1950s Vogue Sweater and Short Set / Knitting Pattern

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This is a PDF file of a vintage pattern available to download and print at home on 8.5 x 11 paper. The file will be delivered electronically via a link sent automatically to the email used during the purchase transaction.

Pattern Description

Revive classic 50's beachwear style with this stylish sweater and short set. With instructions for a lightweight summer classic, this knitting pattern will have you comfortably dressed for days by the sea. Create a timeless look in an elegant 1950's Vogue style.

This knit sweater and short set made the cover of Vogue Knitting Book  (1950 Spring and Summer).  This PDF Download is a subset of Vogue's Knitting Book.

 

Pattern Includes

1. Cover Page

2. Comparative measurements - Pattern sizes Bust 30 to Bust 38.

3. Knitting Abbreviations & Terms

4. Crochet and Knitting Stitches

5. Basic Directions (includes how to adjust pattern to your size)

6. Knitting Needles

7. Sweater and Short Instructions

 

Size Guide

	12	14	16	18	20
Bust	30"	32"	34"	36"	38"
Waist	25"	26-1/2"	28"	30"	32"
Hip	33"	35"	37"	39"	41"

 

Directions are for size 14 (Bust 32), however, , included in PDF are instructions to change size of garments to another regulation size shown above.

Materials Required

Fingering Yarn (3-Ply), 1-oz. balls. 

Shirt: 5 balls white, 2 balls blue 

Shorts: 5 balls blue.

No. 1 and No. 3 straight knitting needles.

1 set No. 1 DP needles.

1 zipper

1 yard belting

 

Gauge

Sweater: 7 stitches = 1"; 10 rows = 1"

Shorts: 8 stitches = 1"; 11 rows = 1"

 

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