Directions for CHILD’S NORFOLK SWEATER

8-Year Size

Materials:

2 Hanks Lion Brand Knitting Worsted, Ecru.

1 Hank Lion Brand Knitting Worsted, Reseda.

1 Pr. No. 7 Bone Knitting Needles.

1 Pr. No. 4 Bone Needles.

1 Pr. No. 11 Steel Needles.

Directions:

On No. 4 needles set up 70 stitches loosely with tan wool, and knit plain for 1 inch. Change to large needles and knit pattern:

First Row—Knit 7, purl 7, knit 7, purl 7, knit 14, purl 7, knit 7, purl 7, knit 7.

Second Row—Purl 7, knit 7, purl 7, knit 7, purl 14, etc., reversing pattern. Repeat these 2 rows until work measures 8 inches. With green wool, No. 4 needles and with right side of work toward you, knit across plain. Knit plain until green belt measures 2 inches. Then with right side toward you and tan wool, knit 1 row plain. With large needles purl 7, knit 7, etc., and knit the 2 pattern rows for 10 inches, or until whole work measures 20 inches. Then knit 7, purl 7, knit 7, purl 5, bind off 18, purl 5, knit 7, purl 7, knit 7.

With steel needles knit shoulder plain for 2 inches. Now return to pattern and add a stitch on neck side every 3rd row, adapting the new sts. to the pattern. When 9 stitches have been added, making 35 in all, slip these stitches on to a spare needle and knit the other side to correspond. Join the work on one needle and knit until front from shoulder measures 10 inches. With green wool knit belt and complete front to correspond with back.

Sleeve: Pick up 52 stitches, 26 in each direction from shoulder. With right side of shoulder toward you, knit 1 row across. Second row purl all the way across. Continue these 2 rows until sleeve measures 7 inches. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle every 9 or 10 rows until there are 40 stitches left. Continue sleeve pattern until sleeve measures 14½ inches. With No. 4 bone needles knit 2, purl 2 for 1½ inches. With green wool knit plain for 2 inches and bind off.

Collar: Set up 5 stitches with green wool; knit 1 row plain. Add 1 stitch at each end of needle every other row until there are 27 stitches on needle. Knit plain until collar measures 28 inches from point. Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle every other row until there are 5 stitches left. Bind off and sew to neck of sweater, leaving about 5½ inches of each end hanging over front of sweater. Crochet 2 medium-sized buttons and sew one near 16outer edge of each side of collar about 9 inches from point. Along inner edge of each end of collar make a crocheted loop to fit over buttons when ends of collar are crossed in front.

The appearance of the “box pleats” and the sleeves will be improved if they are ironed under a damp cloth before sewing up.

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