New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-02
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This vest is knitted in white German knitting
worn with No o or 10 needles. four of which VIII
no reouired Cast on on one needle IA stitcheS-tNe
or six of which should make an inch-and Knit
hack OH three As on each needle. The hrst
80 rounds are ribbed, 2 plain 2purl. Now khlt
in plain rounds for n depth of % inches, meas
urinc from the beginning of the ribbed work. ms
brings you to the gusset under the arm-hoIes'
which must be knit before dividing the
work for the front and back.
For the gusset proceed as foows
LIST round: Knit 2. in the next itch increase by
Emitting into it plain and twist stitch knit =,
increase as in the stitch knit 20, increase in the
7lst. knit 2, increase, knit The rest plain.
I'd round Plain.
Sd round Knit .. increase, knit 4, increase, knit
20 increase, knit 4, increase, rest PLAIN.
4th rOund Plain.
9Th round Knit 2, increase, knit 6, increase,
knit 10 increase, knit 6, increase, rest plain.
9th round: Plain.
9TH round: Knit ., increase, knit s. increase,
knit 10 increase, knit s. increase, rest plain.
Sth round: Plain.
9th round: Knit 2, increase, knit ., increase,
knit t. increase, knit 20, increase knit 4, increase
knit 5, increase, rest plain.
10th round: PLAIN.
On the next round divide for the front
and back. For the front there should
be "a stitches, and for the back 40.
Slip the first 1 stitches on to the last needle. Lit
the next IL stitches on piece of wool and he
securely. The next "a stitches for the front.
Tie as before the next IL loops on piece of wool;
they are for the second gusSet Tho stitches now
remaining on the last needle, 20 in number, form
the back
With needles knit on the back in alternate rows
(not rounds of plain and purl for depth of or
inches being careful that the right side of the work
matches the rest of the body. Leave the back now
and begin the front. Work in alternate rows OF
plain and purl depth of inches, then divide
these "a stitches i'll order to make the opening III
the front-putting 40 stitches for the left OF the
front and 80 for the right. Knit each of these
pieces separately in plain and purl rows to match
the rest till the whole depth of the front is the
same as that of the back.
From this point knit in rows backward and for
ward across the whole work. knitting first the left
half of the front, then the back and finally the
right half of the front. Turn back for the second
row and purl 1t.
Sd row: Knit all but the last stitches Of the
first half then knit together, PLAIN, knit to-
gether knit the rest of the back excepting the last
stitches. then narrow knitting together knit q
narrow, knit the rest plain.
4th purl
Repeat the Sd and 4th rows fourteen times, or I'M
I'll you have 10 rows of decreasings. Then knit the
band for the neck.
First rows: plain.
9th row: knit 2, over. knit together repeat
from
Next five rows plain. Cast of with double wool.
For the sleeve with needles take up the l.
stitches for the gusset and all the stitches round
the armhole and knit length OF inches plaln
with the exception of the middle stitch of the gssc
which may be purled throughout. Now begin TO
decrease as in a stocking, on each side of the
seam stitch every 4th round, until there are II
rounds of decreaSings Knit next for inches
plain, and then 20 rounds of plain. 2 pur cast OF
with double wool. string and small tassels may
be crocheted, and run into the neck.
All undergarments should be knitted loosely with
oretty large needles and made a size two larger
than is required. After several washings the work
slrinks up considerably and becomes much less
open than when first knitted The vest above
should be large enough for youth OF twelve or
fourteen and by using heavier yarn and size
larger needles little modification would be needed
In the directions to make a similar vest for ali
average sized man. A few more stitches cast on at
first would easily increase the width, and
the body could be knitted just as readily 20
OF % inches deep % inches. Ii would also be
easy to knit the front in two parts from the DIVISION
for the arm holes before; and tapes cOuid be
sewn down the fronts and buttons and button holes
added as required The band for the neck should III
this case be plain, without the holes worked on the
9th row, and the sleeves could be knitted just as
long as might be necessary TO fit the wearcr. In
short, the pattern is simple and the directions 1t
is believed clear, that average knlter VIII
have no difficulty in modifying the latter to suit
any required size