Bij een Mantelpak by Het Rijk der Vrouw

Bij een Mantelpak

Knitting
September 1941
Sport (12 wpi) ?
25 stitches = 4 inches
in cable rib
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
96 cm / 38 in bust
Dutch English

Originally published in Dutch but has been translated to English.

“With a suit”

The pattern consists of written instructions, a schematic for the pattern pieces and a chart for the stitch pattern. Yoke pieces are worked sideways, the rest bottom-up.

Materials Required:
400 grams (14 oz) wool.
2 knitting needles no. 3 (3 mm / US 2.5)

Measurements:
Finished size at underarm ca. 96 cm / 37¾ in.

Tension:
Not given but calculated to be ca. 25 sts. per 10 cm (4 in.) (in cable rib).

Yarn weight given is “a not too thin 3-ply”. Estimated to be a 5-ply in modern yarn based on stitch tension.