All Day Dress #707-2 by Columbia-Minerva

All Day Dress #707-2

Knitting
January 1956
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches = 1 inch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
2.25 mm (B)
2640 - 4348 yards (2414 - 3976 m)
Vintage Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
English

A dress that is knitted flat with a buttoned opening on the front and a placket opening on the left seam. The skirt and blouse are knitted separately and then joined. Front edges are faced with grosgrain ribbon, elastic is required for the waist, a slide fastener for the placket opening, eight buttons for the front of the blouse, and tape to reinforce shoulder seams and neck edge.

Materials:
Columbia Minerva Marcelaine - Velveen (1 oz ball): 17 (19, 22, 25, 28) balls

1 pair “Boye” size 2—14 inch
1”Boye“ Steel Crochet Hook Size 2

Gauge: 8 sts to 1 inch (Stockinette St.)