#09 Short Pantsuit, Side-Buttoned by Vogue Knitting

#09 Short Pantsuit, Side-Buttoned

Knitting
July 1969
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
3.25 mm (D)
1936 - 2464 yards (1770 - 2253 m)
10,12,14,16.
English

A knitted pantsuit consisting of a raglan-sleeved tee and a pair of shorts with an elastic waistband. The tee has a zippered closure at the back of the neck, and the button-holes are machine made.

Materials: Bucilla Paradise, 1-oz skeins, 11 (12-13-14) skeins main color and 1 skein of contrasting color for the pullover. Bucilla Paradise, 1-oz skeins, 10 (11-12-13) skeins main color for shorts. Susan Bates No. 5 and No. 9 knitting needles. Susan Bates No. 0 steel crochet hook. 1.5 yards of grosgrain ribbon. Back neck zipper. 1 yard of 1” elastic.

Gauge: 6 sts--1”; 9 rows--1” on No. 5 needles. 4 sts--1”; 13 rows--2” on No. 9 needles with double strand of yarn.

Sizes: Directions are for size 10. Changes for sizes 12, 14 and 16 are in parentheses. Finished sizes: 10 (32.5” Bust, 24” Waist, 34.5” Hip), 12 (34” Bust, 25.5” Waist, 36” Hip), 14 (36” Bust, 27” Waist, 38” Hip), 16 (38” Bust, 29” Waist, 40” Hip).