Sizes 34 to 36

The handsome Indian designs are shown to best advantage when they are made of silk. This Indian Stripe Tuxedo is made of the brilliant, lustrous Sunglo Sweater Silk so that the beautiful combination of warm, dusky colors is displayed to full advantage. The plain Garter stitch is used and the gore up the center back makes a well fitting garment.

MATERIALS

6 balls of Corticelli Sunglo Sweater Yarn Navy No. 177, 3 balls of Brown No. 87, 2 balls of Pekin No. 206, 1 ball of Marigold No. 167.

No. 5 Knitting Needles.

OTHER COLORS

6 balls of Wistaria No. 46, 3 balls of Lama No. 244, 2 balls of Violet No. 224, 1 ball of Orchid No. 230, in the Corticelli Sunglo Sweater Yarn.

INSTRUCTIONS

With the Navy with double thread cast on 95 sts., knit 6 ribs with the double thread in plain Garter stitch, break out one thread and work 12 ribs, then start stripes as follows:

• 1 rib of Brown,
• 1 rib of Marigold,
• 5 ribs of Pekin,
• 1 rib of Marigold,
• 5 ribs of Pekin,
• 1 rib of Marigold,
• 10 ribs of Brown,
• 2 ribs of Navy,
• 2 ribs of Brown,
• 2 ribs of Navy,
• 2 ribs of Pekin,
• 2 ribs of Marigold,

20 ribs of Pekin (this being the center stripe); on the second rib of this Pekin stripe knit 2 sts. together in center of needle, thus narrowing 1 St.; repeat this narrowing every other rib in this stripe on these 20 ribs of Pekin, making 10 narrowings and leaving 85 sts. on the needle.

Reverse the colors, starting with 2 ribs of Marigold, 2 ribs of Pekin, and so forth, ending with the 1 rib of Brown.

When this last rib of Brown is completed, work with the Navy, commencing sleeve on this row by casting on 40 sts. at ending of needle each side (making 165 sts. on the needle).

Work 29 ribs, then, when working up from sleeve end on right side of work next row, knit 74 sts., bind off 17 sts. for back of neck; on the remaining 74 sts. work 2 ribs and when commencing next row at neck end widen 1 st. on 2d stitch and continue widening 1 st. every other row at neck until there are 10 sts. added (being 84 sts. on the needle).

Continue working without increase until there are 15 ribs from neck end.

On next row when commencing at neck end make five increasings on this row, 1 st. every 6th stitch across row, making 89 sts.; then work without widening until there are 21 ribs from neck end.

When commencing at neck end next row widen 1 st. every 8th stitch across row five times, making 94 sts. on the needle.

Work without increase until there are 31 ribs from neck and on next row when commencing at sleeve end bind off 40 sts. for sleeve, leaving 54 sts. on the needle. On next row commence stripes for body same as on back (only do not widen or narrow in the center of Pekin stripe) until end of the last rib of the 10 rib Brown stripe: then widen 1 St. next to last stitch at underarm and continue this widening 1 st. every 5th rib until there are four widenings (there will be 58 sts. on the needle).

Work the last six ribs with the double thread of Navy same as back and bind off. The stripes are exactly the same as back.

COLLAR

Cast on 24 sts. in Pekin and knit 5 ribs in Garter stitch; then work 1 rib of Marigold, 3 ribs of Brown, 1 rib of Navy, 3 ribs of Brown, 1 rib of Marigold, 5 ribs of Pekin, 86 ribs of Navy, 1 rib of Brown, 1 rib of Marigold, 5 ribs of Pekin, 1 rib of Marigold, 5 ribs of Brown, 2 ribs of Navy, 2 ribs of Pekin, 2 ribs of Marigold, 5 ribs of Pekin, 1 rib of Marigold, 5 ribs of Brown, 2 ribs of Navy, 2 ribs of Pekin, 2 ribs of Marigold, 5 ribs of Brown, 2 ribs of Navy, 5 ribs of Pekin, 1 rib of Marigold. This is center of collar. Reverse the directions and make other half of collar. Sew collar on to coat up and down both fronts and around back of neck.

CUFFS

Pick up 60 sts. around bottom of sleeve and with the Navy knit 4 ribs in plain Garter stitch, knit to within 1 St. of center of cuff on next row, widen 1 St., knit 1 St., widen 1 st. again, and knit to end of row plain. Continue this widening every 3d rib until there are 84 sts. on the needle; when there are 14 ribs of the Navy, join the Brown, and knit 3 ribs of Brown, then 1 rib of Marigold, 5 ribs of Pekin, 1 rib of Marigold, 3 ribs of Brown, 5 ribs of Navy, and bind off loosely.

Sew garment together.

ABBREVIATIONS  USED

• st.  —stitch.

• sts. —stitches.

• ch.  —chain.

• s.c.  —single crochet.

• d.c. —double crochet.

• t.c. —treble crochet.

• o.m.—open mesh.

• c.m.—closed mesh.

• in.  —inches.

• * —repeat work given between two stars.