Ridge Knitted Blouse Pattern – Free Vintage Knitting Pattern

Bring timeless elegance to your handmade wardrobe with this beautiful Ridge Knitted Blouse, originally featured in Spool Cotton’s “Cotton Fashions for Crochet and Knitting,” No. 38. With its flattering ribbed texture and feminine fit, this 1930s-style blouse is both classic and surprisingly moder

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Bring timeless elegance to your handmade wardrobe with this beautiful Ridge Knitted Blouse, originally featured in Spool Cotton’s “Cotton Fashions for Crochet and Knitting,” No. 38. With its flattering ribbed texture and feminine fit, this 1930s-style blouse is both classic and surprisingly modern.

Worked in crisp cotton yarn, the design features soft ridges created through alternating bands of knit and purl stitches, giving it a sculpted look that flatters the waist and shoulders. The short sleeves, high neckline, and neatly fitted waistband make it perfect for pairing with skirts or high-waisted trousers — a true nod to vintage tailoring.

 

Size: 34–36

Materials

J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen – 7 balls Spanish Red (Color 126)

 

J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen – 1 ball Skipper Blue (Color 68)

 

Milward’s knitting needles No. 4 (3½ mm)

 

1 pair Milward’s steel knitting needles No. 1 (2½ mm)

 

Milward’s steel crochet hook No. 4

 

1 red button, ½ inch diameter

 

Gauge

7 sts = 1 inch
8 rows = 1 inch

Note: Entire blouse is worked using 2 strands of cotton held together.

Instructions

Ridge Knitted Blouse Pattern #124

Originally published in: Spool Cotton #38 – “Cotton Fashions for Crochet and Knitting”
Category: Vintage Knitwear Pattern

Back

With Spanish Red and No. 4 needles, cast on 90 sts.
Change to No. 1 needles and work in K2, P2 ribbing for 3½ inches.

Change back to No. 4 needles. Knit 1 row, increasing 1 st in 5th stitch, and then every 9th stitch — 100 sts total.

Pattern Stitch:

Row 1: P across

 

Rows 2 & 3: K across
Repeat these 3 rows throughout.

 

Make an increase at both ends of every 5th row (the first of the knit rows) until there are 122 sts on the needle.
Piece should measure about 11½ inches from beginning.
(There should be 21 ridges/stripes in total when there are 122 sts.)

Work 2 more rows in pattern.
Bind off 7 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 st at the beginning of the next 12 rows — 96 sts remain.
End with 2 knitted rows.

Right Upper Back

Work over 48 sts, continuing decreases at the armhole edge while keeping the other edge even, until 38 sts remain.

Then decrease at the armhole edge every row for 3 rows.
From armhole edge, bind off 4 sts, work across. At end of next row, decrease 1 st.
Repeat from * to * three more times.
Work 2 rows even and bind off last 15 sts.

Work the Left Upper Back to correspond.

Front

Cast on 96 sts as for back and work in ribbing for 3½ inches.
Change to No. 4 needles.

Row 1: Bind off 4 sts at beginning, K across, increasing 1 st in 3rd and every 9th st — 102 sts.
Row 2: Bind off 4 sts, P across.
Row 3: K across.
Row 4: Attach Skipper Blue and K across, decreasing 1 st at both ends.
Row 5: P across.
Drop blue, work with Spanish Red.

Knit 2 rows, decreasing 1 st at both ends of the last K row.
P next row.
Repeat from Row 3 until there are 28 sts remaining.
P next row, bind off on next row by knitting 2 sts together.

Left Side Front

With Spanish Red and No. 4 needles, cast on 84 sts and work 6 rows in pattern.
On 7th row, bind off 4 sts.

Decrease 1 st at both ends of 10th row and every 3rd row thereafter 4 more times.
Then decrease on every other row 6 times, then every row 8 times.

At neck edge, bind off 2 sts and on next row decrease 1 st at both ends.
Repeat from * 2 more times.
Bind off 3 sts at beginning of every row, decreasing at the end of each row for 6 rows.
Bind off remaining sts.

Right Side Front

Work as for left side, reversing shapings.
(Bind off 4 sts on 6th row instead of 7th.)

Sleeves

With Spanish Red, cast on 32 sts and work in pattern.
Keep one edge straight and increase 1 st every other row at the opposite edge starting on 5th row until there are 47 sts.

Cast on 24 sts on next row (uneven edge) and work even for 8 rows.
Decrease 1 st every other row twice, work even for 17 rows, increase 1 st every other row twice, work even for 7 rows.
Bind off 24 sts on next row.

Then decrease every other row until 32 sts remain.
Work even for 6 rows. Bind off.

Cuffs

With Spanish Red, cast on 70 sts and work in pattern (5 rows per stripe) for 5 stripes.
Bind off.

Collar

With Spanish Red, cast on 100 sts and work in stockinette stitch for 3½ inches.
Bind off.

Finishing

Sew straight edges of side fronts to center front, aligning stockinette stripes first.

 

Sew underarm seams.

 

Work 1 row of single crochet around shoulder and armhole openings.

 

Work 1 row of single crochet around sleeve armholes.

 

Attach cuffs with the 3 purled ridges on right side.

 

Sew on collar so the purled side rolls outward on the right side.

 

Add a small loop and button closure at the back of the neck.

 

This lovely Ridge Knitted Blouse creates a beautifully fitted silhouette with a subtle ribbed texture that flatters the waist and shoulders. It’s an elegant yet wearable vintage style that works perfectly for cotton yarns — timeless in both shape and charm.