Alpine Featherdown Jacket Pattern | Size 16

Size 16

1 Pr. M. M. No. 3½ Needles—14 inch

Scale: 1 pattern to 1¾ inches; 10 rows to 1 inch

1 No. 2 Steel Crochet Hook

MINERVA FEATHERDOWN
Natural No. 1066 … 10 Balls

MINERVA MODEEN
Limerick Green No. 1633 … 1 Ball

MINERVA SHETLAND FLOSS
Scarlet No. 545 … 1 Ball

BLOUSE: Pattern—

Row 1—(Right side of work) * P. 2, Y. O., K. 1, Y. O., P. 2, K. 2, K. 3 in next st., K. 2, repeat from * across row ending P 2.

Row 2—* K. 2, P. 2, P. 3 tog., P. 2, K. 2, P. 3, repeat from * across row ending K. 2.

Row 3—* P. 2, K. 1, Y. O., K. 1, Y. O., K. 1, P. 2, K. 1, P. 3 tog., K. 1, repeat from * across row ending P. 2.

Row 4—* K. 2, P. 1, K. 1, P. 1, K. 2, P. 5, re­peat from * across row ending K. 2.

Row 5—* P. 2, K. 2, P. 1, K. 2, P. 2, K. 3, repeat from * across row ending P. 2.

Row 6—* K. 2, K. 3 tog., K. 2, P. 2, K. 1, P. 2, repeat from * across row ending K. 2.

Row 7—* P. 2, K. 1, P. 3 tog., K. 1, P. 2, Y. O., K. 1, Y. O., repeat from * across row ending P. 2.

Row 8—* K. 2, P. 3, repeat from * across row ending K. 2.

Row 9—* P. 2, P. 3 tog., P. 2, K. 1, Y. O., K. 1, Y. O., K. 1, repeat from * across row ending P. 2.

Row 10—* K. 2, P. 5, K. 2, P. 1, repeat from * across row ending K. 2.

Back—The back is made in two pieces with a seam at center back. (Use yarn double through­out.)

Right Back—Cast on 42 sts. Work even in pat­tern for 3 inches and increase 1 st. at underarm side. Then increase 1 st. at underarm side every ½ inch 9 more times. When work measures 8 inches from start, bind off 6 sts. at underarm once, then decrease 1 st. every other row 8 times. When work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 5 sts. from armhole edge every other row 5 times. Bind off remaining 13 sts.

Left Back—Work to correspond to Right Back.

Right Front—Cast on 42 sts. Work even in pat­tern for 2 inches and increase 1 st. at underarm side. Then increase 1 st. at underarm side every ½ inch 11 more times. When work measures 8 inches from start, bind off 6 sts. at underarm side once, then decrease 1 st. at underarm side every other row 10 times. When work measures 6 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 6 sts. from center edge once, then de­crease 1 st. every row at center edge 4 times, then 1 st. every other row at center edge 3 times. At the same time, when work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 5 sts. from armhole edge every other row 5 times. All sts. have been worked off.

Left Front—Work to correspond to Right Front.

Sleeves—Cast on 42 sts. Working in pattern, in­crease 1 st. each side every inch 11 times, then every ½ inch 10 times. When work measures 17 inches from start, bind off 6 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows. Then decrease 1 st. each side every 4th row 9 times, then every other row 12 times, then every row 6 times. Bind off remaining 18 sts.

With Featherdown double, work 4 rows S. C. around bottom of sleeves.

With a double strand of Modeen, work 1 row S. C. on the center edge of both left and right back.

With a double strand of Shetland Floss, crochet the 2 pieces of the back together with 1 row S. C., working through the knots directly under the sts. of the rows of Modeen.

Sew shoulder seams, sew sleeves in place, putting fullness at top of sleeve. Sew underarm and sleeve seams.

Work 1 row S. C., using a double strand of Modeen, around the front edges, around bottom of the jacket, and around bottom of sleeves.

Work 1 row S. C., using a double strand of Shet­land Floss, on these same edges, working 7 loops for buttons of right front. With a double strand of Modeen, cast on 5 sts. Work even in Stockin­ette St. for 40 inches. Bind off. Sew side edges together forming a cord.

Sew to neck of jacket as illustrated.