Chevron Swimsuit by McCall Pattern Company

Chevron Swimsuit

Crochet
January 1980
yarn held together
Thread
+ Thread
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet (yarn doubled)
3.5 mm (E)
1400 - 1750 yards (1280 - 1600 m)
Small (6-8), Medium (10-12) // 32", 34"
US
English

Sizes
Small (6-8) (Medium (10-12)), for bust size 30.5”-31.5” (32.5”-34”),
and hip size 32.5”-33.5” (34.5”-36”).

Materials
J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 175-yd balls, 8 (10) of #34-C American Beauty, main color (MC); 3 each of #122 Watermelon (A), #46-A Mid Rose (B), #287-A Bright Green (C).
Round elastic in dark color, 1.5 yards

Gauge
11 sc = 2”, 7 rows = 1”
in single crochet (double strand)

Note
Yarn held double throughout.

Pattern description
Make a marvelous Maillot, chevron-striped in three shades of rose plus bright green. Worked in single crochet with J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen cotton yarn.