Platiere Saxony Blouse Pattern

Size 14

1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles—14 in.
1 Size 3 Double Pointed Needle
1 Size 3 Steel Crochet Hook

Scale: 8 sts. to 1 in.

Jack Frost Saxony—6 1-oz. Balls

BACK: With No. 3 Needles cast on 110 sts. Work even in stock­inette st. for 2½ in. Then decrease 1 st. at each end every 4th row to 100 sts. Work 1 in. even. Increase 1 st. at each end every 4th row to 120 sts. Work even in stockinette st. until piece measures 10 in. from 1st cast on sts. Bind off 5 sts. at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. at each end every other row 5 times. Work even until piece measures 7 in. from 1st bound off sts. at underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 8 sts. at the beginning of the next 8 rows. Con­tinuing in stockinette st., decrease 1 st. at each end every other row 3 times. Bind off remaining sts. for back of neck.

FRONT: With No. 3 Needles cast on 68 sts. Work in Pat. as follows:

Row 1—K. 20, K. 4, P. 4, K. 4, P. 4, K. 4, P. 4, K. 4, K. 20.
Row 2—P. 20, P. 4, K. 4, P. 4, K. 4, P. 4, K. 4, P. 4, P. 20.
Above 2 rows form Pat. Repeat them, cabling over the ribs of K. 4 on the 7th row as follows: slip the 1st 2 sts. onto a double pointed needle, hold in back of work. K. the next 2 sts., then bring the 2 sts. which were slipped, forward, and knit them. Repeat cables every 6th row. Work even until piece measures 2½ in., then, continuing Pat., decrease 1 st. at underarm side every 4th row to 63 sts. Work 1 in. even, then increase 1 st. at underarm side every 4th row to 73 sts. Work even in Pat. until piece measures 10 in. from 1st cast on sts. Bind off 8 sts. at underarm side once, then decrease 1 st. at underarm side every other row 7 times. Work 2 in. even in Pat., then discon­tinue Pat., and work in stockinette st. until piece measures 7 in. from 1st bound off sts. at underarm. Starting at shoulder edge, bind off 8 sts. at the beginning of every other row 4 times. Then decrease 1 st. at shoulder edge every other row 3 times. Bind off remaining sts. Work other side to correspond. Sew shoulder seams.

SLEEVES: With No. 3 Needles cast on 70 sts. Working in stockinette st., increase 1 st. at each end every 3rd row 4 times. Then increase 1 st. at each end every other row to 120 sts. Work 8 rows even. Bind off 5 sts. at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. at each end every other row 5 times. Then bind off 2 sts. at the beginning of every row to 20 sts. Bind off remaining sts.

Sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew sleeves in place. Crochet 1 row s. c. around edge of sleeves. Crochet 1 row s. c. around lower edge, front opening, and neck of blouse, working loops for buttonholes on right side of blouse about 1¼ in. apart.