MATERIALS
BERNAT Riviera (1 oz. pull skeins)—16
1 pair straight knitting needles No. 6
1 bone crochet hook No. 2
1¼ yds lining if desired
GAUGE:
5 sts = 1 inch
7 rows = 1 inch
NOTE: Work entire piece in stockinette st. Use purl side for right side.
LEFT FRONT: Cast on 60 sts. Work in stockinette st until piece measures
16 inches, ending with a K row. SHAPE CAPE: Row 1: Inc 1 st in first st,
P to end of row. Row 2: K inc 1 st in last st. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until
there are 75 sts on needle. Then inc 1 st at beg of EVERY P row 9 times
and every other P row 12 times, ending with a P row—96 sts. K the next
row. SHAPE SHOULDER: At the beg of each of the next 6 P rows bind off 10
sts; at the beg of each of the next 4 P rows bind off 9 sts.
RIGHT FRONT: Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping.
LEFT BACK: Cast on 3 sts. Row 1: Knit. Rows 2 and 4: Purl. Row 3: Cast
on 4 sts (lower edge), K to end of row. Row 5: Cast on 4 sts, K to last
st, inc 1 st in last st (centre back edge)—12 sts. Repeat from Row 2
five times more, ending with Row 4—52 sts. Continuing to inc 1 st at
centre back edge every 4th row, at lower edge inc 1 st EVERY ROW 8
times—62 sts. On the next row inc 1 st each end of needle and repeat
this inc every 4th row 21 times more—106 sts. SHAPE NECK AND SHOULDER:
At centre back edge dec 1 st every other row 10 times and at lower edge
bind off 10 sts 6 times and 9 sts 4 times.
RIGHT BACK: Work to correspond to left back, reversing all shaping.
FINISHING: Sew seams. Work 2 rows s c around entire piece. Block. Line,
if desired.
[Illustration: Style No.
3527 left
3519 right
DIRECTIONS ON PAGE 20]
[Illustration: Style No. 3594
DIRECTIONS ON PAGE 20]
[Illustration: _just touch it..._!]