Tailored Basic Suit #707-14 by James Lees & Sons

Tailored Basic Suit #707-14

Knitting
January 1956
Light Fingering ?
7 stitches = 1 inch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
2.25 mm (B)
3250 - 4290 yards (2972 - 3923 m)
Vintage Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
English

A knitted suit consisting of a jacket and a skirt. The skirt is knitted in the round and the jacket is knitted flat. The skirt has an elastic waist.

Materials: Columbia Minerva Olympic - Monterey (1 oz skein)
Size 12- Jacket -12 skeins, Skirt - 13 skeins.
Size 14- Jacket -13 skeins, Skirt - 14 skeins.
Size 16- Jacket -14 skeins, Skirt - 15 skeins.
Size 18- Jacket -15 skeins, Skirt - 16 skeins.
Size 20- Jacket -16 skeins, Skirt - 17 skeins.

Needles:
1 pair “Boye” size 3-14 inch
1 pair “Boye” Circular Needle size 3-29 inch

Hooks:
1”Boye“ Steel Crochet Hook Size 2

Gauge: 7 sts to 1 inch