Sizes 38 to 40

A handsome and stylish crocheted Tuxedo made from the brilliant, colorful Sunglo Sweater Silk. The trim colors are worked effectively into the diamonds and squares of the collar and the border at bottom. A black patent leather belt or a narrow belt crocheted to match the Tuxedo can be worn with it.

MATERIALS-

• 12 spools of Corticelli Sunglo SweaterYarn Black No. 1,
• small quantity of Corticelli Sunglo Rope Silk Marigold No. 167 for the diamonds, and Peacock Blue No. 127 for the squares.
• No. 2 steel Crochet Hook.

OTHER COLORS -Corticelli Sunglo Sweater Yarn Seal Brown No. 89 for body, Corticelli Sunglo Rope Silk Algonquin No. 62_for the diamonds, and Marion Blue No. 125 for the squares. Corticelli Sunglo Sweater Yarn Navy Blue No. 177 for the body, Corticelli Sunglo Rope Silk American Beauty No. 195 for the diamonds, and Jade No. 210 for the squares.

INSTRUCTIONS-

Chain 156 sts., turn, and on this chain make 154 d.c, which will be equal to 51 o.m.

2d row: Same as 1st row.

3d row: 5 cm., or 16 d.c, 1 o.m., * 19 cm., or 58 d.c, 1 o.m.; repeat from * across row, ending with 5 cm.

4th row: 4 cm., 3 o.m., 17 cm., 3 o.m., 17 cm., 3 o.m., 4 cm.

5lh row: 3 cm., 5 o.m., 15 cm., 5 o.m., 15 cm., 5 o.m., 3 cm.

6th row: 2 cm., 7 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 7 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 7 o.m., 2 cm.

7th row: 1 cm., 9 o.m., 4 cm., 3 o.m.,

4 cm., 9 o.m., 4 cm., 3 o.m., 4 cm., 9 o.m., 1 cm.

Sth row: 2 cm., 7 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m.,

5 cm., 7 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 7 o.m., 2 cm.

9lh row: 3 cm., 5 o.m., 15 cm., 5 o.m., 15 cm., 5 o.m., 3 cm.

10th row: 4 cm., 3 o.m., 17 cm., 3 o.m., 17 cm., 3 o.m., 4 cm.

11th row: 5 cm., 1 o.m., 19 cm., 1 o.m., 19 cm., 1 cm., 5 cm.

12th row: 154 d.c, or 51 meshes, which completes border at bottom.

Next row: Begins pattern for entire garment. * 5 o.m., 1 cm.; repeat from * across row, ending with 3 o.m. Repeat this first row until there are 4 rows and on next row * 2 o.m., 1 cm., 2 o.m., 1 cm.; repeat from across row, ending with 1 cm.

* Next row:

* 1 cm., 5 o.m.; repeat from * across row, ending with 2 o.m. Repeat this last row twice more.

* Next row: Like 5th row; then repeat from the first row'of pattern for body of garment for the entire work.

This brings a solid stripe of five rows deep with the next stripe beginning between the stripes already made, commencing this second stripe on the last row made of the first stripe, so in every 5th row there will be 2 o.m. between 1 cm., and the other three stripes being 5 o.m. and 1 cm.

Continue in this manner until there are 48 rows from beginning of pattern above border and on this next row chain 79 sts. for sleeve, making 26 o.m., and with an extra thread chain sufficient on the opposite side for 26 o.m., or 78 d.c. On the first chain made, turn, make 16 d.c, or 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm.; the last 3 cm. of this 5 cm. extends into the back and we will keep the end of sleeve to this point until sleeve is bound off on the front.

Then make pattern for body same as begun and this will not be mentioned again. Then 2 o.m., and keep the pattern across the back until within 3 meshes of end of back which begin the pattern for sleeve by making 3 cm. over three meshes on back and 2 cm. on the chain for sleeve which begins the pattern for opposite sleeve, then 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., ch. 5, turn.

These sleeves are arranged so as to make the pattern run lengthwise of the sleeve and not around the sleeve. You will please note that it is the same pattern as on back.

Make 35 o.m., 1 cm., and continue pattern across back until within 5 meshes of other side of back, not sleeve, which make in open mesh to end of row, which will be 31 o.m., ch. 5, turn, and make exactly the same as previous row.

Next row: Begins pattern for sleeve again. Ch. 3, turn, 1 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 5 cm., 3 o.m., 1 cm., 5 o.m., 1 c.m., which begins pattern for back again.

Continue across back in pattern and over the three meshes from end of back proper, or over first one of the 5 cm. that belongs on sleeve, make 1 cm., * 3 o.m., 5 cm., and repeat from * toend of row, ending with 1 cm.

Continue in this manner with the patterns, keeping the back pattern but letting the sleeve run up into the three meshes on back on each side as stated before, until there are 21 rows from beginning of sleeve; there will be 103 meshes across the entire back. When working up from sleeve end this time work 47 meshes, turn, and work 4 rows in pattern and on the 5th row increase 1 mesh on post next to last at neck side of garment; continue this increasing every other row until there are 9 meshes added, but at ending of 22d row leave off the 26 meshes for sleeve and on the remaining meshes work to same length from sleeve to border as on back.

Work border the same but see that pattern is worked so that the blocks of 3 o.m. squares come to the under-arm side so as to make the diamonds and square blocks come as in back. For other side, leaving 9 meshes for back of neck, work this as first front. Sew up under-arms and sleeves.

COLLAR-

Ch. 37 sts., make 34 d.c. on this chain, or 11 meshes.

Next row: Com­mencing pattern as on bottom of coat work 5 cm., or 16 d.c, 1 o.m., 5 cm., ch. 3, turn.

Next row: 4 cm., 3 o.m., 4 cm.; continue in this manner, keeping the pattern of the diamond and the square block pattern between, being four rows of solid d.c. between the ending of diamond and the beginning of the 3 o.m. block, all the way around collar. There should be 10 diamonds and 9 squares. The collar is sewed on, holding exactly the same tension as on coat until just before reaching neck, hold quite full around back of neck. This collar is turned back on to garment.

CUFFS-

The cuffs are made the same as collar and sewed on to bottcm of sleeves, turning back and tackingon to sleeve. With Marigold No. 167 darn in and out the dia­monds, putting in four rows in each opening, darning crosswise of the diamonds; in the 3 o.m. squares with the Peacock Blue No. 207 darn in the same manner, always darning across the work instead of the way the work runs.

ABBREVIATIONS USED

• s.c. -single crochet.
• d.c. -double crochet.
• t.c. -treble crochet.
• * -repeat work given between two stars.
• ch. -chain.  
• sl.st.-slip stitch.
• st. -stitch.
• sts. -stitches.
• o.m.-open mesh.
• cm.-closed mesh.
• in, -inches.