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WOMAN’S KNITTED JACKET SWEATER AND MAN’S ZIPPERED JACKET SWEATER

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WOMAN’S KNITTED JACKET SWEATER

Sizes: Small (6-8), Medium (10-12), Large (14-16). Directions are given for Small size. Changes for Medium and Large are in parentheses.

Materials Required:

Note: Work with double strand of yarn throughout, using 1 strand of A and 1 strand of B. Sweater is worked in pattern stitch (knitting into row below) with bands of garter stitch (k all rows). To dec: Work 2 sts tog. To inc: Work 2 sts in 1 st.

knitting into row below

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BACK

Starting at lower edge with size 7 needles and 1 strand each of A and B, cast on 75 (79, 85) sts. ROWS 1-12: Work even in garter st. About 1½″ from beg. ROW 13: * K 1, k 1 into row below; repeat from * to last st, k 1 (see illus). ROWS 14-16: K across row. Repeat Rows 13-16 for pat. ROWS 17-81 (85, 89): Work even in pat. ROWS 82-102 (86-106, 90-110): Working in pat as established, dec 1 st at beg and end of this and every 20th row once more—71 (75, 81) sts. ROWS 103-128 (107-134, 111-140): Work even in pat.

START ARMHOLE BANDS: ROW 129 (135, 141): K 16 (18, 20), work in pat across 39 (39, 41) sts, k remaining 16 (18, 20) sts. ROW 130 (136, 142): K across row. ROWS 131-140 (137-146, 143-152): Work even in garter st at beg and end of row and pat st in center. About 17½ (18¼, 19)″ from beg.

SHAPE ARMHOLES: ROWS 1 & 2: Working in pat as established, bind off 10 (12, 14) sts at beg of each row—51 (51, 53) sts. ROWS 3-56 (60, 66): Work even on 6 garter sts, 39 (39, 41) sts of pat and 6 garter sts.

SHAPE NECK: ROW 57 (61, 67): Work in pat across 17 sts, attach 2nd double strand and bind off center 17 (17, 19) sts, work in pat across row. ROWS 58-60 (62-64, 68-70): Working both sides at once, dec 1 st at each neck edge at this and every other row once more—15 sts on each shoulder for all sizes. About 7½ (8, 8¾)″ from beg of armhole.

SHAPE SHOULDERS: ROWS 61 & 62 (65 & 66, 71 & 72): Bind off 6 sts at beg of each row and at same time continue to dec 1 st at each neck edge every other row. ROW 63 (67, 73): Bind off remaining 8 sts on both sides.

RIGHT FRONT

Starting at lower edge, cast on 41 (43, 47) sts. ROWS 1-12: Work even in garter st. START BUTTONHOLE BAND: ROW 13: K 6 sts for band, * k 1 into row below, k 1; repeat from * to last st, k 1. ROWS 14-16: K across row. Repeat Rows 13-16 for pat. ROWS 17 & 18 (Small size only): Work even in pat. ROW 19 (17, 17) (Buttonhole Row): K 2, bind off next 2 sts, work as established across row. ROW 20 (18, 18): K across row to bound off sts, cast on 2 sts over bound off sts, k 2. Note: Continue to make a buttonhole in buttonhole band every 29 & 30 (31 & 32, 33 & 34) rows or after completing 14 (15, 16) ridges. Six buttonholes are completed on all sizes. ROWS 21-81 (19-85, 19-89): Work even in pat. ROWS 82-102 (86-106, 90-110): Working in pat as established, dec 1 st at beg of this and every 20th row once more—39 (41, 45) sts. ROWS 103-128 (107-134, 111-140): Work even in pat. START ARMHOLE BAND: ROW 129 (135, 141): K 6, work in pat across 17 (17, 19) sts, k remaining 16 (18, 20) sts. ROW 130 (136, 142): K across row. 10 ROWS 131-140 (137-146, 143-152): Work even in garter st at beg and end of row and pat st in center. SHAPE ARMHOLE: ROW 1: Work even in pat. ROW 2: Bind off 10 (12, 14) sts at beg of row, work in pat across row—29 (29, 31) sts. ROWS 3-38 (40, 44): Work even on 6 garter sts, 17 (17, 19) sts of pat and 6 garter sts. About 22¼ (23¼, 24½)″ from beg. SHAPE NECK: ROW 39 (41, 45): Bind off 6 garter sts at beg of row, work in pat across row—23 (23, 25) sts. ROWS 40-56 (42-58, 46-62): Working in pat as established, dec 1 st at neck edge at this and every other row 8 (8, 10) times more—14 sts. ROWS 57-61 (59-65, 63-71): Work even in pat. SHAPE SHOULDER: ROW 62 (66, 72): Bind off 6 sts at beg of row. ROW 63 (67, 73): Bind off remaining 8 sts.

