for buttons.) Cast on 3 sts. 1st ROW: P across, cast
on 3 sts at end of row. 2nd ROW: K across, cast on 1 st at end of row.
Repeat last 2 rows until there are 27 (31, 35); 39, 43, 47 sts on
needle, ending at front edge; cast on 7 sts for front border—34 (38,
42); 46, 50, 54 sts. NEXT ROW: K 1, P 1 ribbing for 7 sts (border), P
across. Continue in stockinette st keeping front border in ribbing until
same length as back to underarm, ending at armhole edge. SHAPE ARMHOLE
AND NECK: Bind off 7 (7, 7); 9, 9, 9 sts, work across to within last 9
sts, K 2 tog (neck dec), work 7 border sts. Dec 1 st at armhole edge
every K row 6 times, AT THE SAME TIME, repeat neck dec every 6th row for
all ladies’ sizes until 17 (19, 21) sts remain; dec every 4th row for
men’s small and medium sizes; for men’s large sizes only work neck dec
every other row 5 times, then continue to dec every 4th row (all men’s
sizes) until 21, 23, 23 sts remain. Work even (all sizes) until armhole
measures same as back armhole, ending at armhole edge. SHAPE SHOULDER:
Bind off 5 (6, 7); 7, 8, 8 sts at armhole edge twice. Continue on 7
border sts until border reaches center back of neck, bind off. Mark
front border for 5 evenly spaced buttons having 1st marker ½ inch above
lower edge, and last marker at beg of neck shaping.
_continuation from page 17_
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front reversing shaping (cast on 1 st at
end of P row, and cast on 3 sts at end of K row), and starting border st
ribbing with P 1. Work 5 buttonholes opposite markers as follows:
starting at front edge, work 2 sts, bind off next 3 sts, complete row;
on next row cast on 3 sts over bound-off sts. Work neck shaping as
follows: work 7 border sts, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o. (neck dec), and complete
row.
FINISHING: Steam each section. Sew shoulder and side seams. With right
side facing, attach yarn on left front border, pick up and K across
front, back and other front. NEXT ROW: Bind off in P. ARMHOLE BANDS:
Make 2. Cast on 5 sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 17 (18, 19); 20, 21,
22 inches, bind off. Sew band in position around armhole easing to fit.
Work 1 row of sl sts around edge and around armholes. Sew buttons in
place on Men’s vest. Work s c over bone rings for Ladies’ buttons, draw
s c to center of bone ring and sew in position. Embroider Ladies’ left
front with contrasting color following chart on page 22. Work diagonals
over 2 rows in duplicate st (see page 7). Start right front 1 st below
last st at left front edge. Finish with fringe. Cut contrasting color
into 8 inch lengths, take 3 strands, insert hook in 1st st on lower
edge, fold fringe in half, pick up fringe and draw through st, then pull
ends through loop. Work a fringe in every other st around lower edge.
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