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Crochet Set: Jacket & Pants – 1970s Crochet Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: Bust 34″ (Small), 38″ (Medium)

There’s something irresistibly summery about a matching lace crochet set, and this 1970s cardigan and pants duo delivers it in spades. A ribbed dc bodice gives way to a delicate lace/openwork lower section on both the jacket and the flared pant legs, making this a rewarding project for anyone drawn to fingering yarn patterns and spring/summer crochet. Sized small and medium, it’s a beautiful match-your-mood makeover for warm-weather wardrobes.

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Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: Jacket bodice worked in rows from the lower edge to the shoulder in double crochet (back loop only) for a ribbed effect, joined to a separately worked scalloped lace lower section; sleeves worked in dc with matching lace cuffs; pants made in two identical panels with no side seams, joined at center front and back, trimmed with lace at the leg hems and closed with a back zipper.
Finished Measurements: Bust 34″ (38″); jacket length 41″ or desired length.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US crochet terms, with a full stitch/abbreviation guide and general instruction diagrams included.
Stitches: Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet; lace shell/picot pattern worked over a multiple of 14 sts.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Fingering weight — Jacket: 15(17) balls; Pants: 17(19) balls (30-gram balls of Reynolds Parfait, 79% acrylic/21% nylon). [
Substitute with  standard modern fingering weight yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Cotton Fingering or King Cole Giza Cotton.
Crochet Hook Size: US Steel No. 2 (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: 12 pearl-style buttons, one 6″ skirt zipper, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
Gauge: 6 dc = 1″; 10 dc rows = 3″.

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