Golden Bikini by McCall Pattern Company

Golden Bikini

Crochet
January 1980
Sport (12 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
in single crochet
3.5 mm (E)
800 yards (732 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”).
Finished bust size 32” (34”).

Materials
Spinnerin Elf, 1-oz. balls, 4 balls gold (A), 3 balls brown (B), 1 ball rust (C)

Gauge
5 sc = 1”, 6 rows = 1”

Pattern description
An eye-catching beach combination: Golden Bikini has a halter top and side-tie bottom. Skirt-length cover-up is in chevron pattern with drop shoulders.

Additional information
Spinnerin Elf appears to be extremely rare. Based on on-line photographs of a few balls, it was a shiny, 100% acrylic yarn, probably 2 or 3 plies, put up in 1-oz. balls. No yardage or gauge appears on the label. It appears in a few patterns as a substitute for sport-weight yarns, indicating that it was a sport-weight as well. An estimate of 100 yds per oz. has been used based on other 100% sport-weight acrylic Spinnerin yarns (such as Sabrina).