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Summer Sheath Dress Knitting Pattern

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  • Vintage Knitted Sheath Dress Pattern
  • Knitted Straight Dress, Openwork Yoke, Vintage 1955
$3.49

"The rising executive favors the tweedy sheath rimmed with white, made of cool linen, rayon and cotton yarn. Yoke and patch pockets are in openwork." 

Description

Summer Sheath: This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the dress pictured. The dress is sleeveless with extended shoulders, a high round necklne, back neck button closure, belted waist and straight skirt. And, or course, the openwork yoke and pockets. This vintage 1950's pattern is written for a size 12, with changes for 14, 16 and 18 in parenthesis.   

Materials:   Spinnerin Coolaire, Herodia or Herodia Tweed, 17 (19-20-22) 1-oz. spools or skeins main color (MC), 1 spool or skein contrasting color (CC);   Straight knitting needles No. 1. (Or, English size 12.);   Steel crochet hook No. 5;   Five small buttons;   Belt. 

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