Directions for MONK’S COLLAR PULL-OVER

Materials:

10 Balls Turquoise Vicuna Yarn.

4 Balls Black Vicuna Yarn.

1 Pair Ivory or Amber Knitting Pins, No. 5.

Directions:

Back: With black wool cast on 80 sts. Knit 8 ribs or 16 rows. Change to blue wool. K. 2, p. 2 for 10 rows.

Next Row—* With black wool purl 1 row, knit 1 row. With blue wool knit 2, purl 2 for 10 rows. Repeat from star these 12 rows until there are 6 groups of purling with blue wool.

* Finishing with black. Knit 10 ribs with blue wool. With black p. 1 row, k. 1 row. Repeat from star these 12 rows until there are 5 groups of blue knitting. This finishes back.

Front: Knit 30 sts. Bind off 20 sts. for neck, and on the remaining 30 sts. knit 1 front, following directions: Slip the first 30 sts. on a thread and tie. Knit 4 ribs, increase 1 st. every other row until neck is open as far as required. Take sts. from thread and make the other side the same. Now take all sts. together on needle and work front as 5long as back to the purling. Purl same as back. Bind off.

Sleeves: Pick up 50 sts. around arm hole. * Knit 10 ribs blue.

Black same as body. Repeat from star until there are 3 groups of blue. Decrease 1 st. every 4th rib till sleeve is required length.

Cuff: K. 2, p. 2 for 3 inches with blue wool. Change to black and knit 4 ribs. Change to blue and knit 3 ribs. Change to black and knit 8 ribs. Bind off.

Collar: Cast on 24 sts. with black wool and knit even until piece fits neck; sew on and collar will roll.

Sew up side and sleeves.

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