A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Waistcoats for Men

By Anon Anon

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to knitting men's waistcoats. With designs in different styles and sizes, there is something to suit every taste and occasion. Highly-accessible and full of handy tips, this volume is perfect for the novice, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of knitting literature. Contents include: “Materials”, “Measurements”, “Tension”, “Fronts”, “Back”, “Ribbing”, “To Make Up”, “Pattern Stitch for Fronts”, “Pocket Lining”, “Left Front”, “Finishing”, “Important Note”, “To Shape Armholes”, “Shape Neck”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on knitting.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: May 31, 2013
• ISBN: 9781473380288

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Tweedy-Stitch

this one has diamond fronts and a plain back

MATERIALS: Of Patons Purple Heather Fingering 3-ply, 2 ozs. cardinal 1942 and 5 ozs. light steel grey 68. A pair each No. 10 and No. 11 Beehive needles. Six buttons.

MEASUREMENTS: To fit 38–40-inch chest; length from top of shoulders, excluding front point, 19 inches.

TENSION: 8 sts. to an inch on No. 11 needles; 8 sts. to an inch over fair isle on No. 10 needles.

N.B.—D.=dark shade. L. =light shade. Weave wools not in use loosely across back of work. Chart is given on page 22.

FRONTS

Pockets: With No. 11 needles and L. wool cast on 25 sts. and work 3 inches stocking-stitch, ending with a knit row; leave sts. on a spare needle. Make another piece the same.

Left: With No. 10 needles and D. wool, cast on 5 sts. and purl 1 row. Continue in stocking-stitch, starting with a knit row and work pattern from chart, reading odd rows knit from right to left and even rows purl from left to right. Shape point by increasing 1 stitch at each end of every row as indicated until there are 63 sts. and 30th row of chart is done. This completes point.

Continue in pattern from chart, keeping front edge straight and increasing at side edge on 35th and every following 6th row at this edge until 48th row of chart is done. On 49TH ROW start pocket:—Pattern 22, cast off 25, pattern 19. 50TH ROW: Pattern 19, pattern across 25 pocket sts. in place of those cast off, pattern 22. Continue in pattern until 66th row of chart has been done and working 3 more side increasings as indicated (69 sts.).

Now repeat 32 pattern rows as indicated by A–D on chart, working the 18 pattern sts. (A–B) 3 times across, then last 15 sts. (B–C) on knit rows and first 15 sts. (C–B) on purl rows as indicated. At the same time work 5 more side increasings on every 6th row as before (but keeping these in D. shade). When the 32 pattern rows have been done work the first 8 rows again, keeping side edge straight (74 sts.).

Here start armhole shaping:—With right side facing, continue in pattern, casting off 12 sts. at beginning of next row, then k. 2 tog. at this edge on alternate rows, 8 times; afterwards keep armhole edge straight; at the same time as on 1st row of armhole shaping, start to slope front edge, by decreasing 1 stitch at front edge on 1st and every following 3rd row until 38 sts. remain, then on every alternate row until 30 sts. remain. Work straight until armhole measures