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Ballet Blue Jumper
⚫ Delightful assets: Lacy stitch insets
which resemble insertion, puff sleeves,
moulded torso, feminine styling.
THIS perfectly-styled jumper is
lovely enough to wear evenings
with a long skirt. Service women
will appreciate its dainty appeal
when off duty.
For professional results, you are
strongly advised to use the wool
specified. Don't dabble around with
2-ply or 4-ply and hope for results.
Make your choice as regards color,
but ballet-blue is sweet.
Materials Required: 7 skeins "Sun-
beam" crepe or "Sun-Glo" shrink-
proof 3-ply fingering wool, shade No.
2163 (ballet-blue). 2 prs. needles,
Nos. 10 and 12. 3 small buttons.
Measurements: Length from top of
shoulder, 19½ins. Bust, 32-34ins.
Length of sleeve seam, 4½ins.
Abbreviations: K, knit; p, purl; st.,
stitch; tog., together; m, make; wrn.,
wool round needle.
Tension: 7 sts., 1in. 9 rows, 1in.
BACK
Using No. 12 needles cast on 96 sts.
Work in rib of k 2, p 2, for 3½ins.
(working 1st row into back of sts.).
Changing to No. 10 needles, p 1 row,
purling twice into every 6th st. (112
sts.).
K in garter-st. for 2ins.
Next Row: K 1, * m 1, k 2 tog.
Repeat from * to last st., k 1.
Repeat last row for 2ins.
Continue to work 2ins. garter-st.
and 2ins. in lacy pattern alternately.
When work measures 12½ins. shape
armholes by casting off 4 sts. at the
beginning of the next 2 rows. K 2
tog. each end of the next 4 rows,
then every 2nd row 4 times. When
3rd lacy stripe has been worked con-
tinue in garter-st. only. When arm-
holes measure 7ins. shape shoulders
by casting off 10 sts. at the beginning
of the next 6 rows. Cast off.
FRONT
Work the same as for back until
3rd lacy stripe has been worked.
Next Row: K 42 (leave remaining
46 sts. on spare needle).
Next Row: Cast on 4 sts., k into
back of cast on sts., k to end.
Continue in garter-st., and when
armhole measures 5½ins. cast off 10
sts. at neck edge of the next row
K 2 tog. at neck edge of the next 3
rows, then every 2nd row 3 times.
When armhole measures 7ins. shape
shoulder by casting off 10 sts. at arm-
hole edge every 2nd row 3 times.
Join wool at centre-front, k to end of
row. Work to correspond with others
side, making buttonholes as follows:
1st one being ½in. above opening and
2 more ¾in. apart.
Buttonholes: K 2, wrn. twice, k 2
tog., k to end.
SLEEVES
Using No. 12 needles cast on 80 sts.
Work in rib of k 2, p 2 for 1½ins.
(working 1st row into back of sts.).
Change to No. 10 needles, p 1 row,
purling twice into every 4th st. (100
sts.). Work in lacy pattern for 2ins.,
then garter-st. for 1in. K 2 tog. each
end of every 2nd row until decreased
to 28 sts. (after the 2nd lacy stripe
has been worked continue in garter-
st. only). Cast off.
Facing for Neck: Using No. 10
needles cast on 6 sts. Work in gar-
ter-st. for 16ins. Cast off.
TO MAKE UP
Press with a warm iron and damp
cloth. Sew up seams, pleat sleeves
around armholes. Stitch facing on to
right side, then turn back and stitch
on to wrong side of neck. Sew but-
tons on left side of front.
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