Sleeveless Waistcoat by Jane Koster & Margaret Murray

Sleeveless Waistcoat

Knitting
October 1941
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
9 stitches = 1 inch
in Slip stitch pattern
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
34 inch bust
English

Pattern calls for vintage 3 ply wool, 4 oz. in a dark shade, 2 in a light shade and 6 buttons. Can be substituted for modern 4-ply wool.

The patterns offers alternative stitch patterns and design elements for the waistcoats. One version in stockinette, one in Birdsfoot stitch which is a slip stitch that gives vertical stripes, and one in horizontal, alternating stripes of dark and light blue.

NB! There’s a typo in the pattern concerning the front bands and sleeve bands. The pattern first tells us to use 12 sts then changes the number to 6.