There’s an old-world charm about this pretty little dress knitted in feather and fan stitch with a plain yoke and dainty ribbon insertion.
Materials: 4 balls Patons Beehive Baby Wool (this is the only yarn which should be used); 1 pair No. 10 needles; crochet hook; 2 buttons; ribbon.
Measurements: To fit 20in underarm; length, 16in.
Tension: 8 sts to 1 inch.
BACK Cast on 162 sts and work 5 rows in garter st.
Proceed as follows:
** 1st Row: * (K 2 tog) 3 times, (wl fwd, k 1) 6 times, (k 2 tog) 3 times, rep from * to end of row.
2nd Row: Purl.
3rd Row: Knit.
Rep 2nd and 3rd rows once. **
Rep from ** to ** until Back measures 11in ending with right side facing.
Next Row: * K 2 tog, rep to end (81 sts).
Shape Armholes:
Cont in garter st, casting off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec once each end of needle in next and alt rows until 65 sts remain.
Cont until armholes measure 4 1/2 in.
Shape Shoulders:
Cast off 10 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Cast off rem 25 sts.
FRONT
Work as given for Back until armhole shaping has been completed (65 sts).
Make ribbon holes as follows:
**K 3, turn. Work 3 rows of garter st on these 3 sts. **
(Leaving these sts on spare needle.) Rep from ** to ** all along row, ending k 2 instead of k 3.
With right side facing cont in garter st until armholes measure 3in ending with right side facing.
Shape Neck:
K 24, cast off 17 sts, k 24.
Cont on last 24 sts only dec 1 st at neck edge in every row until 20 sts remain.
When armhole measures same as back armhole shape shoulder.
Next Row (side edge):
Cast off 10 sts in next and alt row. Fasten off.
Join yarn to rem sts at neck edge and work to correspond with other side.
Neckband:
Flat seam right shoulder seams tog. With right side of work facing, knit up 72 sts evenly round neck edge and work 5 rows in garter st. Cast off.
Sleeve Bands:
Join left shoulder seam for 3/4in. With right side of work facing knit up 68 sts round armholes and work 5 rows in garter st. Cast off.
TO MAKE UP
Press work on wrong side. Join side seams and neaten all loose threads. Using crochet hook, work 2 rows of dc round left shoulder opening making 2 buttonhole loops on front. Sew on buttons. Press all seams. Thread ribbon as illustrated.
Taken from Woman’s Day. Australia. August 2, 1965
