MATERIALS
12 oz. PATONS BEEHIVE BEDJACKET FLOSS. A pair each No. 6 and No. 12 Beehive needles, 2 yd. of 2-inch wide petersham ribbon for shoulder stiffening. 4 yd. of bias binding for shoulder seams, elastic for cuffs.
MEASUREMENTS
To fit 34-36-inch bust, length from top of shoulder 19 ins.; sleeve seam 19 ins.
TENSION
BACK
With No. 6 needles cast on 86 sts., and work 3 rows in stocking-stitch, then start pattern.
1st row: (wrong side facing): 1(.2, * put needle into next st. without knitting it, slip 2 fingers from left hand under point of right needle and wrap wool over right needle point and round lingers in the opposite way to knitting, twice, then round needle again, draw through st. on left needle, put these on left needle, then knit all sts. again as 1 st., repeat from * to last 2 sts., K.2,
2nd row: Knit. 3rd row: Purl. 4th row: Knit. Repeat these last 4 rows 11 times more. Here shape armholes: Cast off 7 sts. at beginning of next 2 rows, then decrease at each end of next 3 alternate rows (66 sts.).
Work straight until 18 patterns are done. Shape shoulders by casting off 8 sts. at beginning of next 6 rows, cast off remaining sts.
FRONT
Right: With No. 6 needles cast on 50 sts. and work 3 rows in stocking-stitch, then start pattern. 1st row: K.2, * work in loop st. to last 6 sts., (K.1, P.1) 3 times. 2nd row: (P.1, K.1) 3 times, knit to end. 3rd row: Purl to last 6 sts. (K.1, P.1), 3 times. 4th row: As 2nd. Work in this pattern until 12 have been done.
Now shape armhole: Cast off 7, work in pattern to end, then decrease at this edge on next 3 alternate rows.
Continue in pattern, keeping armhole edge straight and decreasing 1 st. at neck edge on next and every alternate row inside the 6 border sts., 10 times.
Meanwhile, when 18 patterns are done (still continuing front decreasing) shape shoulder by casting of 8 sts. at beginning of next 3 alternate rows armhole edge, leave remaining 6 sts. on a spare needle. Left: Work to correspond with right front, reversing all shapings and with the border at right edge of your work.
SLEEVES
With No. 12 needles cast on 76 sts. and work 14 ins. in stocking-stitch, ending with a knit row. Next row: * Pick up a st. from cast-on row and purl together with a st. from left needle, repeat from * to end, thus making a hem. Next row: K. 8, * K.2, knit twice into next st., repeat from * to last 8 sts., K.8 (96 sts.). Change to No. 6 needles and work straight for 19 patterns as for back.
Shape top by casting off 7 sts. at beginning of next 2 rows, then decrease at each end of every alternate row until 76 remain. Work straight until 3 rows of 23rd pattern have been done from beginning. Next row: K.32, knit twice into each of next 12 sts., knit to end (88 sts.). Work straight until 25 patterns have been done, cast off.
TO MAKE UP
Do not press. Sew together side, shoulder and sleeve seams. Insert sleeves, gathering all fullness to top of shoulder. Pick up border stitches from one front and continue in Moss pattern until the strip reaches to centre back of neck. Cast off and work other border to match.
Thread elastic through hems at wrists. Cut the 2-inch ribbon in half and pleat each piece into a fan shape. Stitch the pleats in position with matchingcotton, then sew fan into position on each shoulder as a stiffening for sleeve top. Bind shoulder seams firmly to avoid stretching.
