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Modern Knitting, Volume 11 No. 5, May/June 1961
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The Cover Dress
In Double Knitting Nylon it’s a dress that will see service for years and years, and you can wear it three-ways—as a plain sheath, or with the frill as a basque or flattering cartwheel collar
First size for Knitmasters with 135 Needles or more; remaining sides for Knitmasters with 168 Needles or more.
Materials: 32 (35, 37, 40) oz. Pennine Wiskinit Double Knitting nylon; 1oz. Pennine Super nylon 3-ply in matching colour; 20 (20, 22, 22)-inch Lightning zip fastener; 1 stitch holder; 0.5 yard bias binding; crochet hook.
Measurements: To fit a 32 (34, 36, 38) inch bust and 35 (37, 39, 41) inch hips (actual garment measures 34 (36, 38, 40) inches at bust and 37 (39, 41, 43) inches at hips); completed length of skirt, 24 (24.5, 25, 25.5) inches; length of bodice at centre back, 15.75 (16.25, 17, 17.5) inches; threequarter-length sleeve seam, 10.25 (10.5, 10.75, 11) inches.
Tension: 7 stitches and 16 rows (2 patterns) to 1 inch, measured over pattern.
- First published: May 1961
- Page created: April 2, 2026
- Last updated: April 2, 2026 …
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