Directions for MAN’S KNITTED COAT SWEATER

Size 38–40

Pattern for Sweater Is Knit One, Purl One

Throughout Sweater

Materials:

6 Hanks Lion Brand Heather Knitting Yarn.

1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 3.

1 Pr. Steel Knitting Needles No. 14.

Directions:

Cast on 132 sts. for back, follow pattern and k. 26 inches. This finishes back of sweater.

Front: Knit 42 sts., bind off 48 sts. for neck, slip the 42 sts. just knitted on a spare needle and on the remaining 42 sts. knit one front after the following directions and the other to correspond knit following pattern for one inch then add on one st. towards front every other row until there are 64 sts. on needle, now add 15 sts. at armhole having 79 sts. on needle.

Knit following pattern for 14 inches from under-arm. Now starting from front work pocket 13lap with an extra ball of yarn and steel needles cast on 34 sts. and knit 8 ridges.

Knit following pattern on 20 sts., then slip the next 34 sts. on a spare needle and in their place knit in rib of knit one purl one the sts. from pocket lap. Knit following pattern on remaining sts. on needle knit following pattern until side seam is the same length as side seam on back, bind off loosely. Then knit in rib of knit one, purl one on the 31 sts. on spare needle for pocket for 5 inches, bind off. Sew to inside of sweater. Sew side seams together.

Sleeves: Cast on 121 sts., knit in rib of knit one, purl one for 2 inches, then decrease by knitting 3 sts. together on each end of needle every 6th row until 12 sts. have been decreased on each side and there are 93 sts. on needle; knit following pattern for 3 inches, then decrease by knitting 3 sts. together at each end of needle every 6th row until there are 85 sts. on needle. Knit following pattern until sleeves are required length or 18 inches. Narrow and knit turnover cuff for 5 inches. Bind off.

Band: Cast on steel needles 14 sts. and knit in ridges for 42 inches. Now start buttonholes, knit 5 sts., bind off 4 sts. and knit 5 sts. Next row cast on the 4 sts. that were bound off in row before and repeat buttonholes 4 inches apart. Sew band on sweater and face bands with ribbon.

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