Back to November 1967 - Bed Jacket is Finished!

I finally finished the bed jacket/shrug!  

This is a modified rectangle done in a ripple stitch.   It’s a rectangle with the sleeve ends done a little smaller.   I wasn't completely sure how to increase and decrease the ripples so I kind of winged it and used the photo to count the ripples and sort of made it work.   Definitely not something I’d enter in the county fair but it looks ok.  

Their version was in pink and white worsted weight wool.   I used MadelineTosh DK (100% Wool) in Opaline and Berroco Vintage DK (40% Wool, 60% Manufactured Fibers) in Smoke with the suggested J (6.0 mm) hook.  I was a little concerned that the slightly lighter weight yarn would change the sizing even though this had no size listed.  Before it was blocked the gauge was a little off but once it was blocked it was right on.

The pattern wants you to do a double loop stitch around the edging and not only do I not like doing that fiddly stitch, I didn’t really like the way it looked and thought those little loops brushing at my neck would annoy me.   Instead I did a row of single crochet, a row of half double crochet and then mimicked the pattern in the cuffs with two rows of back loop only single crochet.  

I’m not sure if I’ll wear this or not.   I don't think it looks that great from the front (maybe that's why they took the photo from the back).
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