St. George's White Nub Yarn Suit Pattern | Size 16

Size 16

1 Pr. M. M. No. 3 Needles—14 inch

Scale: 8 sts. (2 patterns) to 1 inch; 10 rows to 1 inch

1 No. 2 Steel Crochet Hook

MINERVA HOMESPUN NUB YARN
White No. 1571 … 18 Balls

PATTERN: (Multiple of 4 plus 1).

Row 1—* P. 4, pass 2nd st. over 3rd and 4th st., repeat from * across row, ending P. 1. (Wrong side of work.)

Row 2—(Right side of work). * P. 1, K. 1 in loop made by passing the st. over, K. 2, repeat from * across row ending P. 1.

Repeat rows 1 and 2, 2 more times.
Row 7—Slip 1, P. 1, across row. P. last st.

Row 8—Purl.

Repeat these 8 rows for pattern.

The entire suit is worked in pattern on M. M. No. 3 needles with white Nub Yarn.

JACKET: Back: Cast on 121 sts. Decrease 1 st. each side every inch 4 times. When work meas­ures 5 inches from start, increase 1 st. each side. Increase 1 st. each side every ½ inch 11 more times (137 sts.). When work measures 13 inches from start bind off 8 sts. each side once, then de­crease 1 st. each side every other row 10 times. When work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 6 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 6 rows and 7 sts. at the beginning of each of the following 4 rows. Bind off remaining sts. for back of neck.

Right Front—Cast on 65 sts. Increase 1 st. at front edge every row 6 times, then every other row 6 times. At the same time, at side edge, de­crease 1 st. every inch 4 times.

At the same time, when work measures 2½ inches from start, working from front edge, work over 10 sts., bind off 6 sts. (buttonhole), work across row. Next row cast on 6 sts. over the bound off sts. Work another buttonhole in this manner on this edge every 2½ inches 4 more times.

At the same time, working first increase at side edge when work measures 5½ inches from start, increase 1 st. at side edge every ½ inch 12 times.

When work measures 13 inches from start, bind off 8 sts. at side edge and 4 sts. at front edge. Next row cast on 4 sts. at front edge. Then de­crease 1 st. at armhole edge every other row 15 times and at front edge, increase 1 st. every 4th row 9 times, then 1 st. every 3rd row 7 times. Bind off 4 sts. from front edge, work ½ inch even, then bind off 4 sts. from front edge at the beginning of every other row 8 times and 5 sts. at same edge 2 times.

At the same time, when work measures 7 inches straight up from the bound off sts. at underarm, bind off 6 sts. from armhole edge every other row 6 times and 7 sts. 2 times. All sts. have been worked off.
Left Front—Work to correspond to Right Front, omitting buttonholes.

Sleeves—Cast on 81 sts. and increase 1 st. each side every ½ inch 7 times. When work measures 4 inches from start, bind off 8 sts. at the beginning of each of the next 2 rows. Decrease 1 st. each side every other row 18 times, then every row 13 times. Bind off remaining sts.

Collar—Cast on 105 sts. and work ½ inch. Cast on 4 sts. at the end of each of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st. each side every 4th row 4 times. When work measures 2½ inches from start, bind off.

Belt—Cast on 13 sts. and work even for 30 inches. Next row work 5, bind off 3, (eyelet) work 5. Following row cast on 3 sts. over bound off sts. Work another eyelet in same manner 1 inch above first one. When work measures 35 inches from start, decrease 1 st. at the beginning of every row until all sts. are worked off.

Finishing. Turn under at ½ inch hem along both fronts and around lapels. Sew shoulder seams, sew sleeves in place, sew underarm and sleeve seams. Work 1 row S. C. around bottom of jacket and around bottom of sleeves inserting hook in ¼ inch from edge. Turn under a 1 inch hem along cast on edge and side edges of collar. Sew bound off edge of collar to neck. Crochet 5 buttons over button molds.

Large Pockets—Cast on 29 sts. and work even for 3 inches, then decrease 1 st. each side every row 8 times. Bind off remaining sts.

Small Pockets—Cast on 21 sts. and work even for 2½ inches, then decrease 1 st. each side every row 6 times. Bind off remaining sts.

Work 1 row S. C. around all edges of pockets, inserting hook in ¼ inch from edge. Sew pockets in place.

SKIRT: Skirt is made in 2 pieces with side seams.

Front—Cast on 193 sts. and work 3 inches even, then decrease 1 st. each side. Decrease 1 st. each side every inch 19 more times, then every ½ inch 16 times, work 1 inch even, bind off.

Back—Cast on 185 sts. and work same as front.

Sew side seams, work beading at top for elastic, work 1 row S. C. around bottom of skirt.

This pattern was originally published in Minerva Styles the Future and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.