Lisa Pretty Partners Cardigan by Australian Women's Weekly

Lisa Pretty Partners Cardigan

Knitting
March 1953
Light Fingering ?
7.5 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1.0 mm
850 - 950 yards (777 - 869 m)
32", 34", 36" bust
English
This pattern is available for free.

LISA The dainty evening sweater and partner, a lacy cardigan lined with a heavy blue poulet silk to match the color of the sweater…

The delicacy of fine lace has been captured in the design of this silk-lined cardigan which partners the sleek tie-at-the-shoulder sweater. Directions in three sizes.

Materials: 12 (12-14) 1oz. skeins Lincoln Mills “Daphne” crochet wool—7 (7-8) skeins in main shade for cardigan; 5 (5-6) skeins in contrast shade for sweater (this is the only wool which should be used); 1 pair each No. 10, 11, and 13 knitting needles; No. 4 steel crochet hook; 1yd. poult taffeta to match sweater; 1yd. ½in. petersham ribbon; 8 button moulds.

Measurements:
Cardigan—To fit 32in. (34-36in.) bust—Length from top of shoulder, 18½in. (19½-20in.). Sleeve seam 4½in. (5-5in.).
Sweater—To fit 32in. (34-36in.) bust—Length from top of shoulder, 18½in. (19-19in.).

Tension:
Cardigan—7½ sts. and 10 rows to 1in. Sweater—8 sts. and 11 rows to 1in.