WELDONS | LEAFLET "2d | | Y BOLERO ed with Clematis Sprays (4 ozs. 3-ply) No. 221 a7 } DECORATIVE BOLERO Embroidered with Sprays of Facsimile Reprodiletion of Embroidery to be traced off is.on back page HIS lovely embroidered bolero will dress up || the simplest frock. It is very easy to knit being entirely in stocking stitch with ribbed borders,” The charming sprays of clematis look | very,rich embroidered in wool and silk, and the original colour scheme of hyacinth blue for the| bolero with shades of purple and green for the sprays of clematis was particularly lovely and }, effective. The bolero can, of course, be made / | and worn equally well without the embroidery. | | MATERIALS: 4 07s. of W.B. " Melody " Knitting 3-ply; one pair each of No. 9 and No. 12 knittin needles ; one pair of shoulder pads; and embroid woals and Silks in the following colours Embroidery Wools: 2 skeins dark mauve, | I skein dark green, and I skein medium green, Embroidery Silks: | skein each in dark mauve, 1 light mauve, cream, very pale green, light green, medium green, and’ dark green. TENSION: 7 sts. to I inch in width, and 9 rows '\ to | inch in depth, measured over the stocking stitch (after pressing). MEASUREMENTS: After pressing, bolero mea- sures 34 inches all round underarms, but as the front edges are worn open, it will fit up to a 36-inch bust size. Length from lower edge to back neck, 4s inches. Measurements include ribbed borders. ABBREVIATIONS: K., knit; p., purl; st., Stitch; sts., stitches; rep., repeat; tog., together; stst., stocking stitch; sl., slip; inc., increase; dec:, decrease. | NOTE: To inc. | st., knit into the front and back of the same st. before slipping it off left-hand | needle. To dec. | st., knit 2 sts. tog. THE BACK With No. 9 needles, cast on 100 sts. and work in stat, (I row ky | row p. alternately) for 4 | rows. Now inc. Ist. at both ends of the next row, and every 4th row after, until sts. number 120. Proceed without inc. until work measures 6 inches, finishing with a p. row. } To shape the armholes, cast off 8 sts. at the beginning of the next 2 rows and 4 sts. at the beginning of the following 2 rows, then dec. ‘The copyright of the\deslgn on this Leofet's the property of Weldont, Led Clematis | st. at both ends of the next three alternate rows (90 sts.). Proceed without further shaping until armholes are 62 inches deep, measured on straight from Ist armhole row, ending with a p. row. Now shape the shoulders thus : Next row: K. 36, cast off the next 18 sts., k. 30, turn, and sll, then p. the rest of these 30 sts.t* Now working only on this second set of sts., proceed thus, (always slipping first st. of each p. row) Ist row: K. 24, curn and p. to end. 3rd row: K. 18, turn ard p. to end. Sth row: K. 12, 2ur sand... to‘end»~ Teh-row? K.°6, turn and p. to end.” Cast off all 36 sts. ** Join wool to the inner (neck) end of the othe!” set of 36 sts. Next row: P. 30, curn and k. to end. Now work as first shoulder from ** zo'**, but read p. for every k. and vice versa, THE RIGHT FRONT With No. 9 needles, cast on 34 sts. and work 2 rows in st.st. Proceed in st.st. and shape the front edge by casting on 2 sts.:at the beginning of the next row, then at the same edge of every alternate row until there are 50 sts. Now inc. | st. at the same edge on the next 2 alternate rows (52 sts.). Proceed without further inc. uneil the work measures 6 inches from start, finishing at straight (side) edge. Shape the armhole by casting off 8 sts. at the beginning of the next row, and 4 sts. at the same edge on the following alternate row, then dec. I st-at the armhole edge on every alternate row, until 36 sts. remain. “Proceed without further dec. until the armhole measures 62 inches deep on the straight, measured from first armhole row, and finishing at front edge. Now shape the shoulder as follows, (slipping first st. of each p. row) : Ist row: K, 30, turn and p. to end. 3rd row: K. 24, turn and p. to end. 5th row: K. 18, turn and p. to end, Teh row: K. 12, turn and p. to end, 9th row: K. 6 turn and p. to end, Cast off all 36 sts. Reproduction In any form is forbidden.