Directions for CHILD’S SLIP-ON

6 to 8 years

Materials:

3 Hanks LION BRAND Knitting Yarn; 1 Pair Knitting Needles, No. 4.

Directions:

Back: Cast on 66 sts., k. 3, p. 3 for 8 inches. Then garter (or rib) sts. until sweater measures 14 inches from bottom. Add 55 sts. at each end for sleeves. Knit until sleeve measures 4 inches. This finishes back.

Front: Knit 80 sts., bind off the next 16 sts. for neck, slip the 80 sts. just knitted on a spare needle, and on the remaining 80 sts. knit one front after the following directions: Knit 4 ribs or 8 rows, then add 1 st. at the neck end every other row until there are as many ribs on front of sleeve as on the back. Bind off 55 sts. that were added for sleeve, knit 2 inches more, still increasing at front. Slip these sts. on a spare needle, take the first 80 sts. from needle, and knit the same.

Now take all the sts. on needle, knit as long as back down to the purling. On last row decrease to 66 sts., then k. 3, p. 3 for 8 inches, bind off.

Collar: Cast on 50 sts. with white yarn, knit in garter st. for 1 inch, change to color yarn and knit 3 ribs, change to white yarn, knit 3 inches, then all colored until collar is 6 inches long. Knit 17 sts., bind off 16 sts., and on the remaining 17 sts. knit after the following directions: Knit 4 ribs, then decrease 1 st. at neck end every other row until 4 sts. are left. Bind off. Make the other side the same. Sew on sweater.

Cuffs: Pick up sts. on end of sleeve, k. 3, p. 3 for 3 inches, bind off.

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