#17 Ribbed Sleeveless Poor Boy Dress by Vogue Knitting

#17 Ribbed Sleeveless Poor Boy Dress

Knitting
July 1966
Brunswick Vivette
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
11 stitches = 2 inches
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2.25 mm (B)
1800 - 2200 yards (1646 - 2012 m)
Vintage Sizes 12, 14, 16.
English

A ribbed dress with little crochet shell shapes around the neck and arms. It is pictured on the right.

Materials: Brunswick Vivette, 2 oz. ball (75% wool, 25% kid Mohair, 2 oz. ball = 200 yds.), 9 (10-11) balls. Hero No. 5 and No. 6 knitting needles. No.1 steel crochet hook.

Gauge: No. 6 needles: 11 sts--2”. No.5 needles: 6 sts--1”.

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