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COURREGES - STYLE SUIT
(right) consists of a button-
through jacket trimmed with
brass, a short, sleek skirt, and a
bobble-trimmed cap-scarf com-
forter. Directions on page 5.

COURREGES - STYLE SUIT

Shown in color on page 3

Materials: Suit 28 (30, 32,

34) balls, head scarf, 5 balls
Villawool Lorelei; No. 7 Aero

crochet hook; 9 brass buttons;
grosgrain ribbon; press-studs.

Measurements: To fit 34 (36,

38, 40) in. bust; length of coat,

23in. (all sizes); sleeves, 15in.
(all sizes); length of skirt, 24½in.
(all sizes); hips, 35 (37, 39, 41)
in.; waist, 24 (26, 28, 30) in.
Tension: 7 h.tr. to 2in.

Abbreviations: H.tr., half

treble — Yarn over hook, insert

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LEFT SLEEVE

Work to correspond with right

sleeve, working neck shaping at

opposite ends.

NECKBAND

Press all parts with a warm

iron over damp cloth on wrong
side of work. Using back-st., sew
sleeves and saddle shoulders into
position, including the 10 back

yoke-sts. With right side of work
toward you, using No. 10 needles,
pick up and k about 124 (128,

132) sts. around neck. Work in
garter-st. for 2in. Change to No.
12 needles and cont. in garter-st.
for 2in. Change to No. 10
needles and work a further 2in.
Cast off loosely.

BELT

Knitted in Scotch 4-Ply

Using No. 10 needles and w,
cast on 230 sts. loosely. Work
in st-st. for 6 rows. Change to
b and work as follows:

Next Row: Inc. 1 into 1st st.,

k to end.

hook into next stitch, yarn over
hook and pull through, yarn over
hook and pull through all loops.

COAT
BACK

With crochet hook make 63
(67, 71, 75) ch., plus 2 ch. for

turn.

Next Row: 1 d.c. into 2nd
ch. from hook, then 1 d.c. into
each ch. to end, 1 ch. for turn.

Next Row: 1 h.tr. into each st.
to end, 1 ch. for turn.

Next Row: P to last st., inc.
1 into last st. Rep. last 2 rows.

Next Row: K 4 b, 230 w.
Next Row: P 230 w, 4 b.
Next Row: K 4 b, 230 r.
Next Row: P 230 r, 4 b.

Next Row: K 4 b, 230 w.
Next Row: P 230 w, 4 b.

Next Row: Change to b, dec.
1 st., k to end.

Next Row: P to last 2 sts., dec.

1 st.

Rep. last 2 rows.

Change to w and work in st-
st. for 6 rows. Cast off loosely.

TO MAKE UP

Press with a warm iron over
damp cloth. Fold neckband in
half back on to wrong side and
slip-stitch into position. Work 1
row of d.c. round back opening
and sew in slide-fastener. Sew
up side and sleeve seams. Turn
back the facing at lower edge of
sleeves and slip-stitch into posi-
tion. Fold belt around belting
and stitch into position. Sew on
buckle and insert eyelets.

Rep. the last row inclusive.

Cont. until work measures

13in. (or length required).

To shape armholes — Next
Row: Sl-st. over 3 (4, 5, 6) sts.,
work to last 3 (4, 5, 6) sts.,

turn.

Next Row: Miss 1 st., work
to last st., turn.

Rep. last row until 51 (53, 55,
57) sts. rem. Cont. until arm-
holes measure 7¾in. on the
straight.

To shape shoulders — Next
Row: Sl-st. over 3 sts., work to
last 3 sts., turn.

Rep. the last row once.

Next Row: Sl-st. over 4 sts.,
work to last 4 sts., turn.

Rep. the last row once. Fasten

off.

LEFT FRONT

With crochet hook make 32
(34, 36, 38) ch., plus 1 ch. for

turn.

Work as back until the same
length to armhole, ending at side
edge.

To shape armhole—1st Row:
Sl-st. over 3 (4, 5, 6) sts., work
to end.

2nd Row: Work to last st.,

turn.

3rd Row: Sl-st. over 1 st., work
to end.

Rep. the 2nd and 3rd rows
until 26 (27, 28, 29) sts. rem.
Cont. until armhole measures
5½in., ending at front edge.

To shape neck — Next Row:
Sl-st. over 4 (5, 6, 7) sts., work

to end.

Next Row: Work to last st.,

turn.

Next Row: Miss 1 st., work to

end.