LEFT FRONT

Work same as Right Front, reversing all shaping, omitting buttonholes in buttonhole band and starting armhole shaping on Row 1 of Shape Armhole.

SLEEVES

Starting at cuff, cast on 57 (61, 67) sts. ROWS 1-40: Work even in garter st. About 5″ from beg. START SLEEVE: ROWS 41-122 (128, 134): Work even in pat same as Rows 13-16 of Back. ROWS 123-143 (129-149, 135-155): Working in pat as established, inc 1 st at beg and end of this and every 20th row once more—61 (65, 71) sts. ROWS 144-192 (150-198, 156-204): Work even in pat. About 24 (24, 25½)″ from beg. ROW 193 (199, 205): Bind off all sts in pat.

POCKET (Make 2)

Starting at lower edge, cast on 20 sts. ROWS 1-40: Work even in garter st. About 5″ from beg. ROW 41: Bind off all sts.

FINISHING

Steam pieces lightly. Join shoulder seams.

HOOD

With right side facing, pick up and k 48 (50, 54) sts around neckline, omitting tops of front bands. ROWS 1-3: Work even in garter st. ROW 4: K 4 (5, 4), inc 1 st in next st, * k 7 (9, 8), inc 1 st in next st; repeat from * to last 3 (4, 4) sts, k 3 (4, 4)—54 (55, 60) sts. ROW 5: Work even. ROW 6: K 4 (5, 5), inc 1 st in next st, * k 8 (10, 9), inc 1 st in next st; repeat from * to last 4 (5, 4) sts, k 4 (5, 4)—60 (60, 66) sts. ROW 7: Work even. ROW 8: K 2 (2, 3), inc 1 st in next st, * k 3 (3, 5), inc 1 st in next st; repeat from * to last 1 (1, 2) sts, k 1 (1, 2)—75 (75, 77) sts. ROWS 9-13: Work even in garter st. ROW 14: K 6, work in pat st same as Row 13 of Back to last 6 sts, k 6. ROWS 15-17: K across row. Repeat Rows 14-17 for pat. ROWS 18-96 (100, 104): Work even in garter st at beg and end of row and pat st in center. About 12 (12½, 13)″ from beg. SHAPE CROWN: ROW 97 (101, 105): K across row. ROW 98 (102, 106): Working in pat, bind off 28 (28, 29) sts at beg of row, work across 18 sts, attach 2nd double strand and 11 bind off remaining 28 (28, 29) sts. ROWS 99-142 (103-148, 107-152): Work even in pat. ROWS 143-153 (149-159, 153-163): Work even in garter st. ROW 154 (160, 164): Bind off.

FINISHING

Join sides of Hood to center, matching garter st bands at front edge. Sew 2″ of upper sleeve to underarm bindoffs and sew top of sleeve into open armhole. Sew sleeve and side seams. (Note: Cuff is worn turned up to desired depth. Join seam so that it does not show when worn.) Sew pockets to fronts, 2″ up from lower band and 3″ in from side edges of center bands. With thread, sew buttons opposite buttonholes.

