WOMAN'S WORLD CHECKS ARE SO SMART

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 226, 20 June 1936, Page 20

WOMAN'S WORLD

CHECKS ARE SO SMART

■tr TSEFUL to wear for sports, or I. J for-the early morning journey to market, is tins smart polo jumper with check patterning on the front and sleeves. The colour scheme chosen for the jumper illustrated was grey, checked with black and white, but any other attractive colour alliance could, of course, be arranged. A foundation of light blue with, a check of navy and white would be effective for a blonde; while* a brunette might prefer either scarlet with black and white checks or daffodil with a patterning of brown and. black. . / . ■ . ■ . . k Measurements. Bust 36 inches: Length—shoulder to lower edge—2l inches. Sleeve seam: 19} inches. The tension is 11 stitches to 2 incite.; in width.

A Polo Jumper in a New Design

Materials Required. ‘Jozs. grey 4-ply wool, loz. white 4-ply wool. 1 oz. black 4-ply

wool. 1 pair No. 11 needles. 1 pair No. 8 needles. Abbreviations: K., knit; P., purl: M., make: G„ grey wool; W., white wool; 8., black w-Ool; tog., together; beg.,- beginning; st., stitch or stitches; St., st. (1 row purl 1 row' plain), j . Note. — When changing colour to form checks, twist wools to avoid gaps and pull wool loosely across backs of stitches. , The Back. With No. 11 needles ... ino TTI. P.l.

and G. wool, cast on 102 st. K.l, P.l, rib for sin. • Change to No. S- needles and work St..st. and cheeks as follow:—K. plain, -|-CG., 68., repeat from + to end of row, making,l7 checks and ending G. Work 7 more rows in these colours. Leave B. hinging and join on W. K. as z»z-« -Pw/Vavt ■I- TH ‘

follows: + GW., 6G„ repeat from + to ■ end of row (ending GW.). Work 7 more rows in these colours. Work another block of G. and B. checks as before, and another block of W. and G. checks. Change to G. wool only and work on until - work measures 12in. from beg. ■xr— -Pzvr* nrmhnlA. TC.2 tO2T. flt

beg. and end of every row for 9 rows, leaving 84 st. K. on in this width for 11 Now cast off for shoulder as follows: Cast off 9 st. at beg. of every row until 30 st. remain. Cast off. The Front. Work as back, but start the first block of checks with black and end with black, in order to preserve the eontinu-

ity of blaek/grey cheeks all round when the jumper Is made up. Commence the second block with a grey check and end with grey, and work until 4 blocks arc finished. You are now to continue to work fhe 5 centre checks, but K. in all G. over the G checks at each end of needle. Continue this 36G., 30 in check and 3GG. until work measures 12in. from beg. Now K. 2 tog. at each end of every row for 12 rows, leaving 24G,, 30 check, and 24G. K. on in this width of 7S st. until there arc 11 checks up centre. Now K. twice into first st. and K. all G. and first G st. of checks G. also. Cast off 3 centre checks, K. to end of row, K. twice into last st. Leave left shoulder on end of needle until later, and work right shoulder. M. 1 at shoulder edge on every row, and K. 2 tog. at neck edge every tow’ for 8 rows. Now K. 2 tog. at neck edge only, for 3 rows, leaving 27 st. K. on in this width until armhole measures 9in. Cast off 9 st. at beg. of every other row at shoulder edge until there are no st, left. Return to left side and work as right. The Sleeves (both alike). With No. 11 needles and G. wool, east on 48 st. K. 1, P. 1 for 3in. Now change to No. 8 needles and St. st. and work checks. Work + GG., 68., repeat from + to end of row, ending 68., and making 8 checks. Work 7 more rows as last. Now change checks as follows: M. 1 st. in G. + K. 6W., GG., repeat from + to end of row, ending by making 1 st. in IV. Continue to M. 1 st. at each end of every plain row until there are 8 rows in G. and W. cheek. Change to G. and 8., working G. over W., and still increasing on every K. row until there are 10 blocks of checks in width. Finish these G. and B. cheeks (60 st.). Work another set of G. and W. checks without increasing. Now work in all G. until work measures 17in. from beg. Now M. 1 st. at each end of every plain row until there are 70 st. Now K. 2 tog. at each end of every row until there are 12 st. left. Cast off. The Collar. , Cast on 102 st. with G. and No. 11 needles. K. 1. R. 1, ’’lb for Gin. Cast offTo Make Up. Pull out checks gently until they are flat, and press all pieces except ribbing on the wrong side through a damp cloth. Sew, up side seams, sew up sleeve seams, sew’ in sleeves. Sew seam of collar and pin with this seam at a shoulder join. Sew on collar. Do not pull stitches too tightly, to allow' for stretching.