Rep. the last 2 rows until 14
sts. (all sizes) rem. When arm-
hole measures exactly the same
as back shape shoulder thus:
1st Row (armhole edge): Sl-st.
over 3 sts., work to end.

2nd Row: Work to last 3 sts.,

turn.

3rd Row: Sl-st. over 4 sts.,
work to end.

4th Row: Work to last 4 sts.
and fasten off.

RIGHT FRONT

Work as left front, but with
all shapings at opposite end of

rows.

SLEEVES

With crochet hook make 32
(34, 36, 38) ch., plus 1 ch. for
turn, and work as back. Cont.
until 4 rows worked, then inc.
1 st. each end of the next and
every 3rd row thereafter until
54 (56, 58, 60) sts. Cont. until
sleeves measure 15in. (or length
required).

Next Row: Sl-st. over 2 (3, 4,
5) sts., work to last 2 (3, 4, 5)

sts., turn.

Next Row: Sl-st. over 2 sts.,
work to last 2 sts., turn.

Rep. the last row 6 times and
22 sts. rem. (all sizes).

Next Row: Miss 1 st., work
to last st., turn.

Rep. the last row 3 times.

Next Row: Sl-st. over 2 sts.,
work to last 2 sts., turn.

Next Row: Sl-st. over 3 sts.,
work to last 3 sts. and fasten off.

FLAPS

(Make 4)

With crochet hook make 16

ch., plus 1 ch. for turn.

Next Row: 1 d.c. into 2nd ch.
from hook, then 1 d.c. into each
ch. to end, 1 ch. for turn.

Next Row: 1 h.tr. into each
st. to end, 1 ch. for turn.

Rep. the last row until flaps
measure 3in. Fasten off. Work
1 row of d.c. on each side edge.

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TO MAKE UP

Press work on the wrong side.
Using a small back-stitch, sew
up shoulder seams. Press seams

open.

LEFT FRONT BORDER

Beg. at neck edge and work
1 row of h.tr. down to lower
front edge, 1 ch. for turn and
work 1 row back to neck edge.
Fasten off. Mark off 5 button
positions on left front edge.

RIGHT FRONT BORDER

Beg. at lower edge and work
2 rows of h.tr., 1 ch. for turn.

Next Row: Work in h.tr. to
neck edge, making 5 buttonholes
opposite markers on the left
border, cont. round neck edge
and down to lower left front
edge, 1 ch. for turn.

To make a buttonhole: Miss
2 sts., 2 ch. On the next row
work 2 h.tr. into space.

Work 2 more rows h.tr. round
all edges and fasten off.

TO FINISH OFF

Sew up side and sleeve seams.
Press seams and borders. Set
sleeves in smoothly. Attach the
4 flaps as illustrated with a but-

ton sewn on each one. Sew
on the 5 buttons to match
buttonholes.

SKIRT

BACK

With crochet hook make 63
(67, 71, 75) ch., plus 1 ch. for

turn. Work as for back of coat
until skirt measures 18in.
(adjust length as required at
this point). Tie a marker in on
the first and last of the centre
29 sts. Dec. 1 st. each end and
each side of the centre 29 sts.

(4 sts. dec.) on the next row
and every 3rd row thereafter
until 45 (49, 53, 57) sts. rem.
Then on the foll. 3rd row dec.
1 st. each side of the centre 29
sts. only. Cont. on rem. 43 (47,
51, 55) sts. until skirt measures
24½in. Fasten off.

FRONT

Work exactly as back.

TO MAKE UP

Press work on the wrong side.
Sew up one side seam com-
pletely and the other to within
7in. of waist. Press seams open.
Work 5 rows of d.c. on side
opening for under-lap and 2
rows on the over-lap edge.
Attach grosgrain ribbon cut
to required length to waistline
on the wrong side. Sew press-
studs to side opening.

CAP SCARF

Make 24 ch. plus 1 for turn.
Work as coat back for 68in.

To make insert: Fold work
in half. Work in h.tr. across
the 11 sts. each side of the fold.
Cont. on these 22 sts. for 5in.

On the next row dec. 1 st. every
second st. and fasten off.

To Make Bobble (6): Make 3
ch., join into ring with sl-st.

1st Round: 2 ch., 9 d.c. into
ring, join with sl-st.

Work 3 rounds of h.tr.

Next Round. Work in h.tr.,
dec. 3 sts. evenly on round, join

with sl-st. and fasten off.

TO FINISH OFF

Press work. Join the edges of
insert neatly to the edges of
scarf. Work 1 row of d.c. round
all edges, working twice into

corners. Attach 3 bobbles to
each end evenly spaced.

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