Skill Level: Intermediate

Women of the 1940s were lucky -- they wore fashions with interesting details like these almost every day. But if you can crochet, you can also slip into this nostalgic outfit whenever you like. The peplum jacket has a drawstring waist, inset pleats, and rounded lapels. It looks perfect with shorts or trousers. The stripe-and-dot skirt has some fascinating features of its own -- the points marching around the hem are created to be self-pleating.

Bedspread wight Cotton Thread size 10 (350 yards/320 meters per ball)

• (4,5,5,5,6) balls Ecru
• 1 ball Blue
• 1 ball Green

Also requires:

• skirt pattern for lining (Butterick 3134 used for model)

• lightweight fabric for lining

• sewing needle

• matching sewing thread