Skiers Beware! Girl's Crocheted Hooded Jacket: vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Medium (CYC #4) worsted-weight yarn, used as a double strand throughout: 9 (9, 10, 10) skeins of 4 oz (113 g) in A and 2 (2, 3, 3) in B. 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: crochet hook size K)
• 1¾ (1¾, 2, 2) yd [1.6 (1.6, 1.8, 1.8) m] of 36 in (91 cm) wide lining fabric and the same of fusible bonding material
• 16 (16, 18, 18) in [40.5 (40.5, 45.5, 45.5) cm] separating zipper, sewing needle and thread
• Hook: Start with 6.5 mm (US K-10½) and change size to match the gauge

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

sk

skip

st

stitch

sts

stitches

rep

repeat

yo

yarn over

beg

beginning

dec

decrease

lp

loop

Notes before you start

• Source: "Skiers Beware! — Girl's Crocheted Hooded Jacket", Bulkies: Sweaters to Knit and Crochet (Book No. 006), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD; Dawn Knitting Worsted; 9 (9, 10, 10)—4 oz. skeins A; 2 (2, 3, 3)—4 oz. skeins B; 1 crochet hook size K Or Any Size Hook Which Will Result In Stitch Gauge Below; 1¾ (1¾, 2, 2) yds. 36″—wide lining fabric to match color A; 1¾ (1¾, 2, 2) yds. 36″—wide bonding material; 1-16 (16, 18, 18)″ Star Separating Lightweight Metal Zipper to match color B. Gauge: 5 sts = 2 inches; 5 rows = 2¼ inches.
• Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
• Modernisation note: The original already uses modern abbreviations (sc, dc, sk, lp, sts); "pat" written as "pattern" and "lp" as "loop".
• 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: Vintage sizing and ease differ from today's — compare the printed finished measurements with your own before choosing a size.
• Modernisation note: The chain and Row 1 of the back are printed together; kept together in one line.
• Modernisation note: Check: back Rows 25–38 (27–40, 29–44, 31–46) print a decrease at the beginning of each row with a count of 36 (36, 40, 40) sts; the printed wording does not make clear how the count changes across these rows. Left as printed; check your raglan edge against the sleeve cap, which ends on 8 sts.
• Modernisation note: The yarn is used as a double strand throughout, which works up much thicker than a single strand of worsted — match the printed gauge.
• Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.

Back

1. Row 1: Starting at lower edge with double strand of A and size K hook, ch 39 (39, 43, 43). Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch. Ch 1, turn — 38 (38, 42, 42) sts.
2. Rows 2–5: Sc in each st across row. Ch 1, turn.
3. Row 6: Work 1 sc and 1 dc in first st, *sk next st, work 1 sc and 1 dc in next st; rep from * to last 3 sts, sk next st, sc in next st, dc in last st. Ch 1 to turn all rows — 38 (38, 42, 42) sts. (Rep Row 6 for pattern.)
4. Rows 7–24 (26, 28, 30): Work even in pattern. About 10 (11, 12, 13) in [25.5 (28, 30.5, 33) cm] from beg.
5. Shape armhole and raglan — Rows 25–38 (27–40, 29–44, 31–46): Keeping pattern as established, dec 1 sc and 1 dc at beg of row, work 1 sc and 1 dc in next st, work in pattern across remaining sts — 36 (36, 40, 40) sts. (To dec 1 sc: draw up a loop in first 2 sts, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook. To dec 1 dc: keeping last loop of each st on hook, work 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.)
6. Row 39 (41, 45, 47): Work even in pattern. Fasten off. About 17 (17¾, 19½, 20½) in [43 (45, 49.5, 52) cm] from beg.