Boldly Banded Man's Crochet Jacket: vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Medium (CYC #4) worsted-weight yarn — the original was knitting worsted: 8 (9, 9) skeins of 4 oz (113 g) Fisherman (main colour) and 1 (1, 1) skein each of Wood Brown and Cocoa. Assumption: a 4 oz (113 g) skein of worsted-weight yarn holds about 200–230 yd (183–210 m) — check your label.
• Crochet hook (original: plastic crochet hook size J)
• 6 buttons
• 1 package of brown hem facing (listed in the original materials; its use is not described in the instructions)
• Hook: Start with 6 mm (US J-10) and change size to match the gauge

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

hdc

half double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

sk

skip

st

stitch

sts

stitches

rep

repeat

yo

yarn over

beg

beginning

dec

decrease

inc

increase

sp

space

Notes before you start

• Source: "Boldly Banded — Man's Crochet Jacket", In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD; “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED; 8 (9, 9)—4 oz. skeins Fisherman; 1 (1, 1)—4 oz. skein Wood Brown and Cocoa; “FRUIT OF THE LOOM” HEM FACING; 1 Pkg. Brown; 6 Buttons; Plastic Crochet Hook Size J OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.. Gauge: 3 sts = 1 inch.
• Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
• Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st, y o) written as sc, dc, sl st, yo; "trc" written as tr and "d trc" as dtr; "1st" written as "first"; "st of ch" written as "ch" where the stitch is a chain.
• Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" written as "fasten off"; "attach" (yarn) written as "join".
• Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
• Modernisation note: "Short double crochet" (s d c / sdc) written as hdc: the booklet's own abbreviation list gives "Short Double Crochet s d c OR Half Double Crochet h d c", and the printed stitch definition is a half double crochet.
• Modernisation note: Vintage sizing and ease differ from today's — compare the printed finished measurements with your own before choosing a size.
• Modernisation note: Row 1 and Row 2 labels added (printed as the unnumbered first row and "2nd ROW").
• Modernisation note: The original does not say how the hem facing is used or when to sew on the buttons; nothing has been added.
• Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.

Back

1. Row 1: With Wood Brown, ch 62 (65, 68), hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each remaining ch (hdc: yo, insert hook in st, draw yarn through (3 loops on hook), yo and draw through all 3 loops at one time). Ch 2 to turn all rows.
2. Row 2: Hdc in space between next 2 sts; rep from beg across row, working last hdc in top of ch 2. Rep Row 2 for pattern.
3. Work 1 more row in Wood Brown, drop Wood Brown. (When changing colors, always work last half of st with new color.)
4. Join Cocoa and work 3 rows, drop Cocoa, join Fisherman.
5. Work even until section measures 10 in (25.5 cm) (all sizes) from beg.
6. Next row: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row (to dec: sk first st at beg of row and sk 2nd st from end of row).
7. Next 5 rows: Work even.
8. Rep last 6 rows twice.
9. Next row: Inc 1 st at beg and end of row (to inc: work 2 sts in first and last st of row).
10. Next 5 rows: Work even.
11. Rep last 6 rows twice.
12. Shape armholes: Sl st across 3 sts, work to within last 3 sts, turn.
13. Next row: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row. Rep last row once (all sizes).
14. Work even until armholes measure 8 (8, 9) in [20.5 (20.5, 23) cm] from first dec.
15. Shoulders: Work across 16 (17, 18) sts, ch 2, turn. Work across 8 (9, 10) sts. Fasten off.
16. Sk 18 (19, 20) sts for neck, join yarn in next st and work across remaining sts.
17. Next row: Sl st across 8 (9, 10) sts, work across remaining sts. Fasten off.