MAN’S ZIPPERED JACKET SWEATER

Materials Required:

Pattern Stitch: Main pieces of garment are worked in alternating rows of sc and dc with raised dc. Ch 3 counts as first dc on all rows of dc and raised dc. To work a raised dc: Yo, insert hook from right to left under post of next dc on last dc row completed, finish dc, lengthening loops so that work remains flat. Repeat Rows 2-5 of Back Main Piece for pat. Always keep in pat when dec or inc. To dec at beg of row: Sl st over specified number of sts. To dec at end of row: Leave specified number of sts unworked. To inc at beg of dc row: Work 2 dc (ch 3 counts as 1 dc) in first st. To inc at end of dc row: Work 2 dc in last st. To inc on neck ribbing: Work 2 sl sts in one st. To dec on neck ribbing: Sk first sl st. To dec on pocket lining: Draw up a lp in each of first 2 sts, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook. Ch 1 to turn all rows on Neck Ribbing and Pocket Lining.

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BACK

WAISTBAND RIBBING (Worked vertically): Starting at side edge with size H crochet hook and double strand of yarn, ch 13. ROW 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across—12 sl sts. Ch 1, turn. ROW 2: Working in back lps only, sl st in each st across—12 sl sts. Ch 1, turn. ROWS 3-62 (66, 70): Repeat Row 2, ending Row 62 (66, 70) with ch 3. Turn waistband sideways.

MAIN PIECE: ROW 1: Working across one long edge of waistband, dc in end st of second to last row of ribbing and each row across—62 (66, 70) dc. Ch 1, turn. ROW 2: Sc in each st across—62 (66, 70) sc. Ch 3, turn. ROW 3: Sk first st, * dc in next st, raised dc in next st on Row 1; repeat from * to last st, dc in last st—62 (66, 70) sts. Ch 1, turn. ROW 4: Repeat Row 2. ROW 5: Sk first st, * raised dc in next st of Row 3, dc in next st of Row 4; repeat from * to last st, dc in last st—62 (66, 70) sts. Ch 1, turn. Repeat Rows 2-5 for pat. ROWS 6-33: Work even in pat.

SHAPE ARMHOLES: ROW 34: Dec 4 sts at beg and end of row—54 (58, 62) sts. ROWS 35-37: Dec 1 st at beg and end of each row—48 (52, 56) sts. ROWS 38-53 (55, 57): Work even in pat.

SHAPE SHOULDER: ROWS 54 & 55 (56 & 57, 58 & 59): Dec 5 (6, 6) sts at beg and end of each row—28 (28, 32) sts. ROW 56 (58, 60): Dec 6 (6, 7) sts at beg and end of row—16 (16, 18) sts remain for back of neck. Fasten off.

LEFT FRONT

WAISTBAND RIBBING: ROWS 1-32 (34, 36): With size H crochet hook, work same as ribbing for Back, ending Row 32 (34, 36) with ch 3. MAIN PIECE: ROW 1: Dc across long edge of waistband same as Back—32 (34, 36) dc. Place a marker at end of row for matching fronts. Ch 1, turn. ROWS 2-4: Work in pat same as for Back.

START POCKET OPENING: ROW 5: Work in pat in 10 (10, 12) sts. ROWS 6-21: Work even in pat—10 (10, 12) sts. Cut yarn.

FINISH POCKET OPENING: ROW 5: Pull up a lp of double strand of yarn in 11 (11, 13)th st, work in pat across 13 row—22 (24, 24) sts. ROWS 6-21: Work even in pat. ROWS 22-33: Work even in pat across entire row—32 (34, 36) sts.

SHAPE ARMHOLE: ROW 34: Dec 4 sts at end of row. ROW 35: Dec 1 st at beg of row. ROW 36: Dec 1 st at end of row. ROW 37: Repeat Row 35—25 (27, 29) sts. ROWS 38-47: Work even in pat.

SHAPE NECK: ROW 48: Dec 5 sts at beg of row. ROW 49: Dec 1 st at end of row. ROW 50: Dec 1 st at beg of row. ROWS 51 & 52: Repeat Rows 49 & 50. ROW 53: For Large size only: Repeat Row 49. ROWS 53 (53-55, 54-57): Work even—16 (18, 19) sts. ROW 54 (56, 58): Dec 5 (6, 6) sts at end of row. ROW 55 (57, 59): Dec 5 (6, 6) sts at beg of row—6 (6, 7) sts. ROW 56 (58, 60): Work even. Fasten off.

RIGHT FRONT

With size H crochet hook work ribbing same as Left Front. Work Main Piece same as Left Front, placing a marker at beg of Row 1 for matching fronts, and reversing all shaping.

