I made a variation of this apron many years ago, when I was first learning to machine knit. I flared the front bib by increasing each side as I knit to make it more of a pinafore shape. I used a punchcard machine, and I designed my own punchcard pattern. I was quite proud of it. Sakuyo gave me permission through the Machine Knit list (hosted by Amy Stinson) to publish my variation of her pattern and photos. Sadly, Sakuyo has since passed on.
I ran across her pattern recently on the Northtipton site on the Wayback Machine. Since I've lost my version, I am sharing hers as a memorial. I ran it past Amy and she agreed that it would be an appropriate memorial. I intend to knit this again. Once I do, I will share photos of my version and an updated pattern,
Apron with pockets and bib
by
Sakuyo Bartram
Feel free to rearrange this pattern to use only the portion of pockets and bib if you'd like to.
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1. This is a wonderful apron pattern that can be made on either the standard or the bulky machine. If you are using the bulky, just reduce the number of stitches and rows by 1/2. I used 100 percent cotton so I can really wipe hand while cooking. it's a wash and dryable in a machines.
2. Recommended yarns other than 100 percent cotton, are Trenzado, or Trenzi, Cancun or 2 strands 1/14 acrylics. Tension 6 or 7. 4 ply for the bulky. Tension 5-6.
3. Cast on automatic or EON 200 needles. Knit as many rows stockinette that your fair-isle design needs. For instance, if your fair-isle choice of the season needs 64 rows, then knit 64 rows plain stockinette. Knit 1 turning row with a tension 10.
Change tension back to main tension + . for a fair-isle.
RC-000. Knit 64 rows in fair isle pattern of your choice. (I used pattern # 71 from the StitchWorld). Hang hem. Knit 1 row with tension 8 on all needles which have 2 sts each. Change back to main tension.
Change the row counter to 64.
Continue to knit with main tension and a main yarn to row-200.
4. Take knitting off on waste yarn. Rehang onto 100 needles in this order. 1 st, 2 sts, 3 sts, and repeat all way. This will create the gather. Knit at 2 tension tighter for the waist-band for approximately 28 rows. If you want to add fair-isle to your band, do so in the first 14 rows.
Hang the hem and latch tool bind off.
5. TIE: Make two. Cast on 160 stitches automatic or EON. Knit 28 rows
and hang hem. Latch tool bind off.
6. If fair-isle is added to the ties, do your first band with 14 rows fair-isle, and then 14 rows plane, and the second band 14 rows plane and then 14 rows fair-isle.
7. As an alternative, you could use 2 pieces of ribbon.
8. Sew ties into both ends of apron band.
Pockets:
After knitted 64 rows of a fair isle, and hang hem, put the carriage on HOLD, and all the needles but 65 on a right side of the bed in to HOLD.
RC-000. Knit 1 row to the left. Put 25 needles on the right side into a HOLD. Only keep 40 needles in work position for the pocket. Knit back to the right 1 row, but no wrapping.
Knit 58 more rows. RC shows 60 rows.
Knit 10 rows 1X1 or 2X2 rib, and bind off.
Remove from machine. Push back those 40 needles to "A".
Keep the Carriage on the HOLD and slide to the other side.
Repeat the same process from the first pocket instruction,
only reverse it.
Push the pockets away to the right side of knits and beyond the machine.
Pick up 40 sts from both bottom of the pockets to fill the sts. Take off the Hold from the carriage and knit 1 row.
RC- 64. Continue to knit with main tension and a main yarn till RC shows 200.
Continue the instruction from # 4 to finished the apron.
The Bib:
RC~000
Hang the front of apron waist band, wrong side facing you on to the 100 needles.
Knit 6 rows and decrease 1 st on both side, and knit 6 more rows, and repeat until row counter shows 108 and 64 sts remain on the machine.
Knit 10 rows of 1X1, or 2X2 ribs, and bind off. It's handy if you how to do rib bind off by hand. Ms. Norma's "That Final Touch" has pictures to show you how.
Make a stripe. Cast on 16 sts and knit 150 to 200 rows, and attach one end to the right top of bib.
Make a button hole on each strap by sewing machine.
Sew two buttons, one at the end and another one about 3" below on bib.
Steam iron on all the parts, and sew the pocket's side seams onto the
apron to finish it Done!
Sakuyo Bartram
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