#11 Two-Piece Shirt Suit by Vogue Knitting

#11 Two-Piece Shirt Suit

Knitting
July 1966
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
3.75 mm (F)
1998 - 2379 yards (1827 - 2175 m)
Vintage Sizes 12, 14, 16.
English

This is a three-piece shirt suit in tweed. It is pictured on the right. The jacket is lined and the skirt has a zipper. Button holes are machine made.

Materials: Reynold’s Malibu, 40-gram ball, 7 (8-9) White (A) and 14 (15-16) Gold (B). Susan Bates No. 6 and No. 8 knitting needles. No. F aluminum crochet hook. China Silk lining material, 1 yd of press-on pellon, 1 yd 1” grosgrain ribbon, 7” skirt zipper, 4 plastic rings for crocheted buttons, and seam binding. (Note that vintage sized needles and hooks can be different than modern.)

Gauge: No. 8 needles: 5 sts--1”, 6 rows--1”.

Sizes: Directions are for size 12. Changes for sizes 14 and 16 are in parentheses.