Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), Wednesday 20 July 1955, page 32
Zigzag-striped sweater
French sweater (above, left) in zigzag stripes will win you praise—or envy—at any get-together.
Materials: 7 oz. Villa wool "Horizon"
crochet wool (main shade), 3oz. Villawool "Horizon" crochet wool (contrast shade) ; 1 pair No. 11 needles; 1 stitch-holder; shirring
elastic; 3 buttons.
Measurements: To fit 34 to 36in. bust; length from top of shoulder,
21 ½ in.
Tension: 8 sts. to lin.
BACK
Using No. 11 needles and main shade wool, cast on 140 sts.
Work in rib of k 1, p 1 for 4½ in. Change to st-st., inc. 10 sts. evenly
along 1st row.
Cont, even in st-st. till work
measures 13in. (or length required). To Shape Cap Sleeve.-Cont, in st-st., inc. 1 st. at beg. of next 10 rows, then cont, even in st-st. till work measures 15½in.
To Divide for Placket.-Right
side facing, k 85, turn, cast on 5 sts., k 5, p to end of row.
Cont, on these 90 sts. only, for
left side, working the 5 extra sts. in g-st. and the rem. in st-st. till work measures 2lin.
To Shape Shoulder.-Cast off 3
sts. at sleeve edge on next 6 alt. rows, then cast off 10 sts. at beg.
of following 3 alt. rows, at same edge. (42 sts.)
Cont even on rem. sts. for 1¼ in.
(neck facing).
Cast off 5 extra sts. at placket edge and work 1¼ in. in st-st on rem. sts.
Cast off loosely.
Join wool at placket edge, cast on 5 sts., and work this side to corres-pond with left side, making 4
buttonholes evenly spaced (the last
2 form double buttonhole when fac
ing turned down),
To Make Buttonhole.-K 3, cast
off 2 its., work to end of row.
Next Row: Work to last 3 sts.,
cast on 2 sts., k 3.
FRONT
Made in 3 pieces.
Ist Piece: Using No. 11 needles, cast on 3 sts. in main shade, and working in st-st and in stripes of 12 rows main shade and 12 rows contrast shade, cont, as follows:
Commencing at lower left-hand side seam, cast on 3 its. at side edge at beg. of each k row and cast on 1 st. at front bodice edge each p
row.
Cont, thus until side edge meas-ures 9½ in.
Then dec. 1 st. at side edge at beg. of every k row and inc. 1 st. at front bodice edge at beg. of every
p row.
Cont, thus till piece measures 19 1/2 in. from beg. Then cont, to dec. 1 st. at beg. of k rows (side edge), k 3 tog. at beg. of every p row (bodice edge), until all sts. have
been worked off.
2nd Piece (commencing lower right side at armhole edge): Using No. 11 needles and main wool, cast on 3 sts. working in st-st. and striped patt, as in 1st piece work
as follows:
Cast on 1 st. at beg of all k rows and cast on 3 sts. at beg. of all p rows till side edge measures 4½ in., then dec. 1 st. at beg. of every p row (side edge) and inc. 1 st. at beg. of every k row till piece meas-ures 19½ in. from beg.
Cont, to dec. 1 st. at beg. of every p row, k 3 tog. at beg. of every k row till all sts. have been worked off.
3rd Piece: Work in similar man-ner as 1st piece until side edge measures 3½ in.
Then inc. 1 st. at beg. of every p row and dec. 1 st. at beg. of every k row till side edge (shoulder edge)
measures same as back shoulder to neck edge, cast on 20 sts. at side edge (knit row) for neck and fac-ing, and cont, to inc. 1 st. on p rows and dec. 1 st. on k rows till neck edge measures same as back neck edge (not including 10 sts. added for placket), then cast off 21 sts. at beg. of next k row (side edge) and cont, to inc. on p rows and dec. 1 gt. on k rows till piece measures 19½in. from beg., then finish off as for 1st piece.
TO MAKE UP
Press all st-st. areas with warm iron and damp cloth. Join 3 front pieces tog., matching stripes, the lit
piece placed at lower part of body, 2nd piece in centre, and 3rd piece at top. Join shoulder seams.
Front Basque.-Using No. 11 needles and main shade wool, pick up and k 140 sts. evenly along lower edge of 1st piece of front. Work in rib of k 1, p 1 for 41/2 in. Cast off
loosely.
Sleeve Facings.-Using No. 11 needles and main shade wool, pick up and k sts. evenly along sleeve edge and work for 3/4in. in st-st. Cast off loosely.
Join side seams.
Turn back 1 1/4 in. facing at neck I edge (matching double buttonhole at placket). Sew around double buttonhole. Turn back ¾ in. facings
at sleeve edges and sl-st. to reverse side. Thread elastic through neck facing to firm neck line. Sew on buttons to correspond with button-
holes. Press facings. Press seams
open.