Rousset Duveen Blouse Pattern #3012

Size 14

1 Pr. Standard No. 1 Needles—14 in.
1 Pr. Standard No. 3 Needles—14 in.

Scale: 7 sts. to 1 in.

Jack Frost Duveen:
Beige—1 2-oz. Skein
Rust—2 2-oz. Skeins
Henna—1 2-oz. skein
Brick—1 2-oz. Skein

BACK: With Rust, on No. 1 Needles, cast on 100 sts. K. 1, P. 1, for 4 in. Change to No. 3 Needles, increasing to 114 sts. at even intervals across the row. Work in stockinette st. for 1 in., then work as follows: * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Henna, and P. back. Work in stockinette st. for 4 in. * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Brick, P. back, and work in stockinette st. for 2 in., or desired length to underarm. Bind off 6 sts. at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. at each end every other row 5 times. Work even until Brick stripe measures 4 in. * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Beige, P. back. Work as follows: Row 1—* Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Row 2—Purl. Repeat above 2 rows for 1 in. K. 1 row on the P. side. Bind off.

FRONT: Work ribbing to correspond with back. Change to No. 3 Needles, increasing to 120 sts. at even intervals across the row. Work to correspond with back.
Sew shoulder seams.

SLEEVES: With Beige, and No. 3 Needles, on right side of garment, pick up 20 sts. across top of shoulder. P. back, in­creasing to 40 sts. Pick up 4 sts. at end of row. Work back and forth in stockinette st., picking up 4 sts. at end of each row until end of Beige stripe on blouse has been reached. * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Brick, P. back. Continue picking up 4 sts. at end of each row until 120 sts. are on the needle, and sleeve has been picked up from end to end of armhole. Work even for 2 in. * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Henna, P. back. Work even in stockinette st. for 2 in. * Y. O., K. 2 tog., repeat from * across row. Change to Rust, P. back. Work 1 in. even in stockinette st. Change to No. 1 Needles, decreasing to 68 sts. at even intervals across the row. K. 1, P. 1, for 2 in. Bind off. Sew underarm and sleeve seams.