99-20-2 Tunisian Crochet Suit by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)

99-20-2 Tunisian Crochet Suit

Crochet
October 1999
yarn held together
Thread
+ Fingering
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in afghan stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
2.5 mm
3.5 mm (E)
5074 - 10936 yards (4640 - 10000 m)
bust 94cm (37")
Japanese Universal
This pattern is available for free: 2.pdf

Direct link to pattern PDF. Pattern is fully charted using standard knitting & crochet symbols. Suit jacket is worked in Tunisian crochet. Skirt has a knitted waistband (stockinette) and the rest is worked in (regular) crochet.

Jacket:

  • Japanese size 5 Tunisian crochet hook (3.6mm)
  • 480g (2400m) Silk Silpalon
  • 70g (2240m) Kirara
  • 5 buttons (18mm diameter)

Skirt:

  • Japanese size 5 knitting needles (3.6mm)
  • Japanese size 4/0 crochet hook (2.5mm)
  • 560g (2800m) Silk Silpalon
  • 80g (2560m) Kirara
  • 1 piece elastic for waistband, approx. 73cm in length

Gauge:

  • jacket: in afghan stitch, 15 st and 21 rows in 10cm square
  • skirt: in stockinette, 21 st and 35 rows in 10cm square
  • skirt: in pattern stitch, one pattern repeat should be approx. 4cm wide and 2cm tall

Note: both jacket and skirt are worked with one strand of each yarn held together.