Beehive Hand Knits
Fashion Book No. 144
Patons & Baldwins
Original Copyright 1950
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Career Girl Dress, Rendezvous Dress, Graceful Living Blouse, Sport and Travel Jacket, Day in Town Jacket & Skirt, Sun Star Blouse, Derby Day Dress, The Vagabond Walking Suit, Evening in Manhattan Double-Breasted Suit, Sight Seeing Coat, Town and Country Bolero Suit, Around the Calendar Dress, Evening at Home Blouse, The Fashion Show Dress, The Evening Star Blouse. 1950, 44 pages.
General Directions
GAUGE ... To obtain the correct size of garment it is necessary to maintain the same gauge as called for in the directions. Make a swatch about 3 x 3 inches and with a ruler measure the number of sts and the number of rows per inch. If you work tighter than the average knitter, you will get more sts per inch than specified in directions. You can correct this by using larger needles. If you work looser than the average knitter you will get less sts per inch than specified in directions—then use smaller needles.
JOINING YARN ... Always try to join a ball of yarn at the beginning of a row. If it is impossible to avoid joining yarn while working across row, leave an end about 3 inches long. Then start a new ball, also leaving a 3 inch end. After working for about an inch from new ball, make a square knot of these ends. Then run these ends through on the wrong side with a tapestry needle.
BLOCKING-STEAMING ... Pin each piece separately to a softly padded board or table and press through a damp cloth. Be careful to press similar pieces (like sleeves) to exactly the same size. It is practical to pin similar pieces together (right sides facing each other) and then pin both pieces to pad and desired measurements.
SEWING TOGETHER ... All seams in this book are sewed on wrong side of work with matching yarn and tapestry needle.
Knit Patterns
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with No. 3 knitting needles, cast on 65 (69, 73) sts. 1st row: Purl across. 2nd row: * K 1, sl 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 1. These last 2 rows constitute the pattern. Work in pattern, decreasing 1 st at side edge every 3rd row until there remain 59 (63, 67) sts. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with knitting needles, cast on 165 (173, 181) sts. Work in stockinette st. knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 7 rows. Next row: Knit across (hemline). Now work in pattern as follows: 1st row: Knit into back of each st across. 2nd row: Purl across. Repeat these 2 rows alternately until piece measures 1½, inches from hemline, ending with a purl row. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge, cast on 116 (124, 132) sts and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2 for 3 (3, 3½) inches. Now work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, increasing 1 st at both ends of next row and every 5th row thereafter until there are on needle 146 (150, 156) sts. Work without increasing until piece measures in all 10 (10½, 11½) inches. (More)
NOTE: When carrying Tartan over White block or White over Tartan block, twist unused color around every other st, being careful not to pull up yarn too tightly.
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with Tartan and No. 1 knitting needles, cast on 190 (200, 208) sts. Work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 1 inch, ending with a knit row. Next row: Knit across (hemline). (More)
Now work in garter st (knit each row) in stripe pattern as follows: 1st and 2nd rows: With Melton Green, knit across. Drop Melton Green (2nd row is right side of work). Attach a ball of Woodland Green. 3rd and 4th rows: Knit across. Drop Woodland Green. Attach a ball of White. 5th and 6th rows: Knit across. Drop White. 7th and 8th rows: Pick up Woodland Green and knit across. Drop Woodland Green. 9th and 10th rows: Pick up Melton Green and knit across. Drop Melton Green. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge, cast on 144 (154, 164) sts. Work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, decreasing 10 sts evenly spaced on one row every 1 inch until piece measures 2¼ inches, ending with a purl row. There are on needle 124 (134, 144) sts. Next row: * Sl 1, k 1. Repeat from * across. Following row: Purl across. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with Navy and knitting needles, cast on 128 (136, 142) sts. Work in stockinette st (knit 1 row. purl 1 row), increasing 1 st at both ends of every 5th row until there are on needle 164 (172, 178) sts. Work without increasing until piece measures 7¾ (7¾, 8) inches. (More)
Change to No. 6 knitting needles and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K 3 Grey, attach a ball of Sunstar. * k 1 Sunstar, k 3 Grey. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: P 2 Sunstar, * p 1 Grey, p 3 Sunstar. Repeat from * across, ending with p 1 Grey. 3rd row: K 1 Sunstar, * k 1 Grey, k 3 Sunstar. Repeat from * across, ending with k 1 Grey, k 1 Sunstar. 4th row: * P 1 Sunstar, p 3 Grey. Repeat from * across, ending with p 1 Sunstar, p 2 Grey. 5th row: K 3 Grey, * k 1 Sunstar, k 3 Grey. Repeat from * across. (More)
Evening in Manhattan Double-Breasted Suit
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with No. 2 knitting needles, cast on 162 (170, 178) sts. Work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 7 rows. Next row: Knit across (hemline).
