Smock Pinafores
Pretty and easy to make knitted pinafores, providing a practical alternative to full knitted dresses which may be too warm for most centrally heated homes in this era.
Instructions.This is the plain bodice, striped skirt, design in two colours. Back** Next row (increase row): knit 7/9/8/10
stitches; (m1, k14/14/16/16)
5 times; m1, knit 7/9/8/10. Change to No 8 needles and join in main shade (L); work in pattern as follows: 1st row (right side facing): Knit
in L These 12 rows form the pattern. Next row: Using D: purl 13/2/0/5
stitches; (p2tog, p0/1/1/1)
31/29/33/31
times; p2tog, purl 13/3/1/6 Starting with a knit row, continue straight in stocking-stitch (one row knit, one row purl) until back measures 8/9½/11/12½ inches, ending with a purl row. Shape armholes by casting off 3 stitches at the beginning of the
next 2 rows, then decrease 1 stitch at each end of every row until 42/48/52/58
stitches remain. Now decrease 1 stitch at each end of the next and every alternate row
until 36/40/44/48
stitches remain. Work straight until back measures 12½/14½/16½/18½
inches ending with a purl row. Front Work as for back from ** to **
. Divide for neck as follows: Next row: knit 10/11/12/13;
k2tog, turn, and leave the remaining stitches on a spare needle. With right side facing, leave the centre 12/14/16/18 stitches on a spare needle, and rejoin yarn to the remaining stitches k2tog, knit to end. Finish to correspond with the first side, reversing shapings. To Make UpPress parts lightly under a damp cloth on wrong side, omitting garter Neckband: With right side facing, using No 10 needles and colour
D, starting at the left front shoulder, work as follows: Join left shoulder seam and neckband. Join side seams. |
MaterialsDouble Knitting yarn: Pair each of No 8 (4mm) and No 10 (3¼mm) needles. Spare needles or stitch holders. Tension22sts and 30 rows to four inches on 4mm needles over stocking stitch.
Size mattersTo fit chest: Abbreviations L: main shade (light) k: knit m1: make a stitch by picking up the horizontal loop lying before next stitch and working into the back of it. sl1: slip one stitch by passing it between the needles without
knitting it. A word on the wool.Original yarn was Patons Totem double crepe. Disclaimer
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Instructions.This is the pinafore with the patterned bodice design in three colours. Note: When working colour pattern from the chart, strand yarns
loosely across the back of the work over not more than 3 stitches at a
time, to keep the fabric elastic. Back** Next row (increase row): knit 7/9/8/10
stitches; (m1, k14/14/16/16)
5 times; m1, knit 7/9/8/10. Break off colour D Change to No 8 needles and join in main shade (M), and starting with a knit row, work straight in stocking stitch until back measures 7/8½/9½/11 inches ending with a knit row. Next row: purl 4/10/10/7
stitches; (p2tog, p2/2/2/3)
20/18/20/18
times; p2tog, purl 4/10/10/7 Joining in and breaking off colours as required, work in pattern from chart until back measures 8/9½/11/12½ inches, ending with a purl row. Note: Repeat the 6 pattern stitches 11/12/13/14 times across and last 3 stitches on knit rows and first 3 stitches on purl rows as indicated. Keeping continuity of pattern, shape armholes by casting off 4
stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 stitch at
each end of every row until 47/53/59/65
stitches remain. Now decrease 1 stitch at each end of the next and every alternate row
until 43/47/51/55
stitches remain. Work straight in pattern until back measures 12½/14½/16½/18½ inches ending with a purl row. Shape shoulders by casting off 4/4/5/5
stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then 4/5/5/6
stitches at the beginning of the following 2 rows. Front Work as for back from ** to **
. Divide for neck as follows: Next row: pattern 12/13/14/15;
k2tog, turn, and leave the remaining stitches on a spare needle. With right side facing, leave the centre 15/17/19/21 stitches on a spare needle, and rejoin appropriate colour yarn to the remaining stitches k2tog, pattern to end. Finish to correspond with the first side, reversing shapings. To Make UpPress parts lightly under a damp cloth on wrong side, omitting garter Neckband: With right side facing, using No 10 needles and colour
D, starting at the left front shoulder, work as follows: Join left shoulder seams and neckband. Join side seams. |
MaterialsDouble Knitting yarn: Pair each of No 8 (4mm) and No 10 (3¼mm) needles. Spare needles or stitch holders. Tension22sts and 30 rows to four inches on 4mm needles over stocking stitch.
Size mattersTo fit chest: Abbreviations M: main (aqua) k: knit m1: make a stitch by picking up the horizontal loop lying before next stitch and working into the back of it. sl1: slip one stitch by passing it between the needles without
knitting it. A word on the wool.Original yarn was Patons Totem double crepe. Disclaimer
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