— J Rr rrse SG I HE LEFT FRONT Work as given in the right front, tut wor! rows st.st., instead of 2 rows, before com- rencing the front shaping, and when shaping the houlder read p. for every k. and vice versa. HE SLEEVES (both alike) With No. 9 needles, cast on 80 sts. and work fain stast., bur inc. | st. et both ends of the Sth a row, and every 4th row follow: neil chere sai 96 sts. Work 3 rows straight, when sleeve will measure 4 inches from start. Shape top by casting off 4 sts. at the beginning the next 2 rows, then dec. | st. at both ends lof every row until sts. are reduced to 56, then idec. | St. at both ends of every alternate row until 36 sts. remain, finishing with ap. row. INow work as follows ; Next row: K. 25, k. 2 tog., turn. Next row: Sl. | purlwise, p. 14, p. 2 tog., turn. Next row: SI. | knitwise, k. 14, Kk, 2 tog., turn. Rep. the last 2 rows until only 16 sts. remain. Cast off. THE NECK STRAPPING With No. 12 needles, cast on 10 sts. and work in rib thus: Ist row: SI. I knitwise, k. 1, then p. | and-k. | alternately to end. Rep. this row until strip is long enough to go all round neck, front and lower edges of bolero. Cast off. |THE SLEEVE BANDS (two alike) Work these exactly like the neck strapping, [but make each of them only II} inches in length. ‘THE EMBROIDERY Press bolero pieces lightly from wrong fe with a warm iron and damp cloth. Trace fof the embroidery design on to tissue paper, hen pin the tracing in place on to one of the fronts (remembering that the tracing must be reversed—i.e. turned over to the other side, lEwhen being added to second front). Run-stitch Hdall round the outlines with contrasting tacking red ald bp fa 1. The Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, Lendon, E,C.4, : a desi ne, fe Sun Bngravigg Co. Crd, Watford, opd Pu The mecrrements (efter pressing) ove Shown "ogence is Photograph of the Bera. ‘cotton, then tear the paper away. Now, using ,alarge-eyed crewel needle, work the embroidery. JFLOWER (I): Work each petal in encroaching fatin stitch (or long and shore stitch, as it is often termed), slanting from tip and sides, towards ntre of each petal. Begin by working a row all round outer edge with dark mauve wool, en, inside this, put in a 2nd row in dark mauve [vooi, followed by davk mauve AMk, anc fe | row light mauve silk, Scaniens are forked from centre of flower outwards, with straight stitches of cream silk, the ends of the 3¢s. lapping on to inner ends of petals. Finish wich a centre of French knots in very pale green. BUD (2): Work in long and short st., beginning at tip with light mauve silk, but below this work 3 row in very pale green. | Work cup of bud in snedium green silk. "Stem of bud in dark green Silk stem'st. LEAVES (3): Begin with a row of long and short'st. from outer edge, in medium green wool, then work a row in light green silk slanting to centre vein. Centre vein and stems are worked in stem st. wich medium green silk. LEAVES (4): As leaves No. 3, but use medium freen silk for inner row of sts., vein and stems. CLEAVES (5): As leaves No. 3, but use dark green wool at outer edge and dark green silk for inner tow of sts. and for centre vein and stems. MAIN STEM (6): Two rows of stem stitch, ide by side in dark green silk, graduating off at dach end to one row, in medium green silk. ‘TO COMPLETE BOLERO Press embroidery lightly on wrong side, under |warm iron and damp cloth. Join seams and sew ‘ sleeve-bands, then sew in sleeves. Sew on the strapping to outer edges, easing it on round the flont. corners, and stretching it slightly across tack neck, and joining ends at one side seam. win shoulder pads. na La, ty te Amgen ee tn Vesa Nein’ Goadon © Goth, Ei "Keeney be SN y