Begin the work at back of yoke which is made with afghan stitch.
1. Chain 30; that is, make 30 chain stitches.
2. Keeping the last chain stitch on the hook, pull a loop through each stitch of the chain (except the one next to the needle) making 30 loops on the needle.
3. To take the stitches off, throw the yarn over the hook, pull hook through first loop. Throw yarn over the hook. Pull hook through 2 loops.
4. Continue to pull hook through 2 loops until but one loop remains on needle.
5. Pull a loop through each long loop (do not count the chain stitches on the edge as a long loop), leaving each on the needle. Do not turn the work, always work on the right side.
8. On the next row make loops in 10 stitches only—to form shoulder.
10. Now add 1 stitch, at the neck end only, on each row until there are 15 stitches.
To add a stitch.—Draw up a loop through the top thread between the loops of the row below. See “A” in Cut 4, page 233.
11. Continue to work on these 15 stitches until there are 10 rows, or 26 rows from the starting of the yoke.
12. To make strip down the front.—Make slip stitch in 9 loops. Then work 13 rows of afghan stitches on the remaining 6 stitches. Finish end of strip with 1 row of slip stitches.
13. To make other side.—Fasten yarn at right corner of back of neck. Make slip stitches in 10 stitches, and make 6 rows of afghan stitches on the other 10 stitches.
14. Increase on this side by making the extra loop between the first and second stitches until there are 15 stitches.
15. Work on the 15 stitches until there are 26 rows from the starting of the back yoke.
16. Then make front strip of 13 rows on the first 6 stitches, and finish strip like on other side.
18. Fasten yarn at one lower corner of yoke, back. Chain 8 and fasten end stitch to one lower corner of yoke, front, for armhole.
Fasten yarn at left side corner of yoke leaving about a 3-inch end hanging and work across bottom of yoke and across the under arm chain stitch in this way:
3. Put 1 double crochet in same stitch with the slip stitch.
6. Skip 2 stitches on bottom of yoke, and put 1 double crochet, 1 chain stitch, 2 double crochets in the next stitch. Continue in this way to end of yoke on right side. Break off yarn about 3 inches from the work and pull through the last stitch. The ends are used later to fasten the body of the sacque to the front strips.