BUNNY-WOOL BOLERO

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21245, 16 October 1940, Page 3

BUNNY-WOOL BOLERO

Hollywood started it—the craze for little fluffy bunny-wool boleros like the one illustrated, and for which we give the directions here. Our model was knitted in geranium-red; it’s a colour for which we’ve a weakness—but there’s a wide range of other lovely up-to-date shades in this bunny wool from which to take your choice. Materials.—lß (|oz) balls of angora wool. A pair of No. 5 bone or wooden knitting needles and a No. 11 crochet hook. Measurements. Length from shoulder to lower edge, 13in. (to fit a 34 to 36in. bust measurement). Sleeve seam, 4in. Tension.—stitches in width and 6 rows in depth to lin. The back.—Begin at the lower edge. Cast on 62 sts. and work in st.-st. for 6 rows. * Inc. 1 st. at each end of next row. Work 3 rows straight. Rep. from * three times more (70 sts. now on needle). Cont. in st.-st. without further shaping until work measures'Sin. from the beg., ending after a p row.

Shape armholes.—Cast off 5 sts. at the beg. of the next 2 rows. Dec. 1 st. at each end of needle on every Cont. without further shaping until armholes measure 4in., measured straight up and finishing after a p row. Inc. 1 st. at each end of next row. Work 5 rows straight. . Rep. trom * twice more. (60 sts.) Cont. in st.-st. until armholes measure 6] in. measured straight up, and finishing after a p row. Shape shoulders.—Cast off 6 sts. at the beg. of the next 6 rows. Cast off rem. sts. loosely. The left front. —Cast on 36 sts. and work 6 rows in st.-st. Inc. 1 st. at beg. of next row and every following 4th row (Mtie edge) three times more (40 sts. ). Cont 'i . t.- ’. until front me:; ;:cs s:n. : m ike beg. finishing utter a p row. Shane armhole. -Cast off 6 sts.. and .... P back to armhole. Then dc-a. 1 F. it oana.'io edge in every r..\v until 26 -t-. rem. Cont. without furt!.c: oec. until armhole measures ,v m. measured straight u«j. and finishing after a p row. Now .-ha pc for dart as follows: ' .. K 13, k tog.. 1 'e l \\ 'k otl: row. — K 12. k 2 tog., k to end. Work 3 row- in st.-st. without shap9th row.—K 11, k 2 tog., k to end.

Instructions to Knit

ing. 13th row.—K 10. k 2 tog., k to end. Work 3 rows in st.-st. without shaping. 17th row.—K 9, k 2 tog., to end. (21 sts. rem.) Cont. without further shaping until armholes measures 7in. in depth, measured straight Lip, and finishing at armhole edge. Shape shoulder.—* Cast off 7 st., work to neck and back again. Rep. from * until all sts. are cast off. The right front.—Cast on 36 sts. and work 6 rows in st.-st. Inc. 1 st. at end of next row and on every following 4th row (side edge) 3 times more (40 sts.). Cont. in st.-st. until front measures sin. from the beg., finishing after a k row. Shape armhole.—Cast off 6 sts., and finish row. K back to armhole. Then dec. 1 st. at armhole edge in every row until 26 sts. rem. Cont. without further dec. until armhole measures 3£in., measured straight up and finishing after a k row. Now shape for dart as follows: Ist row.—P 13, p 2 tog., p to end. Work 3 rows in st.-st. without shaping. sth row.—P 12, p 2 tog., p to end. Work 3 rows in st.-st. without shap9th row.—P 11, p 2 tog., p to end. Work 3 rows in st.-st. without shaping. 13th row.—P 10, p 2 tog., p to end. Work 3 rows without shaping. 17th row.—P 9, p 2 tog., p to end (21 sts. rem.). Cont. without further shaping until armhole measures 7in. in depth, measured straight up, and finishing at armhole edge. Shape shoulder.— * Cast off 7 sts.. work to neck and back again. Rep. from * until all sts. are cast off. The sleeves.—Begin at lower edge. Cast on 42 st?., and work 2 rows in st.-st. Cont. in st.-st.. inc. 1 st. at each end of every k row until there are 60 sts. on needle. P one more row. Shape top of sleeve. Dec. 1 si. at eacn end of the next 4 rows Work straight for 4^in., then dec. 1 st. at each end of following 2 alt. rows. Cast off 3 sts. at the beg. of every row until 24 sts. rem. Cast off. To make up.—Join side, shoulder and sleeve seams and insert sleeves, gathering all fullness to 1 the tun Do not press seams with iron, but flatten them with your fingernail. and work 1 d.c. into every st. ah round the bottom of bolero until the comer of front is reached; here work 2 d.c. into each st. at the corner, then work 1 d.c. into every st. up the front, at the corner, then cont. along until the side-seam where you started is reached. Join with a slip-stitch and work 4 more rounds of crochet in the same way and fasten off. Work 2 rows of d.c. round the lower edge of each sleeve. Be very careful not to get the crochet too full in the first row; you can miss a stitch here and there, j if necessary. Also, work the same number of d.c. up both fronts, so that ' they will be even when finished. |