Jaquard Pattern Jumper Suit by Patons UK

Jaquard Pattern Jumper Suit

Knitting
November 1967
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
1200 - 1600 yards (1097 - 1463 m)
to fit 34-35, 36-37, 38-39 in bust
English

Stranded colourwork buttoned pullover (and skirt) from Stitchcraft, November 1967.

To fit 34-35/36-37,38-39 inch bust with positive ease and no shaping. Length from shoulder 21/21.5/22 in, sleeve seam 16 in.

Tension: 7 sts/9 rows per inch in st st, 8 sts/7.5 rows to an in over colour pattern.

The pattern uses two colours, French Green and Orient Green, of Patons Cameo Crepe (alternative: Jade and Green of Patons Purple Heather 4-ply) and is worked flat over 8x8 stitches and rows. The bottom edge has a knitted hem, as do the facing button bands.