Bolero with Scarf Tie by Australian Women's Weekly

Bolero with Scarf Tie

Knitting
July 1955
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
6.5 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in stocking stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
875 yards (800 m)
36" - 38" bust
English
This pattern is available for free.

This lightweight bolero from the Shetland Isles is worth every second of knitting time.

Materials: 8 ½oz.balls (main shade), 2 ½oz. balls (contrasting shade) Patons “Fuzzy Wuzzy” angora (this is the only wool which should be used); 1 pair each Nos. 9 and 12 knitting needles.

Measurements: To fit a 36-38in. bust: length at centre back, 15½in.

Tension: 6½ sts. and 9 rows to 1in., using No. 9 needles, measured over st-st.