Sun Jersey or Sun Top
By the sea in 1950 - a quick (ish) knit in fine yarn.
"This intriguing affair is knitted short for a sun top or as long as you like for a jumper.
For evening wear decorate the lattice ribs of the sun-ray yoke with sequins or beads."
Instructions.These instructions are for a sun top - which is essentially a cropped top ending at the waist, and a "jersey" version which is slightly longer. In both versions the front and back are knitted separately in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl) and then joined to form a patterned yoke with intergral cap sleeve. Sun Jersey FrontWith No 11 needles cast on 112 stitches and work 16 rows in stocking-stitch, starting with a knit row. Continue in stocking stitch, shaping waist as follows:- Change to No 13 needles and work 1½ inches straight, ending with a purl row. Change back to No 11 needles. Next row: increase in 1st stitch,
k27, increase in each of next 2 sts, k28, increase in each of next 2 sts,
k27, increase in last stitch. [94 sts] Continue in stocking stitch, shaping sides by increasing 1 stitch at
each end of the next and every following 6th row until there are 114 stitches.
** With right side facing, divide for yoke as follows:- Next row: k53; turn and leave remaining stitches on a spare needle. Continue on first 53 sts, working 3 more increasings at the side edge
on every 6th row as before; then, keeping this edge straight, at the same
time start to shape the yoke by casting off 4 sts. at the beginning of
the next 7 purl rows, then 2 at beginning of following 4 purl rows. With right side facing, shape armhole by casting off 6 sts at the beginning of the next row; then k2tog at this edge on next 6 knit rows, while at the same time continuing to shape the neck by casting off 2 sts at the beginning of the next 2 purl rows and then p2tog at the beginning of the following 4 purl rows. Fasten off. Return to remaining stitches and slip centre 8 sts on a spare needle or safety pin. With right side facing, rejoin wool to last 53 sts and work to correspond
with first shoulder, reversing all shapings. Sun Jersey BackWork exactly as for front until there are 114 sts, then continue in stocking
stitch, increasing at side edges on every 6th row as before until there
are 118 sts. ** With right side facing, divide for yoke as follows:- Next row: k55; turn and leave remaining stitches on a spare needle. Continue on these 55 sts, working 1 more increase at side edge as before, then keep this edge straight, and at the same time shape yoke by casting off 4 sts. at beginning of next 5 purl rows. [36 sts] With right side facing, shape armhole by casting off 8 sts at the beginning of the next row; then k2tog at this edge on next 7 knit rows, while at the same time continuing to shape the neck by casting off 2 sts at the beginning of the next 10 purl rows. Fasten off. Return to remaining stitches and slip centre 8 sts on a spare needle or safety pin. With right side facing, rejoin wool to last 55 sts and work to correspond
with first back shoulder, reversing all shapings. YokeBack: With No 11 needles, cast on 32 sts, then with right side
facing, on to this needle, pick up and knit 40 sts down right side of
back, k8 from spare needle, pick up and knit 41 sts up left back. Now work in pattern thus:- 1st row (right side facing): k3;
* wfd, slip 1, k2tog, psso, wfd,
k6; repeat from * ending last repeat
k3 instead of k6. These 4 rows form the pattern. Work 6 more rows. Next row (decrease row on 3rd pattern row):
k8, k2tog, * k7, k2tog; repeat from
* to last 8 sts, k8. [137 sts] Continue in pattern, decreasing 1 stitch in centre of each stocking stitch
panel as laid out above on every following 8th row until 2 sts remain
in each panel. [Editor's note: This is one of those things that is easier to do with the knitting in front of you than to explain. Each decrease row reduces the number of sts by 16. So on the 7th row following your 4 initial pattern rows, you do your first set of decreases as above [137 sts]; your next decreases are on the 15th row where you also decrease one stitch at each end of the row as well as in the panels so this decreases 18 sts in the row [119 sts]; on the next 8th row you decrease 16 sts in the panels only [103 sts]; and finally on the next 8th row you decrease in the panels as well as each end - 18 sts [85 sts remain]. Note that you have to place your decreases in the stocking stitch panels by centering them by eye rather than counting.] Now work straight until the yoke is 4 inches deep. Front: With No. 11 needles, cast on 32 sts, then with right side
facing, pick up and knit 54 sts. down left front, k8 from spare needle,
pick up and knit 54 sts up right front. Finish exactly as for the back, but you will have 100 sts on needle at end of the decrease rows instead of 85. [Editor's note: So - same sequence as on the back but this time each decrease row reduces the number of sts by 19. So on the 7th row following your 4 initial pattern rows, you do your first set of decreases using the same layout for the decrease row as given for the back [161 sts]; your next decreases are on the 15th row where you also decrease one stitch at each end of the row as well as in the panels so this decreases 21sts in the row [140 sts]; on the next 8th row you decrease 19 sts in the panels only [121 sts]; and finally on the next 8th row you decrease in the panels as well as each end - 21 sts - and voilà - 100 sts remain.] Cropped Sun Top FrontWith No 13 needles, cast on 102 sts and work 2½ inches k1, p1 rib. Change to No 11 needles and stocking stitch and increase at each end
of the 1st and every following 6th row until there are 114 sts. Now work as for Sun Jersey front from ** to end. Cropped Sun Top BackWork exactly as for front until there are 114 sts then continue in stocking
stitch, increasing at side edges on every 6th row as before until there
are 118 sts. Now work exactly as for the back of Sun Jersey from **
to end. Cropped Sun Top YokeWork exactly as given for the Sun Jersey. Making UpPress pieces on wrong side under a damp cloth. Work a row of double crochet all round armholes and lower edge of the
Jersey. Press seams. |
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