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Size 16

1 Pr. No. 2 Steel Needles

Scale: 8½ sts. to 1 inch; 14 rows to 1 inch

1 No. 2 Steel Circular Skirt Needle

1 No. 2 Steel Crochet Hook

MINERVA VELVEEN
Eggshell No. 1109 … 10 Balls
Dubonnet No. 1149 … 1 Ball

The entire suit is made in Eggshell and the but­tons and the tie are made in Dubonnet.

The Jacket is made in pattern on No. 2 Steel Needles. The Skirt is plain.

PATTERN—(Multiple of 6 sts.)

Row 1—P. 1, * Y. O., K. 1, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

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

Row 3—P. 1, * Y. O, K. 2, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

Row 4—K. 4, * P. 3, K. 5, repeat from * across row ending K. 1, instead of K. 5.

Row 5—P. 1, * Y. O, K. 3, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

Row 6—K. 4, * P. 4, K. 5, repeat from * across row ending K. 1 instead of K. 5.

Row 7—P. 1, * K. 2, K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

Row 8—Same as Row 4.

Row 9—P. 1, * K. 1, K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

Row 10—Same as Row 2.

Row 11—P. 1, * K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 4 instead of P. 5.

Row 12—Knit plain.

Row 13—P. 4, * Y. O., K. 1, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1 instead of P. 5.

Row 14—K. 1, * P. 2, K. 5, repeat from * across row ending K. 4 instead of K. 5.

Row 15—P. 4, * Y. O., K. 2, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1, instead of P. 5.

Row 16—K. 1, * P. 3, K. 5, repeat from * across row ending K. 4 instead of K. 5.

Row 17—P. 4, * Y. O., K. 3, P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1 instead of P. 5.

Row 18—K. 1, * P. 4, K. 5, repeat from * across row ending K. 4 instead of K. 5.

Row 19—P. 4, * K. 2, K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1 instead of P. 5.

Row 20—Same as Row 16.

Row 21—P. 4, * K. 1, K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1 instead of P. 5.

Row 22—Same as Row 14.

Row 23—P. 4, * K. 2 tog., P. 5, repeat from * across row ending P. 1 instead of P. 5.

Row 24—Knit plain.

BLOUSE: Back—Cast on 120 sts. and work even for 4½ inches. Increase 1 st. each side (being careful to keep pattern even), then in­crease 1 st. each side every ½ inch 11 times. When work measures 12 inches from start, bind off 8 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. each side every other row 10 times. When work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 7 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 10 rows. Bind off remaining sts. for back of neck.

Right Front—Cast on 60 sts. Work even for 4 inches then increase 1 st. at underarm side. In­crease 1 st. at this side every inch 3 times, then every ½ inch 8 times. When work measures 13 inches from start, bind off 8 sts. at underarm side then decrease 1 st. at this side every other row 14 times. When work measures 5 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 4 sts. from center edge, then decrease at this edge 1 st. every row 5 times, then 1 st. every other row 6 times.

When work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 7 sts. from armhole edge every other row 5 times.

Sleeves—Cast on 102 sts. and work even for 2 inches. Bind off 8 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. each side every other, row until 18 sts. remain, bind off.

Cuffs—Cast on 102 sts. Work even for 2 inches, bind off.

Collar To Suit No. 4510—Cast on 156 sts. and decreasing 1 st. each side every other row, work for 3 inches, bind off.

Sew shoulder seams, sew sleeves in place, sew underarm and sleeve seams. Sew cuffs to sleeves. Work 2 rows S. C. around edges of cuffs. Work 3 rows on right front edge, then Ch. 5, skip 5, on this edge equal distances apart for 10 button­holes. Work 2 more rows. Work 5 rows S. C. on left front.

Work 2 rows S. C. around bottom of jacket and around outside edges of collar. Sew collar in place. With Dubonnet crochet 10 buttons over wooden molds.

Tie—With Dubonnet Ch. 16 and work in D. C. for 42 inches, fasten yarn.

SKIRT—See instructions for Camouflage Skirt Pattern.