SLEEVE (Make 2)

RIBBING: ROWS 1-34 (36, 38): With size H crochet hook, work same as ribbing for Back, ending Row 34 (36, 38) with ch 3. MAIN PIECE: ROW 1: Dc across long edge of ribbing same as for Back—34 (36, 38) dc. ROWS 2-8: Work even in pat. ROWS 9-39: Inc 1 st at beg and end of this and every 6th row 5 times more—46 (48, 50) sts. ROWS 40-43: Work even in pat.

SHAPE CAP: ROW 44: Dec 4 sts at beg and end of row—38 (40, 42) sts. ROW 45: Work even. ROWS 46-55: Dec 1 st at beg and end of this and every other row 4 times more—28 (30, 32) sts. ROWS 56-61 (62, 63): Dec 1 st at beg and end of each row—16 sts remain on all sizes. Fasten off.

NECKBAND RIBBING

With size G crochet hook and double strand of yarn, ch 4. ROW 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across—3 sl sts. Ch 1, turn. ROWS 2-12: Working sl st in back loops only, inc 1 st at beg of this and every other row 5 times more—9 sl sts. ROWS 13-65 (73, 81): Work even. ROWS 66-76 (74-84, 82-92): Dec 1 st at beg of this and every other row 5 times more—3 sl sts. ROW 77 (85, 93): Work even. Fasten off.

POCKET LINING (Make 4)

With size G crochet hook and single strand of yarn, ch 25 loosely. About 6″ from beg. ROW 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across—24 sc. Ch 1, turn. ROW 2: Sc in each st across—24 sc. ROWS 3-21: Work even. ROWS 22-27: Dec 1 st at beg of each row—18 sc. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Weave together side seams and sleeve seams. Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves. FRONT EDGE: With right side facing and starting at bottom of right 14 front ribbing with double strand of yarn and size H crochet hook, pull up a lp, ch 1, sc in same place, sc in every row up front to neck edge. Ch 1, turn. Working in back lps only, sl st in each st down front. Ch 1, turn. Sl st in each st to neck edge, sc evenly around neck (holding in to fit) and down every row on left front. Ch 1, turn. Work 2 rows of sl st along left front, same way as right front. Fasten off. With right sides tog, place bottom edge of neckband on neckline just below finishing edge of sc on neckline. Sew neckband to neckline, adjusting to fit. Place zipper tape under front edgings and sew zipper to fronts with thread.

POCKET FRONT OPENINGS: Finish same way as Front Edging with 1 row sc and 2 rows sl st. POCKET BACK OPENINGS: Finish with 1 row sl st. POCKETS (Make 2): Place right sides of 2 pocket lining pieces tog. With size G crochet hook and single strand of yarn and working through both thicknesses, pull up a lp at beg of one long shaped side, ch 1, sc in same place, sc evenly along edge of one shaped side, one short side and other shaped side. Fasten off. Insert pocket lining into Jacket with wrong sides of Jacket and pocket lining tog. Sew back edge of open side of pocket lining to back of pocket opening in Jacket. Sew front edge of open pocket lining to front of pocket opening in Jacket, leaving front pocket edging free. Tack ends of front pocket edging in place. (Optional: Lightly block finished garment.)

KNIT ABBREVIATIONS

k knit

p purl

st (s) stitch (es)

yo yarn over

dec decrease

inc increase

tog together

beg beginning

rnd round

psso pass slip stitch over

sk skip

sl slip

dpn double pointed needle

pat pattern

( )—Work directions in parentheses the number of times indicated by number following. Thus “(sl 1, k 1, psso) twice” means 2 repeats in all.

CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS

ch chain

sc single crochet

dc double crochet

hdc half double crochet

tr treble crochet

d tr double treble crochet

tr tr triple treble crochet

st (s) stitch (es)

sl st slip stitch

sk skip

lp loop

sp space

rnd round

pat pattern

( )—Work directions in parentheses the number of times indicated by number following. Thus “(dc, ch 1) 4 times” means 4 repeats in all.

FOR KNIT & CROCHET

Asterisk...*. This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from * 3 times” means 4 patterns in all.

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