Change to No. 3 knitting needles and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: Knit into the back of each st across. 2nd row: Purl across. The last 2 rows constitute the pattern. Work in pattern for 1 inch, ending with a purl row. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with No. 5 knitting needles, cast on 184 (188, 190) sts. Work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 7 rows. Next row: Knit across (hemline). Attach another ball of yarn and change to No. 4 knitting needles and, with 2 strands of yarn, work as follows: 1st row: K 76 (78, 79), sl 1, k 7, p 1, k 14, p 1, k 7, sl 1, k 76 (78, 79). 2nd row: Purl across. Repeat the last 2 rows until piece measures 10 (10½, 11) inches from hemline. (More)
MATERIALS: Beehive Scotch Fingering Yarn, Patonised Shrink-resist Finish, 3 Ply (1 oz. skeins): Size 12 — 22 skeins of Tartan No. 1310; Size 14 — 24 skeins; Size 16 — 26 skeins ... Royal Society Aluminum or Plastic Knitting Needles, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size) ... Royal Society Plastic Crochet Hook No. 1 ... 1 yard grosgrain ribbon ... 7-inch Crown Zipper (skirt placket). (More)
BACK OPENING ... Knit across 53 (54, 56) sts. Turn. Cast on 4 sts and purl across. Work over the last 57 (58, 60) sts only as follows: 1st row: Knit across to last 9 sts, (k 1, p 1) 4 times; then k 1. 2nd row: (K 1, p 1) 4 times; then k 1, purl across. Repeat the last 2 rows alternately until piece measures from first row of armhole shaping, ending at armhole edge 8 (8, 8½) inches. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge with White, cast on 150 (160, 170) sts. Work in stockinette st. knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 1 inch, ending with a purl row. Next row: Knit across, decreasing 11 sts evenly spaced across. Work without decreasing for 1 inch, ending with a purl row. Following row: Knit across decreasing 11 sts evenly spaced, 128 (138, 148) sts. Work without decreasing for ½ inch, ending with a purl row. Next row: * Sl 1, k 1. Repeat from * across. Following row: Purl across. Repeat the last 2 rows for ¾ inch, ending with a purl row. (More)
Change to No. 7 knitting needles and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: * Knit into back of 2nd st on left-hand needle but do not slip it off. knit into back of first st on left-hand needle and slip both sts off needle at one time. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: Sl 1 st as if to purl, * purl 2nd st on left-hand needle, but do not slip it off, purl first st on left-hand needle and slip both sts off needle at one time. Repeat from * across to last st, then p 1. (More)
BACK ... Starting at lower edge, cast on 130 (136, 142) sts. Work in stockinette st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row, for 1 inch, ending with a purl row. Decrease 10 sts evenly spaced across on next row. Work without decreasing for 1 inch. Decrease 10 sts evenly spaced on next row. There are on needle 110 (116, 122) sts. Work without decreasing until piece measures in all 3 (3¼, 3½) inches, ending with a purl row. (More)